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In 1990 websites emerged in the world. World pervasion network or the web began 20 years after the internet. Social media are internet sites where people interact freely, sharing and discussing information about each other and their lives, using a multimedia mix of personal words, pictures, videos and audio. Moreover, social media is the new trend of the web. At these websites, individuals and social groups create and exchange news, information and engage in person-to-person conversations.
Social media network is a method of sharing information with a collective social group. It has tightened human connection than other common networks. One billion people have engaged with face book around the world. Currently Facebook is in the second place of website ranking. It is also the most popular web site in Sri Lanka (Alexa Rating). According to international association of telecommunication report 1.4 million people daily connect with social media. The research is based on 20 persons who are using the Facebook website and their activities and behavior related to Facebook. All Facebook accounts had been considered through a content analysis on Sri Lankan trends in the usage of social net working.
This study was conducted upon the hypothesis that the Facebook usage effects the dynamic information transmigration and it increases human influence on the issue of determining the nature of Facebook usage. "What is the condition of Facebook usage in Sri Lanka" is the poser of the study. 20 Facebook accounts with over 200 friends were selected as the sample according to data classification about Facebook receptivity in Alexa website. Data surveyed by content analysis. Political information, critical ideas and an art and a literature have been developed through Facebook. It can be concluded that it has affected data incorporeity, sharing, responding and it has developed social awareness, creative ideas, usage of media freedom than other common websites. |
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