Social Media

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Pooja sigdel
Mr. Manoj Shrestha Rollno:23
Subject: Computer
Shift:Day (BBA)
 CONTENTS
❖ What is social media ?
❖ What kinds of social media are there?
❖ Popular Social Media Tools & Websites
❖ Founders of popular social media websites.
❖ Social media users statistics 2019.
❖ Interesting Facts on Social Media
❖ Some more Facts
❖ Uses of Social Media
❖ What is Social Media Like Today?
❖ Negative Effects
❖ Positive Effects
❖ Conclusion
❖ References
 WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA ?
❖ Social media refers to interaction among people in which they
create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual
communities and networks.[1]
❖ “Social” – refers to instinctual needs humans have to connect
with other humans
❖ “Media” – what we use to make connections with other
humans
❖ “Social Media” – Media used for social interaction
WHAT KINDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ARE
THERE?
● Blogs/Microblogs
● Collaborative Projects
● Content Communities
● Social Networking
● Virtual Worlds
 POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA
TOOLS ANDWEBSITES
❖ Whatsapp
❖ Twitter
❖ Facebook
❖ Instagram
❖ Youtube
❖ Google+
❖ Pinterest
❖ Blogging Platforms [Tumblr, Blogger]
FOUNDERS OF POPULAR
SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSTIES.

➢ Facebook. (Mark Zuckerberg)

➢ Google. (Larry Page & Sergey Brin)
➢ Whatsapp. (Jan Koum & Brian Acton)
➢ Instagram. (Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger)
➢ Youtube. (Chad Hurley , Steve Chen & Jawed Karim)
➢ Twitter. (Evan Williams , Jack Dorsey , Noah Glass & Biz
Stone)
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
STATISTICS 2019
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❑ Facebook 1.6 Billion
❑ Youtube 1 Billion
❑ Google+ 440 Million
❑ Instagram 430 Million
❑ Linkedin 429 Million
❑ Twitter 325 Million
❑ Tumblr 230 Million
❑ Pinterest 110 Million
 INTERESTING FACTS ON
SOCIAL MEDIAS
❖3.5 billion social media users worldwide.
❖Facebook is the most popular social media platform.
❖90.4% of Millennials, 77.5% of Generation X, and 48.2% of
Baby Boomers are active social media users.
❖Users spend an average of 3 hours per day on social networks and
messaging.
❖54% of social browsers use social media to research products.
❖49% of consumers depend on influencer recommendations on
social media.
❖500 million daily active Instagram stories are uploaded
worldwide.
❖91% of all social media users access social channels via mobile.
 SOME MORE FACTS
• Nepal has about 1 million Internet users, on an average, Nepali
web users spend 1 hour and 26 minutes online each day.
• 800,000 users experience Internet on their smart phones and
this number is expected to grow to 1.2 million by 2021.
• Age group of 15-24 are the highest number of social media
users, on an average Facebook is visited atleast thrice a day.
• 67 percent of the teenagers are friends with strangers!!
• Cases of Cyber bullying, Fake Profiles are increased in a huge
number.
• Thoughts of the youth are being manipulated with increase in
use of websites.
 USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Individual Level: Organizational Level:
 WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA LIKE TODAY?

❑ Blog: Tumblr
❑ Microblog: Twitter
❑ Content Communities: Youtube
❑ Social Networks: Facebook
❑ Virtual Worlds: World of
Warcraft
 NEGATIVE EFFECTS
• Teens who use Facebook more may have psychological
disorders, including antisocial behaviors, mania and aggressive
tendencies.
• Can be Distractive. People check Facebook/Whatsapp very
frequently.
• The Desire to Compare: We compare ourselves to others in
terms of looks, travelled destinations, shopping sprees, friends
and so on.
• Radiation: Phone calls, internet over phone, even idle phone
has a lot of radiation around it.
• Eye Problems: Prolonged use of display screens may weaken
eye sight.
 NEGATIVE EFFECTS
(CONTINUED)

➢Addiction: Internet shopping, online chatting can be

addictive.
➢Effect on health: Sitting all day in front of
laptops/computers may disturb body metabolism.

➢Reduction in physical activities.

 POSITIVE EFFECTS
• Helps in conversation around the world.
• Data, information can be exchanged easily.
• Money over SMS can be saved by using whatsapp.
• Information can be directly sent to large number of people
easily.

• Helps in avoiding boredom.

• A local businessperson may expand his business over websites.
 POSITIVE EFFECTS
(CONTINUED)
• Helps in making friends and meeting new people.

• Helps in seeking new job offers.

 CONCLUSION
The use of social media aims to improve public
perception, but is also detrimental in some aspects.
Social media changed our life so much. Our life became
more convenient because social media is a very useful
tool for us in 21st century, it could help us to improve our
life. However, we have to aware of how we use them. If
we could use the social media smartly, having social
media will become a good change for us.
 REFERENCES
1. Reference 1 : www.internetlivestats.com

2. Reference 2 : www.wikipedia.com

3. Reference 3 : www.twittistaan.com

4. Reference 4 : www.techjuice.com
THANK YOU.