INFLUENCE_OF_SOCIAL_NETWORKING_ON_THE_ACADEMIC_PERFORMANCE_OF_CARITAS_UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

 

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CHAPTER ONE

 

INTRODUCTION

 

• Background of the Study

 

The internet plays a fundamental role in organizations and societies. The basic fact

 

justifies  the  information  revolution  that  has  been  taking  place  across  the  globe  in  recent

 

times. The	term  internet, according		to	Cawkell  in  Ogedegbe (2006, p.152)		is	a	large
computer  network  formed  out  of			some  thousands  of  interconnected  networks,  and it
supports  a	whole range	of  services such  as  electronic,  file  transfer  protocol,				data		base
access and  many others.  It is  therefore				not  surprising the success  story	behind	the  advent
of  the  internet.  It  is  also  known  as			a  network  that  links  computers all  over  the  world  by
satellite  and  telephone,		connecting	users  with  service  networks  such		as Email		and  the
world wide	web. Today	the  internet	has	linked  thousands  of nations  and	enterprises across

 

the world. Hence the world which appears physically large has been made small by the internet and justifies the reference to the world as a global village.

 

The internet gave rise to the birth of social networking sites, which, according to Okenwa (2008, p. 15) are web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system. What makes social network sites unique is not that they allow individuals to meet strangers, but rather that they enable users to articulate and make visible their social networks. This can result in connections between individuals that would not otherwise be made, but that is often not the goal, and these meetings are frequently between “existing ties” who share

 

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some offline connection (Hawthorn, 2005). On many of the large social networking sites, participants are not necessarily “networking” or looking to meet new people; instead, they are primarily communicating with people who are already a part of their extended social network.

 

Social networking began in 1978 with the Bulletin Board System (or BBS.) The BBS was hosted on personal computers, requiring that users dial in through the modem of the host computer, exchanging information over phone lines with other users. This was the first system that allowed users to sign in and interact with each other; it was quite slow since only one user could be logged in at a time. Later in the year, the very first copies of web browsers were distributed using the bulletin board, Usenet. Usenet was created by Jim Ellis and Tom Truscott,

 

and it allowed users to post news ws‖articles.The difference between Usenet and other BBS and administrator or central server. There are modern forums that use the same idea as Usenet today,

 

including Yahoo Groups and Google Groups.

 

 

The first version of instant messaging came about in 1988 with Internet Relay Chat (IRC). IRC was Unix-based, limiting access for most people. It was used for link and file sharing, and generally keeping in touch with one another. Geocities was among the first social networking sites on the internet, launching its website in 1994. Its intent was to allow users to

 

create their own websites, dividing them into groups based   on   the   website‘s

 

TheGlobe.com was launched, offering users the ability to interact with people who held the same interests and publish their own content. Two years later, in 1997, AOL Instant Messenger and SixDegrees.com were launched. This was the year instant messaging became popular and it was the first time internet users were able to create a profile and be-friend each other.

 

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Friendster, created in 2002 was the pioneer of social networking. In its first three months, the social networking website acquired 3 million users, amounting to 1 in 126 internet users being members at the time. Friendster served as the launching point for the widely popular MySpace, which cloned Friendster and launched after just 10 days of coding. In the following years, other social networking websites like Classmates.com, LinkedIn and Tribe.net started to come up, including what was to be the most popular social networking website in internet history, Facebook.com was launched in 2004 with the intent to connect U.S. college students, starting with Harvard College. In its first month, over half of the 19,500 students signed up. After gaining popularity, Facebook opened its registration to non-college students, and in 2008, Facebook surpassed MySpace as the leading social networking website. Social networking has come a long way since 1978, and we will all witness its evolution for years to come, forever changing the way people connect with one another.

 

While social network sites have implemented a wide variety of technical features, their backbone consists of visible profiles that display an articulated list of Friends who are also users of the system. Profiles are unique pages where one can “type oneself into being” Sunder (2003, p. 3). After joining a social network site, an individual is asked to fill out forms containing a series of questions. The profile is generated using the answers to these questions, which typically include descriptors such as age, location, interests, and an “about me” section. Most sites also encourage users to upload a profile photo. Some sites allow users to enhance their profiles by adding multimedia content or modifying their profile’s look and feel. Others, such as Facebook, allow users to add modules (“Applications”) that enhance their profile.

 

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After joining a social network site, users are asked to identify others in the system with which they have a relationship. Most social network sites require bi-directional confirmation for Friendship, but some do not. These one-directional ties are sometimes labelled as “Fans” or “Followers,” but many sites call these Friends as well. The term “Friends” can be misleading, because the connection does not necessarily mean friendship in the everyday vernacular sense, and the reasons people connect are varied (Boyd, 2006).

 

These sites also provide a mechanism for users to leave messages on their Friends’ profiles. This feature typically involves leaving “comments,” although sites employ various labels for this feature. In addition, social networks often have a private messaging feature similar to webmail. While both private messages and comments are popular on most of the major networking sites, they are not universally available.

 

Beyond profiles, Friends, comments, and private messaging, network sites vary greatly in their features and user base. Some have photo-sharing or video-sharing capabilities; others have built-in blogging and instant messaging technology. There are mobile-specific social network sites (e.g., Dodgeball), but some web-based sites also support limited mobile interactions (e.g., Facebook, MySpace, and Cyworld). Many networking sites target people from specific geographical regions or linguistic groups, although this does not always determine the site’s consistency. Orkut, for example, was launched in the United States with an English-only interface, but Portuguese-speaking Brazilians quickly became the dominant user group (Kopytoff, 2004). Some sites are designed with specific ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, political, or other identity-driven categories in mind. There are even sites for dogs (Dogster) and

 

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cats (Catster), although their owners must manage their profiles. This then brings to mind the fact that everyone needs to interact both humans and animals alike.

 

1.2  Statement of the Problem

 

The  introduction  of  information  technology  in  Nigeria  is  a  welcome  development.

 

The use of internet for educational purposes is also of immense benefit especially in the area of being globally relevant and current. However, when it becomes a substitute for

 

good  means  of  social  interactions  and   academic study among  young  people,  it  should

 

give  cause  for concern.

 

 

Students  nowadays  spend  the  better  part  of  their  time  in  school  on  information

 

technology  devices			such  as  palmtops,  iPods				and  blackberry.  On   close	enquiry,   one
usually	finds	out	that	they	are	social  networking  with  friends  and		rarely	getting
information  on		their  various  school  courses.  Often times,  information  sought						is  subject		to
the  use  of  technological  media  especially  for  pleasure,  to  while  away								time	and	to
interrelate	with	friends  and		pals	on	Facebook,	twitter  e.t.c. The question this research seeks

 

to answer is; how has social networking influenced