The document discusses some common types of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and their annual revenues. It then outlines some disadvantages of social networking sites like addiction, time wastage, lack of concentration, reduced learning and research capabilities, negative health effects, and reduced real-world social interaction. The document concludes by emphasizing the need to use social networking sites wisely in moderation.

2. SOME common types of social
networking sites:-

4. What is social networking?

6.  – YAHOO Revenue-
US$04.98 billion (2012)
 – LINKED IN
 Revenue- US$161.4 million
(2010)
 – FACEBOOK
 Revenue- US$800 million
 – TWITTER
 Revenue- US$140 million (2010)

7. Disadvantages:-

8. College and university students as well as teens
use it extensively to get global access. These
social networking sites have become a raging
craze for everyone nowadays.
Social-networking sites prove more of a
distraction than a useful tool. The
EMOTIONAL EFFECT of friend requests and
unimportant news feeds on sites like Facebook
eat up valuable time that could be spent
solidifying contacts in person. unfortunately in
using social networking/ media we have
forgotten all preventive measures. because we
have addicted them, so disadvantages ratio is
increasing rapidly compared to advantages.

9. ADDICTION
 . The most common
disadvantage of social
networking sites is addiction.
Often users of these sites get
addicted to it. They spend
hours using these sites and it
harms their performance in
other fields. It causes mental
health problems and
sometimes it harms their body
too. Sometimes users provide
their personal information to
others which is insecure.

10. TIME WASTAGE AND LACK OF
CONCENTRATION

11.  Multitasking
 Students linked to
activities on SNS while
studying concentrate
less.
 Time wastage
 Students while searching
on net get attracted to
social media sites and get
distracted from their
work , leading to time
wastage.

12.  Loss of motivation in
students
 The student’s
motivational level
reduces due to the use
of these social
networking sites. They
rely on the virtual
environment instead of
gaining practical
knowledge from the
real world.
 Reduced learning and
research capabilities
 Students have started relying
more on the information
accessible easily on these
social networking sites and
the web. This reduces their
learning and research
capabilities.

13.  Effect on health
 The excessive use of these
sites affect the mental as
well as physical health.
 They take excessive
amount of coffee or tea to
remain active and focused
which effects negatively
on their health.
 Reduction in real human
contact
 The more time the students
spend on social media sites,
the less time they will spend
socializing in person with
others. This reduces their
communication skills. The
employers are getting more
and more unsatisfied with
the communication skills of the
fresh graduates due to this
reason. The effective
communication skills are key
to success in the real world.

14. Cyber bullying
1) WHATIS IT?
2) Personal terrorization.
3) Threatening messages.
4) Impersonation.
5) Exclusion.
6) Personal humiliation.
i. HOWCYBERBULLIED
FEEL-
ii. They Feel sad.
iii. They become
depressed
iv. They become
lonely.

15. FACT FILE
 "It has become exceedingly obvious that our
technology has exceeded our humanity."
-Albert Einstein
 The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to 18
averages 6-plus hours a day—more than any other
activity.
 The amount of use has increased significantly, up from
4-plus hours in the last five years.
 Eighty percent of adolescents possess at least one form
of media access.
 There is extensive multi-tasking associated with media
use (instant messaging while doing homework and
listening to music on an mp3 player, for example).

17. Rakshit TandonConusltant - Internet and Mobile Association of India
Main Resource Speaker for Safe Surfing Campaign Promoted by NIXI ( National Internet
Exchange of India) Addressed more than 1000 schools in 59 cities and 14 states of the
nation. Advisor- Cyber Complaint Redressal Cell, Uttar Pradesh Police, Agra. .
Rakshit Tandon

18. Rakshit Tandon told one very
important thing to the world:
VIRTUAL WORLD:
IT’S NOT A GAME,
IT’S YOUR LIFE
STAY SAFE!

20. CONCLUSION
 We can see clearly that social networking
sites are advantageous only if they are used
wisely. Using these sites would be helpful, if
users do not spend time there unnecessarily.
Wise members never provide personal
information to strangers. Use of a tool
depends on users. A doctor can operate with
a knife and a murderer can kill a person
with the same knife.