Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have become very popular but also come with some disadvantages. They can be addictive and cause users to spend hours online rather than focusing on work, school, or real-world socializing. This overuse of social media can negatively impact users' mental and physical health, concentration and motivation, and communication skills. Cyberbullying is also a risk, and the excessive use of social media by youth replaces time that could be spent on other activities. While social networks can help people connect, they require responsible use to avoid harmful effects.

3. SOME common types of social
networking sites:-

4. What is social networking?

6. – YAHOO Revenue-
US$04.98 billion (2012)
– LINKED IN
Revenue- US$161.4 million
(2010)
– FACEBOOK
Revenue- US$800 million
– TWITTER
Revenue- US$140 million (2010)

7. Disadvantages:-

8. College and university students as well as
teens use it extensively to get global
access. These social networking sites
have become a raging craze for everyone
nowadays.
Social-networking sites prove more of a
distraction than a useful tool. The
EMOTIONAL EFFECT of friend requests
and unimportant news feeds on sites like
Facebook eat up valuable time that could
be spent solidifying contacts in person.
unfortunately in using social networking/
media we have forgotten all preventive
measures. because we have addicted
them, so disadvantages ratio is increasing
rapidly compared to advantages.

9. ADDICTION
• . The most common
disadvantage of social
networking sites is
addiction. Often users of
these sites get addicted to
it. They spend hours using
these sites and it harms
their performance in other
fields. It causes mental
health problems and
sometimes it harms their
body too. Sometimes users
provide their personal

10. CONCENTRATION

11. • Multitasking
• Students linked to
activities on SNS
while studying
concentrate less.
• Time wastage
• Students while
searching on net get
attracted to social
media sites and get
distracted from their
work , leading to time
wastage.

12. • Loss of motivation
in students
• The student’s
motivational level
reduces due to the
use of these social
networking sites.
They rely on the
virtual environment
instead of gaining
practical knowledge
from the real world.
• Reduced learning and
research capabilities
• Students have started
relying more on the
information accessible
easily on these social
networking sites and the
web. This reduces their
learning and research

13. • Effect on health
• The excessive use of
these sites affect the
mental as well
as physical health.
• They take excessive
amount of coffee or tea
to remain active and
focused which effects
negatively on their
health.
• Reduction in real human
contact
• The more time the students
spend on social media sites,
the less time they will spend
socializing in person with
others. This reduces their
communication skills. The
employers are getting more
and more unsatisfied with
the communication skills of the
fresh graduates due to this
reason. The effective
communication skills are key
to success in the real world.

14. Cyber bullying
1) WHATIS IT?
2) Personal terrorization.
3) Threatening messages.
4) Impersonation.
5) Exclusion.
6) Personal humiliation.
i. HOWCYBERBULLIED
FEEL-
ii. They Feel sad.
iii. They become
depressed
iv. They become
lonely.

15. FACT FILE
• "It has become exceedingly obvious that our
technology has exceeded our humanity."
-Albert Einstein
• The total amount of media use by youth ages 8 to
18 averages 6-plus hours a day—more than any
other activity.
• The amount of use has increased significantly, up
from 4-plus hours in the last five years.
• Eighty percent of adolescents possess at least one
form of media access.
• There is extensive multi-tasking associated with
media use (

17. Rakshit TandonConusltant - Internet and Mobile Association of India
Main Resource Speaker for Safe Surfing Campaign Promoted by NIXI ( National Internet
Exchange of India) Addressed more than 1000 schools in 59 cities and 14 states of the
nation. Advisor- Cyber Complaint Redressal Cell, Uttar Pradesh Police, Agra. .
Rakshit Tandon

18. Rakshit Tandon told one very
important thing to the world:
VIRTUAL WORLD:
IT’S NOT A GAME,
IT’S YOUR LIFE
STAY SAFE!

20. CONCLUSION
• We can see clearly that social
networking sites are advantageous
only if they are used wisely. Using
these sites would be helpful, if users do
not spend time there unnecessarily.
Wise members never provide personal
information to strangers. Use of a tool
depends on users. A doctor can
operate with a knife and a murderer can
kill a person with the same knife.