Inclination of Youth Towards Social Networking Sites: A Three-nation Exploration

The present paper provides an exploration of three nations comprising, India, Nepal and Maldives about inclination of youth towards social networking sites. The paper also examines the usage pattern and prevailing popular social networking sites in these nations. It also explored and identified the...

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Published in:Abhigyan (New Delhi) 2009-04, Vol.27 (1), p.54-69
Main Authors: Singhal, Divya, Shiraani, Fathimath, Adhikary, Jyoti Regmi
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Networking
Online social networks
Social aspects
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Technology application
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Young adults
Youth
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Online social networks
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User behavior
User statistics
Websites
Young adults
Youth
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