Social Networking Using Mobile Devices

Abstract

The burgeoning domain of social media has infiltrated general populations and has achieved broad applicability [10]. This domain has been studied extensively but there is a deficiency of research in the area of social media and mobile access and use [1] [11]. This study examines not only the use of social media on mobile devices but extends the ideas of this area of research to evaluate how social media is being used on mobile devices. It reports the findings of an online survey of 73 participants recruited from different listservs in the world. The study shows that the majority of participants use social networks as consumers (e.g. read other people posts), more than producers (i.e. post status update or a photo). It also reveals some differences between the topics participants share through a mobile device and a personal computer. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.