Social Networking Experiences on Facebook: A Study on the Stude nts’ of Comilla University

Abstract

This study was to identify the students’ experiences on the uses of their favourite social networking site like Facebook. The overall purpose was to detect the using pattern, advantages, disadvantages and effects Facebook on their daily life. A survey was conducted on one hundred ninety (190) students’ from the six faculties of the Comilla University. This study was based on mainly primary data. Data were collected by using a questionnaire during July to October, 2016. Majority of the respondents (67%) replied that they used Facebook for communication with their friends and others, getting information, educational purpose, sending birthday greetings, job purpose and entertainment etc. This study also suggested that there is a need for higher education policy makers in Bangladesh to properly connect the students’ involvement in social networking to their academic purposes.