Social Media and Student Trends: Where are they headed?
Facebook
1. Facebook:High School Students vs. College StudentsRespondents: 2 High School Girls2 High School Boys2 College Girls2 College Boys
2. Survey Questions 1. How long have you been a Facebook member? 2. What are your daily activities on Facebook? 3. Do you think anyone can access your profile regardless of your privacy settings? 4. Does your profile actually reflect who you are as a person, or do you believe you are one person in person, and another person online? 5. Are your privacy settings set as strict? 6. What kind of pictures do you post? 7. When/why do you update your status? 8. What is your current profile picture? – Why did you choose that picture? 9. What is your current relationship status? – Is that on Facebook? 10. Do you ever delete wall posts from other people?
3. Survey Questions 11. Do you ever delete pictures you are tagged in? – Do you ask the person that tagged you to delete it from their profile as well? 12. Does anyone regulate your profile, such as your parents, employer, coach, etc 13. How often are you on Facebook? 14. Do you have any applications? If so, which ones? 15. Do you add anyone who requests to be your friend? 16. Do you personally know all the people on your profile, or are they friends of friends? 17. What kind of groups do you join? 18. Do you comment on people’s pictures? 19. Do you comment on people’s wall posts?
4. Survey Questions For high school students 20. What are your plans after high school? If you are continuing your education where do you plan to go, and what is your intended major? 21. Have you already applied and gotten accepted? For college students 22. What school do you attend? 23. How many college hours do you have (counting this semesters)? 24. What is your major? Did you have to get accepted into a certain program for that major?
5. Survey Questions For everyone 25. Do you have a job? 26. Do you play sports? 27. How many people in your immediate family have Facebook? Do you have them as a friend? 28. Is there anything else not mentioned above about Facebook that I should know?
8. 3. Do you think anyone can access your profile regardless of your privacy settings?
9. 4. Does your profile actually reflect who you are as a person, or do you believe you are one person in person, and another person online? Everyone thought that their Facebook profile reflected the themselves accurately except one person who wrote, “I think my Facebook portrays me as a party girl instead of the shy conservative girl that I am, just because my pictures are of me going out.”
11. 8. What is your current profile picture? Why did you pick that picture? Respondents’ answers “It’s of me right before going out.. I chose it because my make-up and hair is fixed, and I think it looks ok…lol.” “A picture of only myself. I picked it because I liked the way it looked.” “Me and my boyfriend” “Me and Naviegh. I chose this one because it’s a good picture of us.” “Of me and my roommate. Bc it’s a fun picture”
12. 11. Do you ever delete pictures you are tagged in? Do you ask the person to delete it off their profile? Girl’s answers Most of them delete them if there is alcohol in the picture or if they look bad in the picture. They don’t ask the other person to take it off of their profile. However, they will once they start growing up and looking for a job. Boy’s answers All the boys have untagged themselves, but said no more.
13. 28. Is there anything else not mentioned above about Facebook that I should know? One respondent said…. “It’s a great way to stay connected with friends and family that you aren’t able to see all the time. ”
