• Monika Madan

Social media is a web based automation that helps in sharing of propositions, views and particulars at virtual network. It is a platform that is used by millions of people as it provides swift communication and information on a single platform. It has been increasing rapidly without considering any economic and geographical boundaries. It is a platform where lots of content are been shared by peoples for their use as personal information their documents their activities like photos videos and many more. This paper aims to study the impact of social networking sites on users during pandemic and also its importance during lockdown. A self-structured questionnaire was prepared and sent to 100 social media users through Facebook, Whatsapp, Telegram and other online platforms. Descriptive and analytical study was made and the data was then analyzed using percentage method. This study had shown that majority of peoples used social media for exploring new things life in field of education students look forward to the online classes and explore lots of thing related to study which helped them in improving their knowledge. Many households switch to you tube for learning new dishes, exploring new ways for interior, some look forward towards different gardening ideas and many more.

Social media, Novel corona virus, pandemic, lockdown

"Social Media Applications and The Novel Corona virus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.c185-c188, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202244.pdf

"Social Media Applications and The Novel Corona virus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppc185-c188, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202244.pdf