SOCIAL MEDIA

RAKSHITHA 5A
WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?
• Social media is a term for the online platforms that people use to connect with others,
share media content, and form social networks like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Tumblr,
Instagram, Pinterest , Skype,YouTube.
• Online multiplayer games, like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Clash of Clans and The
Sims are also becoming important social media spaces and gaming chat sites are also popular
ways for children and teenagers to connect with others who share their particular gaming
interests.
• Using social media means uploading and sharing content. This includes:
• creating online profiles
• posting comments or chatting
• uploading photos and videos
• sharing links
• tagging photos and content
• creating and sharing game modifications
• remixing or changing existing content and sharing it.
• Social media platforms and functionality are always changing so it’s a good idea to keep up to
date with the social media

• Social Media has both Negative and Positive effects on children and adults equally.
• Social media is a fantastic tool for networking, communications, awareness raising and
marketing. We use it widely and we promote it to all of our clients and students. However,
even social media has a risky side, with fake profiles sometimes being used to gather personal
data and business information
 USING SOCIAL MEDIA WISELY
• Here are some top tips for safe social media use:
• Be careful who you friend - don’t automatically trust friend requests from strangers
• Be careful what you post - remember that almost anything you post can be re-posted
• Avoid ideology unless you plan to be active in the public domain
• Manage your profile - only include the things you really want others to know
• Consider your security settings thoughtfully - what controls will you put in place?
• Think before posting images - do you want your relatives or employer to see them?
• Think before tagging others - do they want to be tagged online?
• Don’t trust every link you see - some can take you to infected sites
RISKS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING

• cyberbullying.
• not protecting their own privacy.
• sharing information with people they don't know or trust.
• losing control over where a photo or video has been shared.
• identity theft.
• seeing offensive images and messages.
• meeting people in real life who they only know online
BENEFITS OF SOCIAL MEDIA

• 1. LEARNING & NETWORKING

• 2. FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION
• 3. EXPERIENCE GLOBAL EXPOSURE
• 4. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• 5. SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
CONCLUSION
Social media has become one of the biggest platform ever in history.It has
changed so many things. Earlier people used to read the newspaper in the
morning, but now everyone looks into their social media accounts for updates.
People’s lifestyle is changing because of the evolution of social media.
Consequently, everyone is almost an addict to social media in one or the other
way. Above all, it is a wonderful place to interact with friends and peers. But if
the same thing is used in a wrong way then it becomes very disastrous. Hence,
we should use social media up to a limited extent but not beyond that. In this
article, we have discussed only about the top 5 benefits of social media for
students, but social media is useful to students in many ways