Contemporary Russian Students' Perception of the Information Overload in Social Media

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of information overload in social media. Information overload is regarded as a complex cultural phenomenon that is perceived in a different way at different times and in different cultures. The research is based on the data of semi-structured in-depth interviews with Russian students. The purpose of the research is to study students’ ideas about information overload, including the conjugation of information overload and permanent online stay, procrastination in social media, blurring of boundaries between private and public, true and false in media, alienation from "Far", the culture of success in the information society and the value of knowledge.