About social media is aur new friend

1. SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUR NEW
FRIEND

2. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA ?
• Social media is any digital tools that allows users to quickly create and share content with the public.
It’s also form electronic communications such as website for social networking through which users
create online communities.
• Types of social media :-
1. Social networks :- Ex- Facebook , Linkedin
2. Media Sharing :- Ex- Pinterest, YouTube, vimeo
3. Book marking Sites :- Ex- Pinterest, Flipboard, Diggs
4. Micro- blogging :- Ex- Twitter, Facebook
5. Social Review Sites :- Ex- TripAdvisor, Yelp , Foursquare
6. Sharing Economy Networks :- Ex- Airbnd , Pantheon , Kickstarter
7. Community Blogs :- Ex- Medium , Tumblr

3. FEATURES OF SOCIAL MEDIA :-
• Social media internet-based application.
• User-generated commend such as comments,photos, video,and data generated
through all online inter section of Social media.
• User created service specific profile for the web side thar are designed and
maintained by the social media organization.
• Social media facilitaed the development of online social network by connecting a
users profile with those of other individual of groups.

4. SOCIAL MEDIA BY STUDENTS :-
• Social media are online technology platforms that helps to connect people together far and near. It is used to
build relationships among people. The use of social media by students helps to have access to basic
information as quick as possible.
• In school,the use of online platform such as school website will give students the right access to quality
information about the school environment , department, faculties,rules,and regulations.
• It has been observed that social media has a wider and faster means of circulating information not only to the
students of an institution but also to the generality of the public.
• Students must use all available online platform effectively and they must be conscious of social media positive
and negative effects. They should try as much as possible to create a balance so as not to get carried away
while learning. Social media platforms available to students includes Facebook , whatsapp, Google plus , Blogs,
Twitter , Instagram, YouTube ,and much more.
• Research shows that the most popular social media platform among students are WhatsApp. (83.3%),
Facebook (78.0%), Twitter (12.8%), LinkedIn (7.9%), Instagram (7.5%), Imo (2.6%), Snapchat (1.8%),
Myspace (1.3%), and Skype (0.9%).

5. As social media is a critical platform for making and staying in touch with friends. Given this, and
the frequency with which many teens use social media, it is not surprising that teen social media
users report that social media makes them feel better connected to their friends’ feelings and to
information about what is going on in their friends’ lives. More than eight-in-ten (83%) social
media-using teens say social media makes them more connected to information about what is
happening in their friends’ lives and 70% say these social platforms better connect them to their
friends’ feelings.
Girls who use social media are more likely than boys to say they are “a lot” better connected to
information about their friends’ lives (40% vs. 26% boys) and their friends’ feelings (24% vs. 16% of
boys).
A MAJORITY OF TEENS SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA BETTER
CONNECTS THEM TO THEIR FRIENDS’ FEELING AND
LIVES :-

6. ADVANTAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Connectivity :- The first and main advantage of the social media connectivity people from any here can
connect with any one, regardless of the location religion.
• Education :- Social media has a lot of benefits for the students & teacher. You can follow anyone to
learn from him/her and enhance your knowledge about any field.
• Help :- It is very easy to educate from others who are experfs and professional via the social media.
You can share your issues with the community to get help and giddiness.
• Information and updates :- The main advantage of the Social media is that you update your self from
the latest happenings around in the world.
• Awareness :- Social media also creat awareness and innovate the way people live.
• Help govt. and agencies fight crime :- it is also one off the advantage of the social media that is helps
govt. and security agencies to spy & catch criminal to fight crime.

7. DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA :-
• Cyber bullying : the misuse of information technology with the intention to harass others.
Subsequently, cyberbullying comes in various forms.
• Hacking : the act of attempting to manipulate outcomes of social behaviour through orchestrated
actions.
• Fraud & Scams : The aim of a scam is to trick people into parting with money or revealing sensitive
personal data – such as email addresses, passwords and birth dates
• Security issues : • Data Mining - Everyone leaves a data trail behind on the internet.
• Health issues : multiple studies have found a strong link between heavy social media and an increased
risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts.
• Social media causes death : Over the past ten years, cyberbullying has increasingly led to self-harm
and suicide.

8. WHAT ARE THE POPULAR AND WIDELY-USED
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ?
• Whatsapp
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Google +
• Pinterest
• Blogging platform and many more .

9. FOUNDERS OF POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES:-
• Facebook :- ( Mark Zuckerberg )
• Google :- ( Larry page & sergey Brin )
• Whatsapp :- ( Jan Koung & Brian Acton )
• Instagram :- ( Kevin systrom & Mike krieger )
• YouTube :- ( Chad Hurley , Steve chen & Jawed Karim )
• Twitter :- ( Evan Williams , Jack Dorsey , Noah Glass )

10. STATICS OF POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS :-

11. HOW TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA SAFELY :-
• Use a strong password. The longer it is , the more secure it will be.
• Use different password for each of the social media accounts.
• Set up your security answer. This option is available for most social media sites.
• If you have social media apps on your phone , be sure to password protect your device.
• Be selective with friend request. If you don’t know the person, don’t accept their request. It could be a fake accounts.
• Clicks link with caution. Social media accounts are regularly hacked. Looks out for language or content that does not sound like something your
friend would post.
• Be careful about what you share. Don’t reveal sensitive personal information i.e . Home address , financial information, phone number. The more you
post the easier it is to have you identity stolen.
• Become familiar with the privacy policies of the social media channels you use and customize your privacy settings to control who sees what.
• Protect your computer by installing antivirus software to safeguard. Also ensure that your browser, operating system, and software are kept up to
date.
• Remember to log off when you’re done.

12. CONCLUSION :-
Social media has both benefits and drawbacks. Using it productively can be a tool
of immense help, but over usage can become a silent enemy. Thus, we as users
have to learn to balance and not control ourselves by this technology.