A Study On Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media On Society
A Study On Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media On Society
Keywords: Social Media, Business, Society, Mobile Devices, Education, Cyber Bullying.
II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE purchased by Google in November 2006 for $1.65 billion.
YouTube has more than 1 billion site guests for every
As Youth and Teens are the builder of nation, and in this era month and is the second most well known internet searcher
they are grown up as part of the Net Generation. They can behind Google.[4]
easily use the latest technology in various forms, including
smart phones, mp3 players, digital cameras, video games, Pinterest
iPads, electronic readers, and personal computers. Social Pinterest is commonly a beginner in the online networking
Media has its both positive and negative effects. field. This stage comprises of computerized announcement
This research paper is based on secondary data collected sheets where organizations can stick their substance.
from the online sources, different research papers and from Pinterest reported September 2015 that it had obtained 100
the Google search engine. We also used some data gathering million clients.[3] Private ventures whose intended interest
tools (On Site Observations, Interviews, and group is for the most part comprised of ladies should put
Questionnaires) for gathering information about the usage of resources into Pinterest as the greater parts of its guests are
social media in general. ladies.
In this paper we study various social networking sites,
various areas (Business and Commerce, Education, Health Instagram
and medical Education etc) in which social media is Instagram is a visual online networking stage. The site has
extensively used in these days with its positive and more than 400 million dynamic clients and is possessed by
negatives aspects and guidelines for handling the negative Facebook. A significant number of its clients utilize it to
effects of social media on society. post data about travel, form, sustenance, workmanship and
comparable subjects.[2] The stage is likewise recognized by
III. POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES: its remarkable channels together with video and photograph
altering highlights. Right around 95 percent of Instagram
Facebook clients additionally utilize Facebook.
This is the largest social media network on the Internet, both
in terms of total number of users and name recognition. Tumblr
Facebook came into existence on February 4, Tumblr is a standout amongst the most hard to utilize
2004, Facebook has within 12 years managed to collect informal communication stages, but at the same time it's a
more than 1.59 billion monthly active users and this standout amongst the most fascinating locales. The stage
automatically makes it one of the best mediums for permits a few diverse post groups, including cite posts, talk
connecting people from all over the world with your posts, video and photograph posts and in addition sound
business.[3] It is predictable that more than 1 million small posts, so you are never constrained in the kind of substance
and medium-sized businesses use the platform to advertise that you can share.[4] Like Twitter, reblogging, which is
their business. more similar to retweeting, is speedy and simple. The long
Twitter range informal communication site was established by
We might be thinking that restrictive our posts to 140 David Karp in February 2007 and at present has more than
characters is no way to advertise our business, but we will 200 million sites.
be shocked to know that this social media stage has more
than 320 million active monthly users who can build use of Flickr
the 140 character limit to pass on information.[3] Businesses Flickr, articulated "Glint," is an online picture and video
can use Twitter to interact with prospective clients, answer facilitating stage that was made by the then Vancouver-
questions, release latest news and at the same time use the construct Ludicorp in light of February 10, 2004, and later
targeted ads with specific audiences. Twitter was founded obtained by Yahoo in 2005. The stage is well known with
on March 21, 2006, and has its headquarters in San clients who share and install photos.[5] Flickr had more than
Francisco, California. 112 million clients and had its impression in more than 63
Google+ nations. Million of photographs are shared day by day on
Google+ is one of the popular social media sites in these Flickr.
days. Its SEO value alone makes it a must-use tool for any
small business. Google+ was propelled on December 15, Reddit
2011, and has joined the major alliances enlisting 418 This is social news and excitement organizing site where
dynamic million clients as of December 2015. enlisted clients can submit substance, for example,
YouTube coordinate connections and content posts. Clients are
YouTube : the biggest and most well known video-based likewise ready to arrange and decide their position on the
online networking site — was established on February 14, site's pages by voting entries up or down. Entries with the
2005, by three previous PayPal workers. It was later best votes show up in the best classification or primary
page.
The access of web-based social networking gives the contact with the general population face to face. The
chance to instructors to show great computerized guardians should check and adjust on their kids when they
citizenship and the utilization of Internet for utilize the web. They ought to be suspicious whether they
profitability. are utilizing it for fitting time period or not.[2]The
companions and educators ought to likewise enable
B. Negative effect of Social Media on Education understudies to make them mindful of the negative impacts
and clarify what they are losing in reality by adhering to
Reduced learning and research capabilities these long range interpersonal communication locales.
