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Impact of Social Networking Sites on Academic Performance
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Over the years, social networking among BSIT Third year has become more and more popular. It is a way to make connections, not only on campus, but with friends outside of school. Social networking is a way that helps many people feel as though they belong to a community.Social networking is a growing field in this contemporary world. Social networking sites make it possible for people to interact with absent others in the society. Social networking sites also allow people or users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual network. In fact, different social networking sites are used today and these, to a large extent, have increased social relationships among people as we can now interact with absent others without their physical presence.The importance of social network cannot be over-emphasized in people’s life as many people are now able to maintain long-distance relationships without physical contact and this, to a large extent, has increased the social bond among people. For instance, one can decide to chat online, through social networking site, with one’s relative abroad. Also, the presence of social networking site has helped many students to acquire knowledge from one another over internet without necessarily have to meet physically. Social networking is an online service focusing on reflecting and building of social networks or relations among people sharing same interests, activities or backgrounds. These services or sites allow the user to create a virtual representation or profile showcasing one’s likes, dislikes, interests, activities and also providing some additional services. Most of these services are internet based thus providing the users to interact with other fellow users easily. These social networking sites have evolved and now have become extremely popular worldwide. Some of the popular networking...