• DocumentCode
    734354
  • Title

    Intensity Use of Social Networks in Southern Brazil

  • Author

    Matte Wojahn, Rafaele ; De Oliveira, Aline Louise ; Carvalho de Souza Domingues, Maria Jose

  • Author_Institution
    Regional Univ. of Blumenau - FURB, Blumenau, Brazil
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    8-10 July 2015
  • Firstpage
    372
  • Lastpage
    377
  • Abstract
    A social network implies in connecting people. This article aims to identify the intensity use of social network in Southern Brazil. The research was characterized by quantitative approach, descriptive, cross-sectional and survey, with a sample of 372 respondents. To data analysis was applied descriptive analysis to characterize the sample, verify the access frequency of social networks and the daily access time, and Pearson´s Correlation to identify the daily access time and the social networks. The results indicated the social network used in more intensity is the Face book and then What Sapp, and the access occurs at home. However, all the social networks promote interactions toward users.
  • Keywords
    data analysis; social networking (online); Southern Brazil; data analysis; descriptive analysis; facebook; quantitative approach; social networks; Correlation; Electronic mail; Facebook; Games; Media; Smart phones; Facebook; Interaction; Social networks; Whatsapp;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Complex, Intelligent, and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS), 2015 Ninth International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Blumenau
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-8869-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CISIS.2015.90
  • Filename
    7185214