An Investigation on Social Network Usage for Social Interaction and Academic in the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu
Oladipo David Tayo; Mustapha Ibrahim & Ali Bizi Mohammed
Department of Computer Science
The Federal Polytechnic Damaturu
Email: olatayodipo@gmail.com, oladipotayo@yahoo.com
Corresponding Author: Oladipo David Tayo
ABSTRACT
Global influence has become simpler today because of technological advancement. Technology has put the whole world together in such a way that distance is no longer a barrier to people’s achievement in life. Technology has also brought much innovation into the globe by eliminating previous hindrances which stand as barrier to people’s effective communication, interaction, relationship and learning. It is not a subject of debate that technology has brought the whole world together as global village in all ramifications with its various technological instruments. Today, people can share series of information together both in private and public, make friends, learn a lot of things in virtual contact through the help of technology called social network. Technology helps people to watch, participate, and contribute to life events anywhere in the world thereby enhancing socialization through communication between devices including computers and cell phones installed with mobile operating systems. Using the social networks attract a lot of advantages and future progress to the world development. Despite the fact that the technology is bringing more global innovations to our world, there is still a high level of ignorance and inability to identify and understand the specific purpose of which social network aims to achieve, and to operate within the confines of their values in usage, especially when it comes to applying it in socialization and as effective learning material. This research work is conceived to unravel the importance of social network in today’s socialization, enhancing knowledge and promoting understanding of what social network is meant to afford and encourage in its effective use in order to be benefited socially and in its use as academic learning material.
Keywords: Social Network, Global influence, Technology, Worldwide, Innovation, Future Progress
