Social Media is an instant cross platform messaging application, it is basically used for messaging through mobile phones, it can only be used through mobile phones and it has been distinctly designed and marketed for Smartphone, it is generally accessed in almost all type of modern smart phones which includes, Android phones, Blackberries, Windows Phone devices, iPhones, etc. Social Media is much widely used in Android based smart phones comparatively to other smart phones. It is actually a refined and contemporary text messaging tool which is way ahead of traditional text messaging applications and scarcely uses Internet to send data, which really relives people from spending money for quick sharing text message through mobiles. Social Media gives people a varied platform for sharing text, contact numbers, links, pictures, videos, etc. which helps them in providing multiple benefits like low cost, sharing Rich media messages, confirmation of messages for sending, delivering and reading and group chatting, etc. People are using social media for various purposes. Interpersonal relationships seems to be high among users so in that aspect, it would be really inappropriate if there is no research study in understanding how users use social media for interpersonal communication. The research will examine the various types of social media applications used by usersfor interpersonal communication in Tamil Nadu.
