@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9998891, title = {Social Media Research and Its Effect on Our Society}, author = {A. T. M Shahjahan and Kutub Uddin Chisty}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create share, exchange and comment contents among themselves in virtual communities and networks. Social media or "social networking" has almost become part of our daily lives and being tossed around over the past few years. It is like any other media such as newspaper, radio and television but it is far more than just about sharing information and ideas. Social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Blogs have facilitated creation and exchange of ideas so quickly and widely than the conventional media. This paper shows the choices, communication, feeling comfort, time saving and effects of social media among the people. }, journal = {International Journal of Information and Communication Engineering}, volume = {8}, number = {6}, year = {2014}, pages = {2009 - 2013}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9998891}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/90}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 90, 2014}, }