Social media are computer-mediated tools that allow users to create, share, and exchange information, ideas, and media online. They are defined as web-based applications that enable user-generated content and user profiles maintained by the social media organization. Teenagers are heavy users of social media platforms and their constant connectivity has integrated social media deeply into modern culture. However, overuse of social media can be addictive and cause users to compare their lives to others', feel restless, experience cyberbullying, and fear missing out on online activities. While social media enhances connectivity, it may also lead to multitasking and unhappiness if abused.

2. What is Social Media?
• Social media are computer-mediated tools
that allow people or companies to create,
share, or exchange information, career
interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual
communities and networks. The variety of
stand-alone and built-in social media services
currently available introduces challenges of
definition; however, there are some common
features:
• social media are Web 2.0 internet-based
applications.
• user-generated content (UGC) is the lifeblood
of the social media organism.
• users create service-specific profiles for the
site or app that are designed and maintained
by the social media organization.

3. Power of Social Media
• With the millions of apps, websites and other
platforms for people to communicate through media
that are all over the Internet these days, this is truly
the age of social media. Teenagers like myself are
among the top users of most social media platforms on
the Internet. Whether it’s updating a Facebook status,
fitting a joke into 140 characters or uploading a picture
of our lunch to Instagram, we are on the Internet a lot.
Social media is a huge part of our culture.

4. Effects of Social Media
• Social media is addictive.
• Social media makes us
compare our lives with
others’.
• Social media makes us
restless.

5. Effects Conti…..
• Social media gives rise to
cyberbullying.
• Social media glamorizes drug
and alcohol use
• Social media can make us
unhappy

6. Effects Conti…..
• Social media can lead to fear
of missing out, aka FOMO
• Social media often leads to
multitasking.

7. Effects Conti…..
• Social media enhances our
connectivity
• Social media can help with
socialization.

8. Causes an Addiction to Social Media
• Whenever Internet addicts feel overwhelmed,
stressed, depressed, lonely or anxious, they
use the Internet to seek solace and escape.

9. Causes Conti…..
• Studies from the
University of Iowa show
that Internet addiction is
quite common among
males ages 20 to 30 years
old who are suffering
from depression.

10. Causes Conti…..
• Certain people are
predisposed to having
a computer or Internet
addiction, such as
those who suffer
from anxiety and
depression. Their lack
of emotional support
means they turn to the
Internet to fill this
need.

11. Causes Conti…..
• There are also those who
have a history of other types
of addiction, such as
addictions to alcohol, drugs
and gambling. Even being
stressed and unhappy can
contribute greatly to the
development of a computer
or Internet addiction. People
who are overly shy and
cannot easily relate to their
peers are also at a higher risk
of developing a computer or
Internet addiction.