Social Media Research And Its Effect On Our Society

Abstract

Social media refers to the means of interactions<br> among people in which they create share, exchange and comment<br> contents among themselves in virtual communities and networks.<br> Social media or "social networking" has almost become part of our<br> daily lives and being tossed around over the past few years. It is like<br> any other media such as newspaper, radio and television but it is far<br> more than just about sharing information and ideas. Social<br> networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Blogs have<br> facilitated creation and exchange of ideas so quickly and widely than<br> the conventional media. This paper shows the choices,<br> communication, feeling comfort, time saving and effects of social<br> media among the people.