Indian Youth and Social Media: Harnessing the Potentials for Academic Distinction
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Library and Information Science - Year 2018, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Social Media has become a popular method for students to share information and knowledge and to express emotions. They enable students to exchange videos files, text messages, pictures and knowledge sharing. They provide an opportunity for students to improve social networking and learning processes, which promotes knowledge in society. This study examined the Use of Social Media among Indian students. The main objectives of the study are: to find out the reasons why students use Social Media, to identify students’ perception of Social Media and to find out the frequency of Social Media usage. The study used a questionnaire in order to discover the use of SNS. Findings revealed that there are different types of social networking sites, which are used by the user’s community. The important social networking sites used by the youths of India are given in table 4 It was found that majority of the students i.e. 35 (41.67%) use Face book. There are 28 (33.33%) of students use you tube. A less number of students Twitter 14 (16.67%), followed by Skype 7 (8.33%). The result shows that majority of the students were using Face book on a regular basis.
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S. Thanuskodi
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