2. "With teens consuming more than
7-12 hours of media a day, Nielsen
found in 2011 that social networks
were the most visited sites on the
web. And in 2014, Browser Media,
Socialnomics, MacWorld discovered
that nearly a quarter of all teens log
on to Facebook over 10 times a day.
Slowly but surely, the research is
confirming what we know to be true
anecdotally: young people love social
media."
- Erica Williams Simon1
Designed by hepingting flicker.com
3. Youth turn to the wed
for communication,
education. they even
have meaning full
interactions and
develop relation ships
on social media
Designed by Stefan flicker.com
5
4. Social networking
site lets you make
connections with
other people and
stay in touch with
friends
and see what they
are doing 2
Designed by Seerat Dhillon
5. Being active on social media and creating a big network os a form of cultural capital
The more active online, the more actively involved offline as well by participating in
social events and clubs
Designed by Photoroyalty Freepik.com
3
6. Social media can have
positive psychological
benefit:
Social media can show a
positive version of
ourselves to people unlike
a mirror which reminds
people of their insecorites
Designed by Sally Kim imstagram.com
4
7. "According to a new body of
research described by Los Angeles
Times, teens who are most active
on social networking sites such as
Facebook are actually more well-
adjusted than their less-connected
peers."
- Natasha Murashev 10
Designed by Konstantin Yolshin flicker.com
8. Social media is a digital
world as simply a new
and more
multidimensional place
that allows youth to form
their own identities away
from their parents.10
Designed by Tejvan Pettinger flicker.com
9. Youth use social media to
showcase content made by
them or content they like;
music, film, photography or
writing.11
Designed by amandasause flicker.com
10. Social media helps youth
unleashes potential as if
they post something by
them they are supported by
their peers and friends on
social media sites
Designed by Jeff Meyer flicker.com
12
11. "Websites where you
can interact with
others your age
means a lot to
teenagers because it
is a form of self
expression."
- Brian Loebig
Designed by Freepik
7
12. Social media makes youth work, think and act
together. They also require listening and compromising
skills, as you need to hear both sides of an argument. 11
Designed by Michelle Robinson flicker.com
13. Debating and discussion skills
can honed by social media, with
the help of chat, group
discussions and fan pages.
Designed by Will White flicker.com
11
14. Social media makes youth more
peer-based. Youth are motivated
to learn from their peers online.
They interact and receive
feedback from one another. They
are motivated to learn more from
each other than from adults.
Teachers and adults are no longer
the only sources of knowledge. Designed by theunquietlibrarian flicker.com
11
16. "Social media sites inform and empower
individuals to change themselves and
their communities."
- Nick McGillivray
Designed by Kaboompics Freepik.com
8
18. "Social media facilitates political change: Online
networks give social movements a quick, cheap method
of disseminating information and mobilizing people."
- Xiaolin Zhou, Barry Wellman, and Justine Yu9
Designed by Thomas Hawk flicker.com
19. Another positive
impact of social
networking sites is
to unite people on
a huge platform
for the
achievement of
some specific
objective. This is
very important to
bring the positive
change in society.
13
Designed by Seerat Dhillon
20. Professor Larry Rosen notes that
teens are developing the ability to
show virtual empathy for
distressed Facebook friends and
that the empathy is actually well-
received by friends, positively
influencing their mood. This
virtual empathy, he says, can
even spill over into the real world,
teaching teens how to empathize
with others in everyday life. 11
Designed by martin.mutch flicker.com
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