Facebook as an Information Management Tool – In Light of the Research Conducted Among Polish Students

• Authors: Malwina Popiołek , Bogusław Walenty Nierenberg
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper offers a look at Facebook social service from the point of view of information management in an information society. The article presents a description and comparison of two sets of focus group research. The study was carried out among students in an academic center in a small city (population of 120 thousand), and in an academic center in a big city (population exceeding 750 thousand). The research was aimed at exploring issues related to using Facebook, in particular including the issue of motives related to creating a profile on the service and using it in everyday life. The research has revealed three categories related to Facebook use: a need for security in the scope of access to information, a need to possess a tool facilitating management of information-communication processes, as well as respondent’s dislike for Facebook. In the final part, the paper presents conclusions, but also limitations of the described research.  

Keywords

EN

Facebook; social network sites; social media; information society

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 89-102

Dates

published

2017-09-25

Contributors

author

Malwina Popiołek

• Jagiellonian University

author

Bogusław Walenty Nierenberg

• Jagiellonian University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15503/jecs20172.89.102