In this paper, the value orientations of young people are linked to the ways of using the Internet. Value orientation changes from materialistic to postmaterialistic, which was introduced into sociological thinking by Inglehart, stand as an indication of online behavior. The aim of this paper is to find out whether the specific ways of using the Internet could be based on certain value orientations. The survey was conducted by an online survey questionnaire on 151 students of the University of Zadar. The results suggest that there is a weak link between value orientations and the way internet is used on several indicators. As the most significant indicator, the importance of politics and political commitment has been emphasized. In addition, other indicators were the level of justifiability of homosexuality, divorce and abortion, as well as religious orientation, the frequency of attending religious ceremonies and the level of total trust in others. Based on these indicators, differences between participants expressing materialistic and postmaterialistic values were observed in accordance with the hypotheses.