3. Social Network
Social network is the use of
internet-based social media programs
to make websites that allow people to
communicate with friends and even
make new friends, virtually, and share
content, interact, create communities
of similar interests: working, reading,
games, friendship, relationships,
relationships commercial, etc.
5. Some Statistics
According to a study by Nielson Company, 89 per cent of 15-20 year olds in India
access a social networking site everyday and 60 per cent of them spend at least
half an hour on social networking each day .
The world now spends around 22 percent of all time online on social networks and
blog sites .
The average visitor spends 66% more time on these sites than a year ago .
9 out of every 10 U.S. Internet user now visiting a social network in a month .
CNN's international readership found that 43% of online news sharing occurs via
social media networks and tools .
The number of users registered for virtual world sites broke the 1 billion mark
during 2010 .
6. Some Statistics
BlackPlanet users spent 3.6 minutes more on the
site than the average Facebook visitor
MyYearbook and Tagged users spent around 3
minutes more than the average MySpace visitor
Facebook witnesses more than 65 billion page
views par month
More than 14 million photos* are uploaded on
Facebook and 8 million photos on myspace
daily .
Internet users have averageof 7 social accounts .
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9. FACEBOOK
Founded: 4 February 2004
Number of Users : 1.86 billion monthly active users
FACEBOOK STATISTICS 2016
Globally, Facebook remains the top network for membershio (84 percent) but
YouTube edges ahead for visitors (87 percent).
The average Facebook user has 130 friends.
79 percent of Internet users (68 percent of all U.S. adults) use Facebook .
Nearly 85 percent of Facebook’s daily active users are outside the US and
Canada .
10. YOUTUBE
Founded :14 February 2005
Number of Users : 1,300,000,000
YOUTUBE STATISTICS 2016
300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute!
Almost 5 billion videos are watched on Youtube every single day.
YouTube gets over 30 million visitors per day.
More than half of YouTube views come from mobile devices
Female users are 38% and male users are 62%.
User Percentage by Age 18-24 - 11%, 25-34 - 23%, 35-44 - 26%, 45-54 - 16%,
50-64 - 8%, 65+ - 3%, unknown age - 14%
11. INSTAGRAM
Founded : 6 October 2010
Developer(s) : Facebook
Number of Users : 400 million
INSTAGRAM STATISTICS 2016
Over 60% of users log in daily, making it the second most engaged network
after Facebook
30% of internet users are now on Instagram
90 percent of Instagram users are younger than 35
Over 40 billion photos have been shared . On an average day, 80 million
photos
Instagram usage has doubled in the last two years .
12. TWITTER
Founded : 21 March 2006
Number of Users : 317 million
TWITTER STATISTICS 2016
Did you know that Twitter has 255 million active users who
collectively send 500 million tweets each and every day .
A total of 1.3 billion accounts have been created
208 is the average number of followers
391 million accounts have no followers at all
13. LINKEDIN
Founded : 28 December 2002
Number of Users : 467 million
LINKEDIN STATISTICS 2016
Number of long-form posts that are generated weekly on LinkedIn: 160,000
posta per week.
Professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate of more than two new
members per second .
The average user spends 17 minutes per month on LinkedIn
13% of 15 - 34 year olds use LinkedIn
13% of LinkedIn users do not have a Facebook account
14. Advantages Of Social Networking Sites
It enables us to share our thoughts , vision about someone / something .
It is also a way to strengthen our relation with someone .
Social sites like Facebook , Twitter , Googlr+ and even blog also help us to
connect with the world and know what is going through out the world .
Five Advantages of Social Networking
Worldwide Connectivity
Commonality of Interest
Real-Time Information Sharing
Targeted Advertising
Increased News Cycle Speed
15. Disadvantages Of Social Networking Sites
Social networking sites can also affect the life of a Prson in a negative
way .
Overuse of these sites can adversely affect our studies , health and
even our attitude towards life .
People also have an influence from their friends in a negative way .
FiveDisadvantages Of Social Networking :
Less Real Life Interaction
Privacy issues
Time Waster
Backlash
Cyber Bullying
16. Conclusions
The dangers with using Social networking sites are very serious , in
my opinion they are good for our society as long as the correct
precautions are taken .
However, When it comes down to Whether Social networking is right
for you that is something only you can decide, using your own
judgment and past experiences .
But still one need to be cautious of what level of personal information
they are revealing on Social Network .