Impact and Uses of Whatsapp Among College Students
K. Meenakshi1, T. Anitha2, K. Lakshmi3
1Mrs. K. Meenakshi, Assistant professor , Department of Business Administration, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chrompet, Tamilnadu, India.
2Mrs. T. Anitha, Assistant professor, Department of PG Commerce, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chrompet, Tamilnadu, India.
3Mrs. K. Lakshmi, Assistant professor , Department of Business Administration, SDNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chrompet, Tamilnadu, Chennai, India.
Manuscript received on 13 September 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 September 2019 | Manuscript Published on 11 October 2019 | PP: 722-725 | Volume-8 Issue-11S September 2019 | Retrieval Number: K112409811S19/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.K1124.09811S19
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Abstract: Social networking means sharing information through network. It can be personal or official. Social networking sites are the boon to the college students which enhances the communication and connect with many people around the world. It helps the students to have contact with their own old friends who are far away from them and can also build new friends by forming a group. WhatsApp had become an important part in everybody’ life like children, adults, teenagers and senior citizens too due to various features of the WhatsApp attracted the users. WhatsApp is free to download and was introduced to interact with the people easily. It has become a part and parcel of the life. The present study is an attempt to study the impact and the uses of WhatsApp with reference to the students of SDNB Vaishnav College for Women Chrompet, Chennai. This exploratory study has been conducted upon 230 respondents with a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed used SPSS packages. The study concludes that students should give importance to their studies instead of giving importance to the WhatsApp. Students should try to restrict the usage of WhatsApp in order to avoid health problems and see to it they are fit.
Keywords: Social networking, WhatsApp.
Scope of the Article: Social Networks