Here is a movie highlighting the impacts of social media in our lives:
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Sunday, 20 July 2014
Negative Impacts
The following are some of the negative impacts of Social Media:
1) Distraction for students:
Social Media, if not used correctly, can become a distraction for students. They spend more of their time chatting and doing other activities. This can become a distraction even when they are not using it. There minds don't isolate from the urge of going online. This can affect their daily routine and studies.
2) Fraud and Theft
Cyber Media can prove out to be a medium for fraudulent minds. Every year, millions of people are affected by cyber thefts. Attackers send spam mails through which they claim one's account, identity and even credit card numbers!
A man can lose crores just by a single click on spam e-mails. Fraud can be directly or indirectly done through cyber media, either by forcing to do a financial job.
3) No life
There is a LONELY CONNECTIVITY among people through computers. It is more common in teenagers. People are connected to the world, but the loose their social skills and talking in public.
1) Distraction for students:
Social Media, if not used correctly, can become a distraction for students. They spend more of their time chatting and doing other activities. This can become a distraction even when they are not using it. There minds don't isolate from the urge of going online. This can affect their daily routine and studies.
2) Fraud and Theft
Cyber Media can prove out to be a medium for fraudulent minds. Every year, millions of people are affected by cyber thefts. Attackers send spam mails through which they claim one's account, identity and even credit card numbers!
A man can lose crores just by a single click on spam e-mails. Fraud can be directly or indirectly done through cyber media, either by forcing to do a financial job.
3) No life
There is a LONELY CONNECTIVITY among people through computers. It is more common in teenagers. People are connected to the world, but the loose their social skills and talking in public.
Positive Impacts
The following are some of the positive impacts of Social Media:
1) Helps Students in the classroom and their work:
Students can complete their pending work or discuss other matters and class work. It can be useful for debating the important aspects of one's life. Students can participate in questions and online group activities which can enhance their knowledge and the come to know more about the real world outside.
2) Creates Awareness
Social Media helps create awareness in many ways. People join health groups on social networking websites and become aware of how to keep their body fit. Many political leaders, like Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, are active on social networking websites which helps them to share their thoughts, ideas and political matters and boost their political party.
People tend to spend more time on social networking websites rather than reading newspapers. Pages can post news which can appear in the news feed and people can be aware of the hot topics of the day just by scrolling down.
3) Boosts marketing and provides platform for advertisements:
Social Media can be a great source to show advertisements, people readily check their news feed and can be easily attracted with advertisements through such websites.
Social Media provides an interactive method of marketing. People can participate in competitions online and win their goods. They can also get demo through such websites. Moreover, people can easily send complaints, queries and suggestions to the manufacturers.
1) Helps Students in the classroom and their work:
Students can complete their pending work or discuss other matters and class work. It can be useful for debating the important aspects of one's life. Students can participate in questions and online group activities which can enhance their knowledge and the come to know more about the real world outside.
2) Creates Awareness
Social Media helps create awareness in many ways. People join health groups on social networking websites and become aware of how to keep their body fit. Many political leaders, like Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, are active on social networking websites which helps them to share their thoughts, ideas and political matters and boost their political party.
People tend to spend more time on social networking websites rather than reading newspapers. Pages can post news which can appear in the news feed and people can be aware of the hot topics of the day just by scrolling down.
3) Boosts marketing and provides platform for advertisements:
Social Media can be a great source to show advertisements, people readily check their news feed and can be easily attracted with advertisements through such websites.
Social Media provides an interactive method of marketing. People can participate in competitions online and win their goods. They can also get demo through such websites. Moreover, people can easily send complaints, queries and suggestions to the manufacturers.
Social, or Cyber Media, Media has changed our daily lives, friends can connect anywhere and anytime. With the enhancement of technology almost everything changes - the way we eat, the way we talk, the way we travel, each and every thing. Thoughts and ideas of the community have changed radically.
What hasn't changed with technology? Exactly everything is dependent on technology.
Microwaves - how fast have they replaced Stoves. Let it be cakes and deserts or dinner and snacks, everything has changed.
Smartphones - how fast have they replaced telephones and land lines. It has become a computer with telephone, or we can say, telephone with computer. Smartphone features are not limited to making calls.
SUVs and Cars - how fast have they replaced ordinary cycles. GPRS, GPS, Automatic Sensor and gears, security system, what hasn't changed?
But, the major change in technology is brought about by Cyber Media!
What hasn't changed with technology? Exactly everything is dependent on technology.
Microwaves - how fast have they replaced Stoves. Let it be cakes and deserts or dinner and snacks, everything has changed.
Smartphones - how fast have they replaced telephones and land lines. It has become a computer with telephone, or we can say, telephone with computer. Smartphone features are not limited to making calls.
SUVs and Cars - how fast have they replaced ordinary cycles. GPRS, GPS, Automatic Sensor and gears, security system, what hasn't changed?
But, the major change in technology is brought about by Cyber Media!
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