A survey of face book usage of the students of Osmania University campus colleges

Ghebreyesus,, Weldu Ghebreselasei (2016) A survey of face book usage of the students of Osmania University campus colleges. Journal of Media and Social Development, 6 (1). pp. 85-90. ISSN 2320-8244

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Abstract

The advent, pervasive use, and appeal of Facebook, in particular, and social networks, in general, have drawn the attention of scholars from various fields with the prime objective of dissecting the sites to see how and for what purposes user access them. The findings of various studies indicate that users of Facebook/social network sites are predominantly young. College students, by virtue of their age, are part of this age group (Cha, 2010). As part of the various studies on the area, this paper, through survey research to a representative sample and depth interview with a convenience sample of students from eight Osmania university campus colleges, explored Facebook use patterns such as intensity of Facebook use (time spent and number of friends), information seeking, entertainment, cross posting contents, pages students visit, checking up on friends, motivation to log on to Facebook, etc. Both research designs revealed college students use Facebook to gratify various needs, and Facebook gives them various feelings. The survey method explored Facebook account possession and intensity of Facebook use in terms of average time spent on Facebook and number of friends, while the in-depth interview dealt with eight questions revolving around entertainment, information-seeking, pages followed by students, cross-posting, usage of Facebook content, “spying on” friends, motivations to log on to Facebook, and how using Facebook makes students feel.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: A Arts and Humanities > Journalism and Mass Media Communication
Divisions: Department of > Journalism and Mass Communication
Depositing User: Dr Raju C
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2021 06:06
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2023 05:19
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16867

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