THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT TECHNOLOGY,SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTH, EVOLUTION AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY,POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON TODAY'S YOUTH,AND WAYS TO DEAL WITH -VE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA .

1. technology ,social media and youth

2. TECHNOLOGY
Technology is science or knowledge put into
practical use to solve problems or invent useful
tools.

3.  Social media refers to applications and websites that
are designed to allow people to share content quickly,
efficiently, and in real-time.
SOCIAL MEDIA

5.  Today’s youth is called
GenTech, and for good
reason. They easily and
quickly use technology
to find information.
 They live in this massive
24/7 digital media technology
world , and its shaping every
aspect of their life.
 Today's youth is fascinated toward social networking sites.
Today’s Youth

8.  Technology has become a part and parcel of almost everyone’s
lives, especially the youth’s.
 Technology has connected the world. Each one of us wishes to
keep abreast of the latest trends and gadgets.
 It has also made our life easier.
 Technology is convenient and portable.
 Technology is a vital part of contemporary life.
technologyand daily life

9.  World wide connectivity.
 Real-time news and information discovery.
 General fun and enjoyment.
 Great opportunities for business owners.
 Saves time and cost by facilitating faster communication.
 Promoting your business and advertisement .
 Get updated with latest happenings
 Showing off your talent.
Benefits of Social media

10.  It helps students in interacting
with one another and share ideas.
 Making it easier ever to keep in
contact with old friends & colleagues.
 Helps in seeking new job offers.
 Increase general knowledge and awareness.

11. The youth is more inclined towards fields of entertainment other
than relevant information derived sources .

12.  Social media and technologies have a huge influence on
today’s youth in both –ve and +ve ways.
 It can be a great tool for communication, but it also has many
harmful effects, particularly on younger generations today.
Negative effects of Technologyand social mediaon youth.

13.  Social media addiction is defined as compulsive and excessive use of
social media (Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram) even when use of those is
taking over our life and having a negative effect on our ‘real life’ and
relationships.
 Close to 50% of people report that they feel uneasy if they leave their
phones at home.
 We are addicted to checking our phones. 58% smart phone users don’t go 1
hour without checking their phones.
Lead to addiction

14. • Face to face communication and meetings has been reduced
and many of us have lost the flavor and charm to be together
under one roof.
• Reduction in real life contact.
• lack of interpersonal skills.
Lead to social isolation

15.  cyber bullying and online harassment is when a person is
tormented,thretened,humiliated, harassed , and embarrassed or
other wise targeted by another person using the internet and social
media.
 Typical types of bullying include aggressive and unpleasant
emails, private messages and public comments, putting
unflattering or manipulated photos of the bullying target online.
 These online attacks often leave deep mental scars and even drive
people to suicide in some cases.
cyber bullying

16.  The youth are often too open and public with personal
information when they are online.
 privacy on social media is virtually non-existent.
 Any content posted in a social space can be easily re-posted and viewed by
third parties.
 Social media lacks proper privacy, which leads to problems for young users.
Privacy issues

17. Security attacks such as hacking, identity theft, phishing scams, and viruses are
common online via social media.
Unauthorized sharing and copyright infringement threatens intellectual
property and causes loss of income.
Criminals use social media to commit crimes. Robbers may know when we're
away from our home on vacation and stalkers get information via social media.
Users Vulnerable to Crime

18. spread of misinformation
 Enables the spread of false rumours and unreliable information:
49.1% of users have read false news on social media.
 Encourages amateur medical advice and self-diagnosis of health
problems, which can be dangerous and life-threatening.

19.  Studies have shown that sites such as Facebook influence
users, via advertisements, to spend more money.
Advertisers gain all kinds of personal information about
user via their social media, information they use to
persuade them to buy their product.
Influence of advertisement on buying

20.  Technology and social media can have a large impact on user’s mental and
physical health. Being overly connected can cause .
 STRESS
 OBESITY
 ANXIETY DISORDERS
 DEPRESSION
 POOR SLEEP HABITS
one in three smartphone users wake up in the middle of the night and
check their phones.
Healthissues

21.  Mostly businesses use social media to promote business
,advertise, find and communicate with clients. But it is a great
distraction to employees, who may show more interest in what
their friends are posting than in their work tasks.
 Time spent on personal accounts is time that is not spent on
work tasks. It is also time not spent interacting with
colleagues and developing quality work relationships.
Affects workplace productivity

22.  When alerted to a new post or tweet, it takes about 20
to 25 minutes for the average user to return to their
original task.
 According to survey most people spend more then 2
hours on social media.
Wasteof time

23.  Social media and digital technologies have a huge influence on youth’s life.
It can help youth prosper in so many different ways. As well as hold them
down in various ways.
 Technology ,itself, is neutral. But it is us who make it good or bad based on
how we use it.
 So ,the way we choose to use technology and social media will determine if
it will benefit us positively or harm us in the long run.
 Our dependence on technology needs to be curbed, not technology itself. We
need to control our own selves and limit the usage of gadgets and the
Internet.
 If used in the correct way social media and technology can be a boon for
mankind.
Conclusion

24. Be Careful What You Share on Social Media.
Schedule “Social Media Time”.
Know Who Wants to be your “Friend”.
Report Suspected Fraudulent Users.
Always pay on delivery.
Use Privacy Settings.
Ways to deal with negative effects of social media