(Person) Percentage - Sabanci University Research Database

The Asian Media & Mass Communication Conference 2010 Osaka, Japan
“When I have got the information, I then post it to my friends to check it one
more time. It starts from a friend and expanding to be the social network for helping
each other to check and update information. Finally, it becomes something fun to
search for the truth.”
4.Seeking the new group of friends who have the same interest
The students who provided information still searched for new friends who had
the same interest. At the beginning Facebook was merely for searching for new
friends not only who liked playing the same games but also who had the same hobby.
On the other hand, some students had new friends from online social network that
participated in the same political groups during the severe political situation. In doing
so, they could share their opinion that they had the same agreement well. This
phenomenon allowed the integration of people with the same ideas and passion.
The students who provide information said
“I have had my opinion on the page board “WeLoveThai”. Suddenly,
someone press the "like" in my opinion more than ten times and people who are a
member of this page adding me as their friend because they think that I have the same
interests with them.”
“I have more friends on social network by helping each other to find, share
and update what happens and what the situation is now. Some friends stay around the
severe situation and they will update the situation that are current and new and at the
end we are political social network.”
“I never thought I will have new friends who are interested in politics and I
never thought I will interest in politics but when you have a new network, I am more
interested in politics. People think like me as I thought. It seems that I am an up-todate
person and I have the social network that helps each other to find and update
information among groups of friends. We know the latest news all the time.”
5.Facebook suited with lifestyle of university students today
The students who provided information commented on the speed performance
of online social network like Facebook that could send information in real time. In
addition, it could create awareness quickly and information was fresh and easy to
access. With the space of Facebook that opened widely to express various opinion.
The receivers could be the senders at the same time.
Students who provide information said
"Normally I login Facebook almost every day to play game mostly. Sometimes
I chat with friends. But when a political crisis occurred, some friends post and update
the news and pictures of the rally on their web board so I have received news and
follow up news as well.”
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