Impact of Social Networking Sites

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Harsh Gupta said:   2 years ago
Hello Everyone,

There are both positive as well as negative impacts that social networking sites have created.

Talking about the positive side, it helped all the people of the world to be reachable by anyone. We can easily share our progress, or if we want to seek help we can reach the world in a better way. We can advertise our business in a large scale also opportunity for talent acquisition is drastically enhanced as we can easily find job all over the world and the recruiters can reach their desired candidates. Platforms like LinkedIn have helped millions of job seekers.

Talking about the negative impact, social networking sites have increased the sense of comparison among people. Some people show off their lives too fabulous but in reality they are just lying to the whole world. Scrolling reels on Instagram has destroyed the academics of our youths drastically. People have two faces. They are living fake lives just to show off them better in social media. People have 1000 friends on Facebook but in reality, they are not having a single true friend. People are feeling lonely. They need some authentic person to share their thoughts, not the fake social world. According to a recent report, loneliness has become a disease in some countries.

So we have to use our wisdom wisely so that we can be prevented from the negative impact of social networking sites and can utilise the positive sides of these sites.

Thank you.
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Mayur Trivedi said:   2 years ago
Hello everyone.

Social media is like two-ended swords. nowadays there are lots of advantage as well disadvantage are also there in the advantage we can easily connect with people, and know the different kind of cultures, customs and traditions right now everything is on finger tip because of social media. Globalization is incomplete without social media.

But apart from there are many disadvantages like now the personal data is not safe and many companies are taking advantage of this this provides a huge marketplace for the e-commerce company.

So it up to person individual whether they drive the technology or driven by technology.
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RUDRA PATEL said:   2 years ago
Hello Everyone,

It has both types of impact on society,

If we talk about the positive side, It makes our daily routine easier for eg. A shopkeeper sells its product throughout the country its area and we purchase our daily used accessories without searching shop to shop.

If we talk about its negative impact, It makes people lazy, so it creates many health problems.
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DRV said:   2 years ago
Hi everyone, I take this opportunity to start the GD.

According to me, we should not just differentiate this issue as black and white. There is always a grey side of any issue.

Social Networking Sites have benefited us for a long period,

It has made it easy for us to connect with different individuals on a large scale, giving us new opportunities in the field of business, and marketing.

It helps young professionals to get in touch with recruiters when they need jobs.

Apart from its advantages, there are many loopholes in it. Social Networking Sites give cheap dopamine and make someone addicted to it. These sites are easy playing areas for scammers and they target younger audiences, they expose pictures which are not for younger audiences.

At the end, it depends on an individual how he or she wants to use it and be much more careful regarding the use of it.
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Niral said:   2 years ago
Hello everyone,

On the positive side, social media helps people stay connected with friends and family, regardless of geographical barriers. It can also provide support networks for individuals facing similar challenges, fostering a sense of community and belonging.

But it can also contribute to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The constant comparison to others' seemingly perfect lives, cyberbullying, and the pressure to maintain a certain image can negatively impact self-esteem and overall well-being.
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Sakshi said:   2 years ago
Hello Everyone,

According to my perspective, there are always two sides of these things.

First, we see the positive side that because of using social media we can easily connect with people whether they are near us or live in abroad. Also on our every problem, we get quick solutions by using social media. Basically now more things are easier in our day to day activity by using this.

But if we look in negative way so it's true there are more drawback which impacts on our life by just investing more time in scrolling other social apps, looking unusual and not useful thing on social sites. Sometimes social sites are very harmful for us when posting our personal information, photos and other things.

We conclude that it's completely up to you how to use the social networking.
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Vaishnavi said:   2 years ago
Hello everyone.

In my point of view, the impact of social media has 2 coins both positive and negative. It depends on us. How we use it. It has many benefits such as we can connect with people, we can access information from it, and also we can find job, and for businesses it will help to find their customers etc.

But if we use it in a wrong way then it will become negative to us. Such as wasting time by scrolling unnecessary reels and spreading fake news etc.

Lastly, I want to say that social media should be controlled by people not people should be controlled by social media.
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Mohan said:   2 years ago
Hi everyone,

Today, I am going to talk about the impact of social networking sites. Their impact is like a coin, having both positive and negative sides.

Firstly, the positive impacts:

By using social networking sites, we can connect with people and access information from any part of the world. For example, during times of disaster, we can find information about safety measures and safe locations through social networking sites.

Now, coming to the negative aspects:

These platforms can be a breeding ground for false information and manipulation. For example, during recent elections, a single negative comment could incite public violence and change the tide of public opinion.

To conclude: The impact of social networking sites depends on how we use them. If we use them properly by differentiating false information from the truth, they can be a great boost to our lives.
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Rupali Gajare said:   2 years ago
Hello everyone.

So, talking about social media which is becoming an important part of our life. As we know social media has many benefits if we use it correctly. We can start advertising our business, also we can search for jobs. If anything happens wrong in society people will support it by posting it on social media and giving their opinion against that.

With the positive points if people use it in the wrong way then social media can become a negative thing for them. Such as people are wasting their time on Facebook and Instagram by scrolling reels. Also, they will share their personal information so it can become dangerous for them. There is no guarantee of security so many people will face abuse and fraud problems.

Lastly, I want to say that social media should be controlled by people, not people should be controlled by social media.
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Bhoomika patel said:   2 years ago
Hello all.

Bhoomika here.

So in my point of view, social media is also about the person, how people use those apps as much as how they forget everything when they are using it, nowadays all the students and all the jobs persons have used all the things but the main point is this is necessary to do the same right, and they have both prospectives.

If positive - they will be also used in a marketing strategy, finding a job, searching the new things for communication skills, learning skills also some brands and shopholders use some type of apps for marketing so yes it will be useful, and students also using for gd in the school. In the time of corona, video calling classes and working from home are used so it's ok.

And in the negative part some people are spreading the negative personality, some people are trolling, abusing our details so both sides are there over here.

Thank you.
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