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Use Of Social Media Potential By The International Students

Table 1:

Social Media Use Number of students (pers.) Student’s response rate (%)
Which new social networking sites have you discovered after you was enrolled in the University?
Twitter 45 41
VKontakte 8 7
Instagram 14 12
All networks were previously unfamiliar 16 14
What opportunities does a social networking open for users?
Messaging with friends 112 100
Search for people by a given profile 21 18
Personal account management 36 32
Search for information on the given parameters 10 9
Posting photos or images 112 100
Files exchange 63 56
Providing information about yourself 24 21
Getting answers to questions 12 11
Commenting on diaries, posts, photos 10 9
Getting personal information about other users 51 46
Creating and managing your own communities 18 16
Publishing audio or video materials 112 100
Do not have an answer 0 0
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