The document discusses social media and its pros and cons. It begins by defining social media as media that is designed to be shared and enables people to share information with friends and family using the Internet. Some of the most popular social networking sites are then listed as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Both pros and cons of social media are then outlined, with pros including opportunities for business, reducing communication barriers, staying connected with friends and relations, opportunities for employment, and increasing quality of life. Cons discussed are cyberbullying, addiction, isolation, and lost productivity. The document concludes that social media has both benefits and drawbacks and its impact depends on how it is used.

1. NAME-YOGESH SINGRODIA
ROLL NO. 437
SECTION-THETA
SOCIAL MEDIA PRO
AND CONS

2. Overview of Social Media
1. It is media that is designed to be
shared, sharing means that it is
easy to comment on, that it is
easy to send
2. Social media enables people to
share information with friends
and family using the Internet
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3. What is social networking?
It is an online service platform, or a site that focuses on
building relations among people, by sharing their interests or
activities
Most Popular Social Networking Sites
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. Instagram
4. YouTube
5. LinkedIn… etc
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5. SOCIAL MEDIA GOOD OR BAD
1. There are always two sides of every thing.
2. It depends on how you perceive it.
3. Same goes for social media, most people admire it as a
revolutionary invention and some seems to take it as a
negative impact on the society
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6. PROS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Opportunities for Business
2. Reduce Communication Barriers
3. Friends and relations
4. Source of employment
5. Better quality of life
6. Gives you Name and Fame
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7. 1. OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS
1. Social network have become a crucial part of many of us.
2. We don’t even notice this but as soon as we open our
laptops to access the web, we sub-consciously open our
favourite social network just to see about the update
received.
3. Business have noticed the value of social networks and
they are shifting more towards social marketing
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8. 2. REDUCE COMMUNICATION BARRIER
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1. With social networks we are able to communicate our
thoughts and perceptions over different topics with a large
number of audiences, and raise our voice.
2. The sharing feature available on social networks makes
your opinion about any topic reach huge number of people
3. FRIENDS AND RELATIONS
Social networks started as a place to connect with your friends in
an easy and convenient way and also helps to get in touch with
them

9. 4. SOURCE OF EMPLOYMENT
1. Job sourcing has gone modern, thanks to social media.
2. Sites such as LinkedIn are a major resource that 89% of
job recruiters takes advantage of when looking to hire
potential employees
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5. BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE
1. Social media improves the standard of living of the
people by updating you in each department.
2. Take a close look at all the support groups on facebook
3. Members of these groups discuss their health
conditions, share important information's etc

10. 1. Social media can make you famous and popular, by
programming your own social network site (as Mark
Zuckerberg the Facebook founder)
2. You can also be famous on social media by grabbing
people’s attention
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is best example
6. GIVES YOU NAME AND FAME
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11. CONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Cyber bullying
2. Leads to addiction
3. Leads to isolation
4. Lost productivity
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12. 1. Cyber Bullying
Cyber-bullying is bad messages, embarrassing pictures or rumors
sent by email or posted on social media
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13. 2. LEADS TO ADDICTION
1. Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social
media can actually cause addiction to the users.
2. Throughout their day, they feel to post something on their
pages or check other posts as it become an important part
of our life
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3. LEADS TO ISOLATION
1. Extreme usage of social media has reduced the level of
human interaction.
2. Because of social networks the interaction with other have
isolated their lives behind their online identities

14. 4. LOST PRODUCTIVITY
1. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter are a
direct cause for lost productivity at the workplace.
2. In a survey 36% of people said that social networking was
the biggest waste of time
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15. CONCLUSION
1. I have mentioned a few positive and negative points of
social media, but it doesn't explain that social media is
good or bad thing.
2. It stands in somewhere in between
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16. B I B L I O G R A P H Y
1. Wikipedia(www.wikipedia.com)
2. Google Images
3. http://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/cyberbullying.htm
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17. THANK YOU