SOCIAL WEBSITES

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 INTRODUCTION 
• Internet is considered as a part of our life in
today’s world. Through internet, people can
interact with another person from anywhere in
the world. There are no divisional and setbacks
to prevent people from interacting. Social
websites are very popular nowadays especially
within teenagers. Millions of users incorporate
these sites into their daily lives by checking their
profile several times a day and getting updates
from friends and families time to time. Almost
all the online users are members of either one or
more social websites. In my own words, I would
describe these sites as an
 INTRODUCTION 
online utility that enables users to communicate
actively with other members and friends by
allowing individuals to set up an account and
describing his/her own interests. Once the account
is created, users are then able to post personal
information including photographs, videos and
blog entries in their account. The way user
interacts with other person depends on features
that each social websites offer. Some of those
features include instant messaging, video calling,
chatting, emails, blogging, group discussions, file
sharing and so on.
 INTRODUCTION 
• As socially inclined creatures, human beings have
embraced technology that connects us with others.
Every year, there is an increasing number of people
signing up for and using social media. While
there weren’t even a billion people using
social media back in 2010, the number exceeded more
than 2 billion within just five years.
• In 2019, there were around 2.77 billion people using
social media. And, with smartphones and internet
connectivity becoming cheaper and easier to access,
we should expect to see these numbers grow even
higher. By 2021, more than 3 billion people will be
using social media.
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• Facebook
• Facebook is currently the largest social media site in the world.
With 2.45 billion monthly active users , it’s safe to say that nearly every
social media user is on Facebook. So it’s an excellent platform for
brands to market their products to a huge audience. Users can share text
posts, links, images, and videos with their Facebook friends. They can
follow famous people and pages and react to people’s posts on the
platform. Brands can also promote their products using paid ads on
Facebook.
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• Instagram
• Instagram is one of the fastest-growing social networking platforms. While it
is mostly app-based, users can also access their feed through the website
version. In June 2018, it finally reached 1 billion monthly active
users. Instagram is a highly visual platform, where users share videos and
images. It is very popular among the younger generations. According
to Statista, 32% of users are aged between 18 and 24 and 33% are aged
between 25 and 34. 
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• Twitter
• Twitter is a platform that lets users stay on top of trending topics and
engage in relevant conversations. In 2019, the platform had over 330
million monthly active users. While it doesn’t have as many users as
other top social media sites, it does have a highly engaged user base.
Twitter users send out at least 500 million tweets per day on average.
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• WhatsApp
• WhatsApp is a messaging app that lets users share text messages,
images, voice notes, audio files, documents, and videos. It has grown
exponentially over the years and had about 2 billion monthly users as
of March 2020. Along with its growing user base, the platform has
also introduced many new features to make interactions easier among
users.
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• While users could only make one-on-one calls before, it now has a
group calling feature. They also introduced a WhatsApp Status feature
that allowed users to update photo, video, and text statuses that
disappeared after 24 hours. As of Q1 of 2019, 500 million users
were updating their WhatsApp Statuses daily.
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• Snapchat
• Snapchat is another highly visual social media platform that’s popular
among the younger generation. Users can send snaps to each other
and update 24-hour Statuses just like on WhatsApp and Instagram. In
Q1 of 2020, it had 109 million daily active users who are highly
active on the platform.
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• YouTube
• YouTube is the largest video-sharing social media site in the world. It
lets users upload videos on the platform, view videos from other
users, and interact with them. In 2019, it had an average of 2
billion monthly active users. YouTube users spend an average of
11 minutes watching videos on the platform.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING
SOCIAL WEBSITES 
Advantages  Disadvantages 
connectivity: The first and main Cyberbullying: Since anyone can
advantage of the social media is create a fake account and do anything
connectivity. People from anywhere without being traced, it has become
can connect with anyone.  quite easy for anyone to bully on the
Internet. 
Education: Social media has a lot Hacking: Personal data and privacy
of benefits for the students and can easily be hacked and shared on
teachers. It is very easy to educate the Internet. 
from others who are experts 
Help: user can share issues with the Addiction: The addictive part of the
community to get help and social media is very bad and can
giddiness.  disturb personal lives as well. 
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING
SOCIAL WEBSITES 
Information and Updates: The Fraud and Scams:  individuals can 
main advantage of the social media scam and commit fraud through the
is that user update himself from the social media. 
latest happenings around in the
world. 
Noble Cause: Social media can also Health Issues: The excess usage of
be used for the noble causes. For social media can also have a negative
example, to promote an NGO  impact on the health. 
Promotion: Whether one has an Glamorize Drugs and Alcohol: One
offline business or online, he can of the disadvantages of the social
promote his business to the largest media is that people start to follow
audience.  others who are wealthy or drug
addicted and share their views and
videos on the web. 
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