Assalamualaikum..
In my opinion, Facebook is the top site visited in Malaysia with 14 billion page views each month and a 73.9% reach in terms of unique visitors as a percentage of the internet population. The Malaysian Facebook audience appears to have varied interests lead towards leisure rather than education with popular interest categories being beauty, fitness, food, drink, people, society, music, arts, entertainment and video sharing. Twitter has only 1.6 million unique visitors and 26 million page views but figures would suggest a completely different segment of Malaysian internet users.
Facebook is widely used because this site
is a fantastic social networking tool, and can be used to help students
communicate with each other about all kinds of things. Fall asleep in history
class and need someone’s notes? Looking for a tutor or a study partner? Need a
ride home for the weekend? Moreover, since many professor are in Facebook too, this may be a good place to ask a quick
question about an assignment.
Perhaps even more importantly, Facebook
can continue to serve as a networking resource after college, when it comes
time to look for a job. Those hundreds of college friends on Facebook, who live
all over the country and the world, will work for hundreds of companies in the
near future. That constitutes a significant network.Facebook has also proven to be a great
resource for high school seniors and others who need information about schools.
Need to know what a school is really like? Log onto Facebook and find some
school fan pages, and ask students about their experiences. Once students are
admitted, Facebook is a great place to meet classmates ahead of time and to get
to know college roommates.
Since many college students are away from home, another advantage of
Facebook is that it gives students the opportunity to stay in touch. Students
who are homesick can keep in touch with family members and friends back
home, and students who are in long distance relationships can have an
easier time feeling connected.As for the issue that students are tuning out
more serious issues to hang out on Facebook, there’s the matter of political
organizations and other groups that have a Facebook presence. Students who want
to get involved in campus or off-campus organizations, or who want to learn
more about issues and ideas, may be able to find information and a network of
like-minded people on Facebook.
Ultimately, Facebook is what students
make of it. For many, it truly does serve as a distraction that makes it hard
to study, and for many others, it’s a valuable social networking tool and of
course for many students. At any rate, Facebook has greatly changed how
students interact on college campuses in a very short period of time, and until
something else comes along, it appears to be here to stay.


