Social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have rapidly become a part of many people’s everyday lives, especially for those younger generations who have grown up with so much technology at their fingertips.
There are lots of possible reasons for using social media – to stay in touch with friends, share a funny video, keep up with news, build professional contacts, and just generally feel ‘in the loop’. So, what did our sample of more than 900 students around the world tell us?