Social network is one of the important medium of communication in a new era of technology that can connect people around the world in a more interactive way. Social network sites like Face book, Twitter, Instagram , MySpace and others have become the favorite medium for people to communicate . This paper will discuss the importance of social network factors can facilitate learning and teaching in the form of information sharing. It describes the use of social networking and higher education, and functions. The results of this study can help organizations, especially educational institutions (as the respondents were students) to evaluate the use of social network sites and use them to share knowledge, and to support the teaching and learning environment. This study can also help to build awareness among the people how they were shared, and what information they need to know to increase their knowledge in partnership information in the future.
Keywords
Twitter, MySpace, social network, information sharing, knowledge sharing