Students are depending more on the information reachable
easily on these social networking sites and the web. This VII. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SOCIETY
reduces their learning and research capabilities.
As we all are well aware of social media to facilitate a
Reduction in real human contact massive impact on our society. Some social media
The additional time the students spend on these online destinations have changed the way where individuals
networking destinations, the less time they will go through convey and mingle on the web. Person to person
associating face to face with others. This decreases their communication destinations render the open door for
relational abilities. They won't have the capacity to convey individuals to reconnect with their old companions, partners
and mingle adequately face to face with others. The and mates. Person to person communication destinations
businesses are getting increasingly unsatisfied with the render the opportunities for individuals to reconnect with
relational abilities of the new graduates because of this their old companions, partners and mates.[3] It additionally
reason.[1] The compelling relational abilities are critical to causes individuals to influence new companions, to share
achievement in reality. content, pictures, sounds, recordings among them. Web-
based social networking moreover changes the life style of
Reduces command over language use age and creative society.
writing skills
Students generally utilize slang words or abbreviated types A. Positive Effect of Social Media on Society
of words on long range interpersonal communication
locales. They begin depending on the PC language structure Connectivity – The first and foremost benefit of the social
and spelling check highlights. This decreases their charge media is connectivity. People from anywhere can connect
over the dialect and their experimental writing abilities. with anyone. Regardless of the location and religion. The
prettiness of social media is that you can attach with anyone
Time wastage to learn and share your thoughts.
Students, while seeking and concentrate on the web, get
pulled in to utilizing online networking locales and once in a Education – Social networking provide various benefits to
while they overlook why they are using internet. Sometimes the students and teachers. It is very easy to educate from
students are not able to deliver their work in the specified others who are experts and professionals via the social
time frame as their time wastes. media. One can follow anyone to learn from him/her and
enhance his knowledge about any field. Regardless of our
Low grades location and education background we can educate ourself,
Students get low evaluations in school because of absence without paying for it.
of the coveted data and composing abilities.
Help – You can impart your issues to the group to get help
Loss of motivation in students and energy. Regardless of whether it is helping in term of
The student’s motivational level lessens because of the cash or in term of advices, you can get it from the group you
utilization of these long range interpersonal communication are associated with.
locales. They depend on the virtual condition as opposed to
increasing reasonable learning from this present reality. Information and Updates – The primary favorable position
of the web-based social networking is that you refresh
Effect on health yourself from the most recent happenings around on the
The unnecessary use of these sites has an effect on the planet. More often than not, Television and print media
mental as well as physical health. Students do not take their nowadays are one-sided and does not pass on the genuine
meals on time and take proper rest. message.[2] With the assistance of web-based social
The abuse of these destinations once a day has many networking you can get the actualities and genuine data by
adverse impacts on the physical and psychological wellness doing some exploration.
of students making them lazy and unmotivated to make
Advertising – We can promote our business to the largest Hacking – Personal information and security can be hacked
audience. The whole world is open for you, and can and shared on the Internet.[5] Some twitter and Facebook
promote to them. It will help in increase the profits and accounts have been hacked in the past and the programmer
achieves the targets of Business. had posted materials that have influenced the person's lives.
Noble Cause – Social media can also be used for the noble Addiction – The addictive piece of the online networking is
causes.The public is making use of social media for awful and can exasperate individual lives also. It can
contribution for needy people and it can be a quick way to likewise squander individual’s time that could have been
help such people. used by profitable tasks and exercises.
Helps in Building Communities – Since our world has Fraud and Scams – Several cases are available where
different religions and beliefs, so people of different people have committed fraud and scams through the online
communities can connect to discuss and share related stuffs. networking.
Conventional marketing mediums such as the radio, TV
commercials and print ads are completely obsolete now Reputation – Social media can without much of a stretch
and demand for thousands of dollars. With the use of destroy somebody's notoriety just by making a false story
social media the businesses can connect with their and spreading over the online networking.
targeted customers for free, the only cost is energy and It prompts fixation. Spending endless hours on the
time. social destinations can occupy the concentration and
The increasing popularity of social sites like Twitter, consideration from a specific errand. They principally
Facebook and LinkedIn, social networks has gained depend on innovation and the web as opposed to taking
attention as the most viable communication choice for in the down to earth information and skill of the regular
the bloggers, article writers and content creators. day to day existence.
