Impact of Social Networking Sites

Social media sites are made for connecting people to their friends and relatives over the internet. Social media is good for making connections, news, and job updates. Although social media is addictive in nature, using social media for a long time can ruin mental health,and also it affects consistency in doing any work. Social media platforms could be used for study and for working professionals ,and also it could be used for entertainment purposes, but neutral use of social sites will maintain positive aspects of social media.

Hello everyone, I am Santosh Mishra. Social media has both good and bad impacts on our society. By using this, we can upgrade ourselves if we use it positively, because now our world is controlled by technology.

So, according to me, by use the social media is the best option for us, and if you think about its disadvantages, listen to everything that exists in the world has pros and cons. As a citizern we have to use social media to upgrade ourselves.

Thank You.

Good morning to all the panel members. My name is Shanaya, and I would like to start the group discussion, so the topic given to us for the GD is the impact of social media sites.

This topic is of current relevance in my opinion, social media really plays an important role in our daily lives and is responsible for shaping a lot of younger minds. Since the emergence of social media through Instagram, Facebook, youtube, etc there has been alarming growth in the technology field. Like any other thing, it has its own pros and cons.

Talking about the brighter side of social media, I feel it's really relevant in connecting people all around the world within a single tap. It helps in understanding social issues. Government schemes, current trends and people's reactions to those issues, social media creates a platform where people sharing the same ideology connect together and form a community.

Apart from that, social media is actively used by small brands and startups for showcasing their work and talent and gaining customers through it. It also serves as an earning aid for content creators through paid promotion of a certain product, through review and also to show their talents.

Telegram and YouTube, which are widely used social networking app used by students to get access to online courses, educational content, mentors and students for free. All these are pioneers for the development of an individual and have a broader aspect of understanding.

LinkedIn, which is the most used platform for people seeking job opportunity our trying to create a good chain or contact with people who work in different companies, freshers use this as a tool get to know about the job vacancies and recruitment process.

During the global pandemic in the year 2020, people actively used social media as the only form of connecting with people.

As the younger generation tends to use social media more than newspapers and articles, informational videos and reels help them to understand the current scenario of their country or their area at ease.

It's really a powerful tool for spreading awareness and ideas.

Even though it has so many positive facts, we cannot deny that certain factors like doom scrolling through these sites and using it for entertainment purposes rather than for something beneficial wastes our time and distract people from their work and decrease their efficiency, as social media addiction has become a real issue.

Excessive use or dependency on those sites lowers out self esteem, increases tension, anxiety, depression and constant comparison with what we see on social media.

Also, cyberbullying and cybercrime are also a potential threat that we are facing today, as all our information is present on social media, which could be accessed by hackers, who could be easily used for any purpose include blackmail, so we always stay at the verge of risk of our data being leaked.

So. I would like to conclude this by saying that the impact of social media on us highly depends on how we use this tool, as it has its own perks in the development of educational, content creation, social awareness, business, entertainment and professional career.

And instead of wasting time on unnecessary content if we use it for our growth, development and knowing about various aspects of the world, then no doubt there would be no other alternative to replace it.

Yes, in my point of view, social media is impacting every thought.

I'll explain this with one point i.e, if you are willing to purchase one particular product, you will go through the review given by the promoters.
Even if you don't know anything about the products, you saw the ads or promotional videos on TV or some other social media application.
You will be influenced by those videos, and you are willing to buy those products.
Here, we can easily get to know how a person easily changes their own thoughts.
Decision. And how one video let them to change their own thoughts even if it is fake or true.
So, we have to be more aware of these social networking sites, not everything is true, even not always fake.
I can conclude this with one line:" Don't judge the book by its cover".
You have to think and read in depth.
Thanks all.

I am discussing the impact of Social Networking Sites.

In my opinion, social media has become a powerful part of our daily lives, and it has both advantages and disadvantages.

Talking about the positive side, social networking sites have made communication extremely easy. We can stay connected with friends, family, and communities across the world. Students get access to educational content, online courses, and study groups, which help in learning.

Platforms like LinkedIn provide career opportunities and help in professional networking. Social media also plays a great role in spreading awareness about social issues, emergencies, and government schemes. It has also become a strong marketing platform for small businesses and startups.

