Advantages and Disadvantages Of Social Media

1. ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES OF
SOCIAL MEDIA

2. CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 HISTORY OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 CONCLUSION

3. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA

4. SOCIAL MEDIA
websites and applications that
enable users to create and share
content or to participate in social
networking.

5. HISTORY OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 Technology began to change very rapidly
in the 20th Century.
 The first recognizable social media site,
Six Degrees,was created in 1997. It enabled
users to upload a profile and make friends
with other users. In 1999, the first blogging sites
became popular, creating a social media
sensation that’s still popular today.

6. USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
 Communication
 Collaboration
 Reviews & Opinions
 Brand Monitoring
 Entertainment
 Media Sharing
 Marketing etc…..

7. ADVANTAGES OF SOCIALMEDIA

8. 1 .WORLD WIDE CONNECTIVITY
*FAST COMMUNICATION
*DIRECT COMMUNICATION
*LOW COSTS
*MEET CELEBRITIES
*BE INFORMED ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS

9. WORLDWIDE CONNECTIVITY (CONT…)
Social media helps one with variety of things such as,
1.SEEKING NEW JOB

10. 2.SHARE YOUR Experience (MUSIC,PHOTO,VIDEO etc…)
3.GETTINGPRODUCTANDServicesREFERAL

11. 4.Getting touched with friends and family
5.Can play games
6.Exchange with people around the world

12. 3. Finding People With Common Interests
*Social networking is also a great way to meet
entirely new people.
* You can seek out groups that are focused towards
your special interests and hobbies and connect
with local people that share the same interests.

13. 3. Invaluable Promotional Tool
* Companies, artists, and musicians can reach an
impossibly large and diverse amount of people using
social media sites.
* This allows them to promote and market
themselves and their products in a way that has never
been seen before.

14. 4.Spread of Information
 Breaking news and other important information can
spread like wildfire on social media sites.
 Important things like recalls, storm information, or
missing children are all communicated and taken
seriously very quickly

15.  5.

17. 1.CYBER BULLING

18. 2.Higher Risks of Fraud& Identity Theft
 Being part of a social network means understanding the
security risks that online users can face; which is identity
fraud.
 Anyone can forge a false identity on a social network &
pose as someone else. Without verification of someone’s
identity, one could befriend a complete stranger & not even
know it.
 Information posted on SNS is available to everyone -> this
opens up the possibility for hackers to commit fraud &
increase the risk of identity theft.

19. 2.Higher Risks of Fraud & Identity Theft(Cont.)
 Most thieves need just a few key pieces of your
personal information (date of birth, name & location)
to create a false identity.
 Without proper settings& privacy controls -> high
chance of someone stealing your private
information/photos & use it against you.

20. 3.Lack of Privacy ( Privacy Issue)
 Safety is at stake when you share everything online. With
so much sharing going on, issues over privacy will always be
a big concern.
 Predators (Eg: Rapists) can obtain personal information like
name,place,DOB,location etc..& easily identify where they
can find you at any given time.
 Putting yourself in danger when you share too much
personal information in SNS.

21. 4.OTHER DISADVANTAGES
1.ADDICTION
 The most common disadvantage of
social networking sites is addiction.
 Often users of these sites get addicted
to it. They spend hours using these
sites and it harms their performance
in other fields.
 It causes mental health problems and
sometimes it harms their body too.
Sometimes user provides their
personal information to others which
is insecure.

22. 2.LOSS OF MOTIVATION IN STUDENTS
 The student’s motivational level reduces due to the use
of these social networking sites. They rely on the virtual
environment instead of gaining practical knowledge
from the real world.
 Students have started relying more on the information
accessible easily on these social networking sites and
the web. This reduces their learning and research
capabilities.

23. 3.MENTAL ANDPHYSICAL PROBLEMS

24. 4.SOCIAL MEDIA AND FAMILY PROBLEMS
* There are numerous family
problems due to social
networking in the world today,
especially with countless people of
all ages, culture and races
spending numerous hours
interacting on the most popular
social networking sites like
Facebook , Twitter ….etc.
*

25. CONTINUE….
 Family problems due to social networking
arise when it becomes difficult for children
to learn the proper social skills, which are
vital to our day to day living in the ‘real’
world.
 Poor communication leads to relationship
problems,
 Social networking makes you lazy and
obese, which is not good for your health, as
you prefer spending your hours sitting in
front of your computer or laptop, chatting or
surfing the Internet.

26. SOCIAL MEDIAAND CYBER CRIMES
 Identity theft is the key threat to many
social media users, as millions of
online users use their personal
information in order to getting
registered with one or more social
media platforms. Such huge
information with personal data of so
many people is one of the easiest
targets for many cyber criminals

27. Important Facts About Social Networking.
In 2013, a study showed that 79% of all adults in the
United States had at least one social network profile.
• 2.1 billion people in the world have social media
accounts.
• Mobile phones now make up 72% of internet traffic to
these sites.
• 70 million photos and videos are uploaded to Instagram
every single day, and that is a number that is steadily
rising.
• Nearly 50% of all Twitter users have never sent a tweet.

28. CONCLUSION
 We can see clearly that social networking sites
are advantageous only if they are used wisely.
Using these sites would be helpful, if users do
not spend time unnecessarily.
 Wise members never provide personal
information to strangers. Use of a tool depends
on users. A doctor can operate with a knife and
a murderer can kill a person with the same
knife.

29. IS SOCIAL MEDIA IS HARMFUL TO SOCIETY?
IT’S UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL, WE NEED TOTAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR OWNSAFETY

30. PRESENTED BY
DILNA DV
SRO0569042