Can we blame social media for all the social evil in Kerala? Was everything perfect in our society before the advent of social media?
A presentation made at barcampkerala'12 @technopark Trivandrum
5. Present Social Scenario of Kerala
• High suicide rates
• High rate of divorces
• Alcoholism
• Family discord
• Extra marital relationships
6. Effect of Social Networking & Mobile
Phones
• Creates cover and security for undesirable
social relationships.
• Has been the source of crime and domestic
violence and divorces.
11. “I thought I could get away with whatever I
wanted to,“
"I felt that I had worked hard my entire life
and deserved to enjoy all the temptations
around me. “
“I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and
fame, I didn't have to go far to find them.”
“I was wrong. I was foolish.”
~ Tiger Woods
12. Are we living in
a More Open World ?
Or
A Closed one?
13. As TEN what can we do?
• Blame social media for all the evil ?
• Be mere spectators ?
• Evangelize social media / any technology for
the common good?
14. Beyond the 140 Mark – Moksh
Juneja incident
http://bit.ly/twriend
Twitter connects you to people who
can help
15. • @mokshjuneja (for whom kerala is as a good
as Germany ) had to make an emergency visit
to a remote village in Kerala
• Twitter friends comes to rescue
• @suddentwillight – who studied in Kerala
• @nithinkd – based in Delhi, fro Kerala
• @bijunarayan in Trivandrum
• @balukLM – accompanies to Kollam
• @ivan457