Impact of Social Networking Sites

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Rahul said:   1 year ago
Hi to all, Social networking is growing in fast way, and it has also been showing its prowess with its advantages, yet it does come with some disadvantages. It has huge potential, yet with flaws, it has helped and grown with us. As we grew up, the essence of this industry has played a huge role, from just connecting with friends to connecting your colleagues and also connecting with new people.

The best example is Linked In, the Adult version of Instagram with formalities.

There is no such way to not use it now, as people might think you are not knowledgeable enough to understand, in some way bullying to join these platforms, and it is nothing but a hole with no end to it.

It is best to stay within limits and know when, where and why to use it, as well as where it may help.

Using it wisely would help us with not falling into that hole For some, it is all advantages, yes but not for others who have not entered into this territory.
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Bhairavi D. said:   7 years ago
Hello Everyone.

Main initiative behind the social networking sites was to connect the people living in different cities, gaining information about various events taking place around the world. Social networking sites allow people to communicate with others, to get info about the things around them. Nowadays, people have stared creating groups that encourage others to take up different activites, guiding them to prepare for various competitive examinations and what not.

However, each coin has two sides. Simlilarly, with the increasing use of technology, the impact of social sites has taken a turn. People spend much of their time in surfing these social networking sites, which in turn increases the strain on their eye's sometimes leading to eye damage and other eye related problems.

Thus, I would like to conclude by saying that using social networking sites in right direct will definately have a positive impact on us.
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Pandey Dilip said:   3 years ago
Social media is a tool me. With an eg. I can make understand my point, for eg we have a knife a housewife will use it in the kitchen to cut vegetables and fruits and it will be utilised in our day-to-day life to make things work easier, but that same knife is used in campaign, that knife is also used by army solider or commandos and many police officer to protect or kill their enemies, so like this way social media is a tool you can use it for entertainment purposes or you can use it for making money, for marketing and many more.

As per me, there is nothing good and bad but how you use what is your intention for using the tool described and whether it is good or bad for you and society?

As social media is a platform where we can connect to millions of people one single bad influence can affect many other's. But if we use it in the correct way it brings positive effects on May other people connected to social media.
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Shalini said:   7 months ago
Hello everyone, my name is Shalini.

Now, I would like to tell about the topic which I assigned my topic is social media and its impact everyone knows every coin has two face first is advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

Social media and networking processes are used in the whole world for marketing purposes with the help of the networking process we extend your business online and also used in online shopping and online payment it also plays in the field of education we can see many students take her classes in online and fulfil his dreams and we can get information of world in form of news it's increasing your knowledge and improve your communication skills and can connect anywhere anytime with other disadvantage nowadays, we can see people are used in bad manners online flatform its increasing crime and terrorism attack and also face health conditions in the time of online people have no time to his family.
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Gopi said:   2 years ago
Your statement highlights both the advantages and disadvantages of social media.

Advantages include the ability to connect people worldwide, facilitating easy communication. Social media platforms also serve as valuable tools for learning, providing access to educational content that can benefit students and contribute to knowledge acquisition. When used appropriately, social media becomes a valuable resource for information and communication.

On the flip side, social media has its drawbacks. One significant disadvantage is the prevalence of inappropriate content, such as adult videos, which can influence individuals to make poor decisions.

In conclusion, social media offers a dual nature with both advantages and disadvantages. It ultimately depends on how individuals choose to use these platforms. Encouraging responsible and mindful usage can help people harness the benefits while minimizing the negative impact.
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Nishant said:   2 years ago
Hello everyone.

I am Nishant.

In my opinion, social media is not only for making new friends or connecting with family or relatives it is far beyond that. In every aspect of life, it will help you whether you are a student, working professional or businessman. There is an abundance of resources social media provide us which will help us to enhance our skills or career. If you are a student you can interact with your seniors and easily find mentors who will guide you throughout the journey. You will find various business case studies that will help your business to grow. We can do advertisements at no cost with the help of social media and there are various big companies that already follow this strategy.

But before using any tool it is very important to know the actual purpose of that tool.

There is no sense in using social media just for entertainment purposes. So it's all up to us how we run these platforms.
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Chandan Kumar said:   2 months ago
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.
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Akash vishwakarma said:   3 years ago
The impact of social networking sites is a topic of debate with both positive and negative aspects.

Advantages:

1. Social networking connects people around the world, making communication easier and promoting understanding.
2. Online shopping, ticket booking, and other conveniences make life easier.
3. Social media provides a wealth of knowledge, especially through platforms like YouTube.

Disadvantages:

1. Children can spend too much time on social media, affecting their mental and physical health and studies.
2. Scams and viruses can compromise personal information on spam websites.
3. Misinformation and cyberbullying are prevalent on social media and can lead to distrust in traditional news sources.
4. Overall, using social networking sites depends on how they are utilized by individuals and families. Social media can bring people together, but it must be used responsibly to avoid negative consequences.
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Abby said:   2 years ago
I believe that social media does help a lot in connecting people. There are many of news which we get to know only through social media. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram have proved to be great sites for connecting people.

Take for example the Israel and Palestine war. As we know there was a lot of destruction happening in both countries and how we got to know that was through social media itself. Furthermore, many people started funding and donations for both parties through social media to help them.

Another example can be people putting dogs or other pets up for adoption if they are not able to find a good home for them in the locality. This reduces the chances of the animals suffering. In this way also social media helped connect people.

Therefore to conclude all that has been stated above, yes social media does play a very prominent role in connecting people and will continue to do so in the future.
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Mayur Singhal said:   7 years ago
The social media has both advantages and disadvantage like every coin has both the side so its one's perspective to see the which side they are taking as we know the motto of this side are to connect the whole world and these sites are doing it very nicely as now a day we are not far away from anyone we can talk to anyone no matter where they are so Social networking sites are helping us to get connected to the whole world and also it helps in spreading awareness of the issues which are going on on the different corner of the world but some people are taking it otherwise or we say using it in wrong way, they are trying to spread the fake news like the case of one terrorist in Kashmir who use these sites to manipulate the people of Kashmir.

So now I conclude with the notes that it has some demerits but the merits are more so we can conclude that social networking sites have a good impact on our societies.
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