the advantage and disadvantages of social media

2. OVERVIEW:
Social media refers to the means of
interactions among people in which they create,
share, and/or exchange information and ideas in
virtual communities and networks.
• Facebook, Skype, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube,
Snapchat etc.

3. ADVANTAGES
Connectivity
Information and
Updates
Education
Awareness

4. DISADVANTAGES
Cyberbullying
Health Issues Death
Addiction

5. How does social media affect the
Language
• New words
• New meaning to
old words
• A shorter language

6. NEW WORDS
Selfie (2013)
The photograph that one has taken of one
self, typically one taken with smartphone or
webcam and uploaded to a social media website

7. NEW WORDS
Status
A posting on a social networking website that
indicates a user’s situation, state of mind, or
opinion about something.

8. NEW WORDS
Twerk (2013)
Dance to popular music in a sexually
provocative manner involving thrusting hip
movements and low squatting stance.

9. NEW WORDS
Hashtag (2009)
A word or phrase preceded by a hash sign
(#), used on social media sites such as Twitter to
identify messages on a specific topic.

10. NEW MEANING FOR OLD WORDS
Viral
• Before: A negative condition when an infectious
disease can travel from one host to another.
• Now: A positive condition when a video, story,
memes, or gif travel from one person on a
computer to another.

11. NEW MEANING FOR OLD WORDS
Wall
• Before: Material-usually stone or wood-that
encloses a space and keeps the neighbors out
of your business.
• Now: Public space on Facebook to which your
friends (and you) can post text, videos, birthday
wishes, photos, greetings etc.

12. NEW MEANING FOR OLD WORDS
Check-in
• Before: Arrive at hotel; request the status of
someone via telephone, generally a parent to a
teenager; to look in on someone to ensure their
wellbeing.
• Now: Let everyone in your social media circle
know where you are, who you’re with, and what
exactly you’re doing there.

13. NEW MEANING FOR OLD WORDS
Feed
• Before: To give someone food, or the food that
you give to another person or animal.
• Now: A place where everyone you’ve ever met
posts pictures of their lunches, their babies, and
their engagement rings etc.

14. A SHORTER LANGUAGE
OMG (2011)
Oh My God, (exclamation) used to
express surprise, excitement, etc.

15. A SHORTER LANGUAGE
LOL (2007)
Laughing out loud, laugh out loud

16. A SHORTER LANGUAGE
SRSLY (2013)
(Adverb) short for seriously

17. A SHORTER LANGUAGE
Tl;dr (2013)
(Acronym) short for “Too long; Didn’t read”

18. A SHORTER LANGUAGE
Bae
Was on the shortlist for 2014’s Word of Year,
and is bow Oxford Dictionary. Bae is used as an
informal term of endearment for one’s romantic
partner. Abbreviation of baby or babe.