These long range informal communication destinations Kids can be extraordinarily influenced by these person
have opened the open door for every one of the to person communication locales on the off chance that
bloggers to associate with their well informed they are permitted to utilize them. The reason is that
customers to share your ability and articles your occasionally individuals share photographs via web-
viewers will share your articles, blog or expertise in based networking media that contains savagery and sex,
their social circle which further enhance your networks which can harm the conduct of children and
of the followers.[1] youngsters.[6]
Students and experts are competent to share and Another drawback of the web-based social networking
exchange information with like-minded people and can is that the client shares excessively data which may
ask for the input and opinion on a particular topic. posture dangers to them. Indeed, even with the tight
Social Media helps to meet people who have not met security settings your own data may spill on the social
outside the social media forums. locales. Downloading your recordings or pictures and
Social Media helps to share ideas beyond geographical copying your status is a simple assignment and should
boundaries. be possible inside couple of snaps.
It provides open opportunity for all writers and bloggers
to connect with their clients. VIII. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON KID AND
It unites people on a huge platform for the achievement TEENS
of specific goals. This brings positive change in the
society. Media today has a huge influence on teenagers. Be it
television, computers, video games, social networking sites
B. Negative Effect of Social Media on Society – it hugely impacts all aspects of a teen’s life. Everything is
not bad with the media. If used in right way, media can
Cyber Harassing – According to a report distributed by transform lives of the youth from good to better. This post
PewCenter.org the greater part of the youngsters have highlights both positive and negative media influence on
progressed toward becoming casualties of the digital bulling teens.
over the past. Since anyone can make a phony record and do
anything without being tailed, it has ended up being A. Positive Effect of Social Media on Kid and Teens
exceptionally straightforward for anyone to spook on the Help Develop Awareness:
Internet. Dangers, terrorizing messages and bits of gossip Most teens live a sheltered life. But with exposure to various
can be sent to the majority to make inconvenience and media outlets, they can develop awareness about society and
uproar in the general public. the world. With news channels, magazines, social
networking sites blaring about world happenings, youth can
understand that there is more to the world than just what is IX. HANDLING INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL
happening in the ‘hood. MEDIA ON YOUTH AND TEENS:
Help Develop Social Skills: Here are some ways to handle the influence of social media
Many teens are socially awkward. Social Media also gives on teenagers:
them the probability to develop their social circle and Check out the music, movies, TV shows, games and
develop new friendships.[7] Other benefits include social celebrities your child likes. Once we know what is
confidence, heightened literacy in the media, and more interesting to them, we can spot the pictures and
social support. Social media diversifies teen’s social skills, messages that are influencing them.
which in turn helps them navigate successfully through It is quite easy for our teens to watch YouTube videos
modern society. on mobiles so that we may not know what he is
watching. Parents must try monitoring the teenager on
Inspire Them: what he is watching on TV or the internet and try to
When our teen watches an action flick, don’t just despair discuss some limits and rules.
about the violence. With a minute control on teens, they can One of the best ways to help the teens navigate the
use the movie as encouragement, motivation and influences on media is to talk about messages.[4] For
inspiration! Maybe our teen will decide to take up martial instance, if the teen love girls, we can talk to them
arts training, all thanks to a Bruce Lee movie! Mostly about female friendships, life choices, self-esteem and
youngsters give the impression of being celebrities, and sexuality.
when a celebrity tells them to stay off drugs, they just might Monitoring teen’s choices does not mean we ban them
listen. from watching media. It is just making them aware of
the negative influences.
Help Develop Reading And Writing Skills: We should also choose to ban some apps, shows and
When a celebrity talks of her favorite book, a teenager games. Explain why we are doing so.
might be tempted to grab a book too. We can also encourage our teen to interpret media by
putting forward some questions they can ask. Pick out a
B. Positive Effect of Social Media on Kid and Teens TV ad or a magazine and ask the teen: who’s behind it,
what is their motivation, how does it make them feel,
Distorted Body Image: what they needs from it, and so on.
The world is full of perfect people today. With the use of We can do the same with our teen’s role model.
Photoshop the images are everywhere and lead to distorted Encourage our teen to ask him like why does they like
body image among a number of teenagers. Anorexia and that celebrity, does they follow him in real life, what
bulimia are a fall out of this body image crisis. values of the celebrity interest our teens and so on.
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