Usage of Whatsapp by the Research Scholars of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (India): A Study

Sana Aslam, Sharad Kumar Sonkar, Mayuri Gupta

Abstract


With the development of innovative improvements has changed the way of life of the people in the general public. It tends to be seen in numerous ways that incorporate the manner in which people communicate with others in the general public. For a long time, the technology has advanced, people have moved to using cell phones, email, text messages, audio and video and so on. We performed broad factual and numerical investigation of the data and discovered considerable contrasts in WhatsApp utilization across individuals of various genders and ages. The study adopted a survey method and for the purpose of this study a structured questionnaire was framed and distributed to 153 regular research scholars, out of which 130 questionnaires were received back. The major findings of this study were most of the respondents were more using WhatsApp Applications, than all other social media applications. Most of the respondents were using WhatsApp at home and the least respondents were using the Library. At present WhatsApp is getting used by youth for making, sharing and exchanging information.


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