Current research focuses on examining how much, why and how students use Facebook, one of the most popular social networking site, and understanding its impact on education and social interaction.
The aim of this study is to examine the purposes of Facebook use in an undergraduate sample and explore time investment of the students to Facebook social network site.
Social, daily and educational purposes while using Facebook were measured via a questionnaire administered to 1300 undergraduate students. The results indicate that only 6.2% students have no Facebook account. Facebook members participated in this study reported that they had been on Facebook for 2 years or more, log in to Facebook several times in a day and spend approximately 15 min or half an hour on Facebook daily and they have between 101-300 friends on Facebook. According to results, it is found out that purpose statements related to social and daily activities had a higher score than educational and school-related purposes’ statements.
When all purposes are evaluated together; having fun, contacting friends and following news on Facebook come to the fore as Facebook usage purposes.
Current research focuses on examining how much, why and how students use Facebook, one of the most popular social networking site, and understanding its impact on education and social interaction.
The aim of this study is to examine the purposes of Facebook use in an undergraduate sample and explore time investment of the students to Facebook social network site.
Social, daily and educational purposes while using Facebook were measured via a questionnaire administered to 1300 undergraduate students. The results indicate that only 6.2% students have no Facebook account. Facebook members participated in this study reported that they had been on Facebook for 2 years or more, log in to Facebook several times in a day and spend approximately 15 min or half an hour on Facebook daily and they have between 101-300 friends on Facebook. According to results, it is found out that purpose statements related to social and daily activities had a higher score than educational and school-related purposes’ statements.
When all purposes are evaluated together; having fun, contacting friends and following news on Facebook come to the fore as Facebook usage purposes.
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