However, there are some negative impacts as well. Many people get addicted to social media, which reduces productivity and affects their studies or work. Mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem are increasing due to comparison and cyberbullying. Privacy is also a major concern because personal information can be misused or hacked. Fake news spreads very quickly, which can mislead people and create conflicts in society.

So, to conclude, social networking sites are neither completely good nor bad; the impact depends on how we use them. If we use social media responsibly for learning, growth, and positive communication, it can be a great tool. But if we use it excessively or without awareness, it can harm our mental health, relationships, and productivity. Therefore, balance and mindful usage are very important.

Today's world all're connected by social media globally. We're all engaged with social media day-to-day life. Social networking sites are contains pros (positive) and cons (negative) influencing in their life. Social Networking is a great and vital in current revulsion of Technology. After Covid only all social media, e-commerce are gone peek, reason of covid pandemic and peoples are fully engaged with mobile phones and personal computers. In my perspective of thoughts shared in below,

Pros of Social Networking:

- We can communicate, learn something from anywhere with anyone for guidance as like mentors.

- Nowadays, mostly using the social media to education and as well as developing the skills without investing the money. We can use it anywhere and freely.

- Professionally all are building the connections in LinkedIn for reaching out HR and Co-learner's and Founders as well Investors, Entrepreneurs. We can easily get the knowledge from experienced peoples.

- YouTube is playing major role in globally for teaching, earning money and sharing thought, advertising their brands, etc.

- We can easily get all resources in one place that is social media.

Cons of Social Networking:

- Most of the persons are easily get addict to watching unwanted videos, scrolling and wasting the valuable time. Remember we can't recycle the wasted time.

- Before using we have the clarity about why we're using and what is the purpose!

- Childs are easily addicted to scroll the videos.

- Our data wasn't secured and can easily misuse us credentials.

- Be aware of social media while using, before that we know how to use!

- Spams and fake news and cyber threats and attacks are happening in social media.

In today's world, social media is crucial for day-to-day life. It helps to connect people across the globe. Like many things, this also has pros and cons. Talking about pros:

1. We can get any news and information from anywhere across the globe.
2. It helps to connect with the people we love who are living far away.
3. Many people made a career out of social media from professions like digital marketing, content creation, etc.
4. It enables us to access information easily so that we can make informed decisions.

About cons:

1. Many people use it to spread anarchy by spreading misinformation and disinformation.
2. Due to the social media risk of privacy.
3. It helps in connecting people but also disconnects people, like if some people are sitting in a room the instead of talking to each other, they scroll social media endlessly.
4. Many people spend a large time scrolling endlessly and spend time unproductively.

Hello, good evening, everyone.

My name is Nova, and I can share my life experiences. In my 6 class, that does not have a mobile.
And I don't use the internet, including YouTube and Instagram.
But that I have a lot of happiness and a peaceful life, only going to school and playing games with my friends, and only entertainment and chill, but once I come home, I lose my happiness and also games.
I lost my peacefulness only addiction to phone, YouTube and Instagram, etc.
I can observe that social media has two sides: are there is one positive side and one negative side. I can observe some positive aspects and natives are there.

Impacts of social networking sites. I totally agree with all of you present here, like everyone said, social media is helping us in a positive and also impacts us in a negative way. Social networking, which includes social media sites, networking platforms, like for banking for news spreading, etc, but if you say in a positive way. I want to you to pay attention towards cybercrime. Nowadays, Cybercrime is one of the threats to social media. Cyber attacks is spreading nowadays it only use social media together information about someone and to miss you eat for blackmail that person. So as we said, social media is used for representing us is also used for collecting information about others. In conclusion, I want to stand on this point that social media, on the other hand, has for positive and negative uses.

We are here to discuss the impact of social media. Like every topic, social media has also pros and cons. Let me start with the pros.

Social media nowadays are creating many opportunities for people. Take the case of students. To get a pocket money or passive income, students nowadays choose content creation and posting it on social media and monetising their content. Business people are using it to create a network. Some people are creating their own personal brand through social media.

So many people are doomscrolling and wasting their time on unnecessary apps. This is the largest con of social media.

On one side, people are using it to generate income and on the other side, some people are using the same thing for no purpose. If we are using it for a good purpose, i.e to gain knowledge, to build our brand, to create a network, to share information, to communicate, then social media is something one cannot replace because of the wide opportunities it is giving. I forgot to say, social media has become a powerful platform for people to voice their opinions and react to various issues happening in society.