Use Pattern of Social Networking Sites (SNS) Among the Women Students of St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli

J. Franklin; P. Stella  Mary

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.S1.217

Authors

J. Franklin Associate Professor, Department of LIS, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Stella Mary Alumna, Department of LIS, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.S1.217

Keywords:

Social Networking Sites, SNS, St. Joseph’s College, Facebook, Whatsapp

Abstract

Social Networking Sites(SNS) such as Facebook, Whatsapp etc. attracted millions of users, many of whom have integrated these sites into their daily practices. In this paper an attempt is made to find the use pattern of Social Networking Sites among the women students of St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli. Data has been collected from 143 respondents using questionnaire method. The key findings are i)70.6% of the respondents are using Whatsapp ii) 38.5% of the respondents are using SNS for entertainment iii) 30% of the respondents spent 1-2 hours daily for SNS iv) 46.8% of the respondents upload videos and pictures in SNS v) 85.3% of the respondents felt SNS are useful to them. It is followed by suggestions.

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