Assistant Professor,
Social networking sites help individuals to connect to each other no matter in which corner of the world they are sitting. In today's time when people don't have enough time to connect to each face to face and even through phones or e-mails can now easily get into contact through social networking sites. The various social networking sites like Facebook.com, Orkut.com, Linkedin.com, Twitter.com etc. attracts millions of users and help them develop relationships, communicate and collaborate with other people. This paper will present the perceptions of the individuals relating to the access and usage of the social networking sites. And also illustrates the awareness of people on security and privacy issues on social networking sites.
Social Networks, Social Networking Sites, Perceptual Map, Internet