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Abstract: Social media is a platform for people to discuss their issues and opinions. Before knowing the aspects of social media
people must have to know what is social media? Social media are computer tools that allows people to share or exchange
information’s, ideas, images, videos and even more with each other through a particular network. In this paper we cover all aspects of
social media with its positive and negative effect. Focus is on the particular field like business, education, society and youth. During
this paper we describe how these media will affect society in a broad way.
1. INTRODUCTION
Now a day’s social media has been the important part of Teachers as well as for themselves to enhance their
one’s life from shopping to electronic mails, education and knowledge skills [3]. Social networking sites also conduct
business tool. Social media plays a vital role in online examination which play an important role to enhance
transforming people’s life style. Social media includes the students’ knowledge.
social networking sites and blogs where people can easily
connect with each other. Since the emergence of these
social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook as key Purpose of Internet Usage
tools for news, journalists and their organizations have
performed a high-wire act [1]. These sites have become a
day to day routine for the people. Social media has been
User Percentage
mainly defined to refer to “the many relatively inexpensive
and widely accessible electronic tools that facilitate anyone Mail 33
to publish and access information, collaborate on a
common effort, or build relationship” [2]. Surfing 26.8
1. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA Chatting 18.7
ON VARIOUS FIELDS Social
1.1 Impact of Social Media on Education Networking 17
Other 4.5
As per the survey of previous research, 90% of college
students use social networks. Technology has shown a rapid
development by introducing small communication devices
Total 100
Fig. usage of social media on education[7]
and we can use these small communication devices for
accessing social networks any time anywhere, as these
In the above table 1 it is clear that, internet usage for the
gadgets include pocket computers, laptops, iPads and even
respondents was for mailing and surfing the net with 33% and
simple mobile phones (which support internet) etc.[5].For the
26% respectively. Mainly two traditional reasons for using
purpose of education social media has been used as an
Internet i.e. Mailing and Surfing. In India, social networking
innovative way. Students should be taught to use this tool in a
sites are growing fast to gain popularity but it haven’t reached
better way, in the educational classes’ media just being used
the expectation of global scenario. Just 17% reported social
for messaging or texting rather than they should learn to
networking sites as their principle reason for Internet usage.
figure out how to use these media for good [3]. Social media
Alternating reactions were downloading internet content,
has increased the quality and rate of collaboration for
purchasing online goods, studying and reading e-books [7]
students. With the help of social media students can easily
communicate or share information quickly with each through
various social sites like Facebook, Orkut, and Instagram etc.
[4]. It is also important for students to do some practical work
instead of doing paper work. They can also write blogs for
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1.2.1 Positive Effect of Social Media on Business
1.3 Impact of Social Media on Society Social Media helps to meet people they may not
As we all are aware of social media that has an enormous have met outside the social media forums.
impact on our society[7].Many of the social media sites are
most popular on the web. Some social media sites have It also helps to share ideas beyond the geographical
transformed the way where people communicate and socialize boundaries.
on the web. Social networking sites render the opportunity for
people to reconnect with their old friends, colleagues and It provides open opportunity for all writers and
mates. It also helps people to make new friends, share content, bloggers to connect with their clients.
pictures, audios, videos amongst them. Social media also
changes the life style of a society. Another positive effect of social networking sites is
it unite people on a huge platform for the
achievement of specific goals. This brings positive
change in the society.
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1.4.2 Negative Effects of Social Media on Youngsters [5] Waqas Tariq, Madiha Mehboob, M. Asfandyar Khan ,
FaseeUllah, The Impact of Social Media and Social Networks
on Education and Students of Pakistan, IJCSI International
Today it’s not clear that who the “strangers” Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, Issue 4, No 3, July
2012
are especially in the field of social media.
[6] http://www.business2community.com/social-media/
[7] Dr. M. Neelamalar & Ms. P. Chitra,Dept. of Media Sciences,
Kidnapping, murder, robbery can be easily done Anna University Chennai, India, New media and society: A
by sharing details on social media. Study on the impact of socialnetworking sites on indian youth,
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There are many cases registered in police station [8] Abhimanyu Shankhdhar, JIMS / Social media and businss /
where adults target young children and lure [9] http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/01/09/social-media-update-
2014/pi_2015-01-09_social-media_01/
them into meeting them.
[10] hubpages.com/technology/effects-of-social-media-on-our-youth
[11] Ghulam Shabir,Yousef Mohammed Yousef Hameed,Ghulam
Mostly youngsters waste lots of time on social sites Safdar, Syed Mohammed Farooq Shah Gilani,”the impact of
like chatting which also effects their health. social media on Youth: A case study of Bahawalpur City, Asian
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Some useless blogs influence youth extremely
[12] https://www.schooliseasy.com/2014/02/social-media-in-the-
that they become violent and can take some classroom/
inappropriate actions. [13] http://www.edudemic.com/how-students-benefit-from-using-
socialmedia/
[14] http://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-for-business/
[15] http://www.automatedbuildings.com/news/sep11/columns/1108
2. CONCLUSION 26030404mandrusiak.html
As the technology is growing the social media has become the [16] http://www.practicalparticipation.co.uk/yes/what/what_does_it_
routine for each and every person, peoples are seen addicted change
with these technology every day. With different fields its [17] Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Behavioral Health in
California,
impact is different on people. Social media has increased the
Source: (Lenhart, 2010) except for Online video sites (Nielsen,
quality and rate of collaboration for students. Business uses 2009) & Online gaming (McAfee, 2010)
social media to enhance an organization’s performance in
various ways such as to accomplish business objectives,
increasing annual sales of the organization. Youngsters are
seen in contact with these media daily .Social media has
various merits but it also has some demerits which affect
people negatively. False information can lead the education
system to failure, in an organization wrong advertisement will
affect the productivity, social media can abuse the society by
invading on people’s privacy, some useless blogs can
influence youth that can become violent and can take some
inappropriate actions. Use of social media is beneficial but
should be used in a limited way without getting addicted.
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