2. INTRODUCTION:
SOCIAL MEDIA IS AN INTERNET-BASED FORM OF
COMMUNICATION. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
ALLOW USERS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS, SHARE
INFORMATION AND CREATE WEB CONTENT.
THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA,
INCLUDING BLOGS, MICRO-BLOGS, WIKIS, SOCIAL
NETWORKING SITES, PHOTO-SHARING SITES,
INSTANT MESSAGING, VIDEO-SHARING SITES,
PODCASTS, WIDGETS, VIRTUAL WORLDS, AND
MORE.
3. FAMOUS APPS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ARE:
• WHATSAPP
• FACEBOOK
• TWITTER
• INSTAGRAM
• TIKTOK
• YOUTUBE
• SNAPCHAT
4. BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
Billions of people around the world use social media to share information
and make connections. On a personal level, social media allows you to
communicate with friends and family, learn new things, develop your
interests, and be entertained. On a professional level, you can use social
media to broaden your knowledge in a particular field and build your
professional network by connecting with other professionals in your
industry. At the company level, social media allows you to have a
conversation with your audience, gain customer feedback, and elevate your
brand.
5. Drawbacks of Social Media:
• Lacks Emotional Connection. ...
• Gives People a License to be Hurtful. ...
• Decreases Face-to-Face Communication Skills. ...
• Conveys Inauthentic Expression of Feelings. ...
• Diminishes Understanding and Thoughtfulness. ...
• Causes Face-to-Face Interactions to Feel Disconnected. ...
• Facilitates Laziness.
7. It’s Impacts:
The youth of the world is often the most ready to adapt to and learn to use new
technologies, and they are certainly at the forefront of social media of all types.
They have more technological know-how than many of older generations as
well. Social media, therefore, is certainly having a rather large impact on their
daily lives for good and for bad.
Those who spend too much time on social sites, or who take the abuses of
online bullies seriously on the sites could have some issues. For parents, even
those of teenagers who are 16 and 17, it is important to watch to make sure
that social media sites do not take over the lives of children. When used
appropriately, it can be a very good thing.