This presentation is about addiction of social networks. and how its affecting the today's generation.

1. Social Network
Addiction
Sriram Ruthiran

2. What is Social Network Addiction
• Social networking addiction is a phrase sometimes used to refer to someone
spending too much time using Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media - so
much so that it interferes with other aspects of daily life.
• Addiction usually refers to compulsive behavior that leads to negative effects. In
most addictions, people feel compelled to do certain activities so often that they
become a harmful habit, which then interferes with other important activities such
as work or school
“Logout is the
Hardest Button
To Click”

3. Why do we use social networking Websites?
• Majority of people use Facebook and Myspace to keep in touch with friends
and Family.
• Social Networking websites are also used to meet up new people all around the
world and socialize.
• Social Networking websites can be used to find our old friends by searching
their profiles over those websites.
• Social Networking websites are also used by businesses for marketing of their
products.

4. Privacy Issues of Social Media
• Providing a lot of Information:To use these sites, users have to provide
quite a lot of personal information. While this is true, many of the issues
surrounding privacy or lack of much more than the bio-data normally
required.
• Information spreads faster through a Social Network Sites than through
a real-life network. Information might be disclosed to a group of people
unexpectedly, because the digital information is easy copy able, can be
stored indefinitely and is searchable.
• Social Network sites have financial incentives to generate revenue from
the information users upload. The company uses information from users
profile, create their marketing profiles and serve them with targeted ads,
leaving users vulnerable to harms.

5. Disadvantages of Social Media Addiction on Social Life
• It can be a barrier between social and personal relationships
• It can hamper the confidence of an individual in real world
• It enables the individuals to commit crimes online
• It will affect your studies and personal life

6. Health Issues Caused by SocialMedia
• Sleep : Using a laptop, cell phone, or iPad late at night can seriously mess
with your sleep patterns and habits, potentially leaving you with a sleep
disorder. Late night use is also associated with stress and depressive
symptoms.
• Depression : A Swedish study found that participants who felt the need to
have their cell phones constantly accessible were more likely to report
depressive mental health symptoms.
• Isolation : Related to FOMO, excessive technology use can lead to feelings
of isolation or the eventual isolation of a person due to so much time spent
with technology as opposed to making real connections aka human
friends.
• Eating Disorder : It causes imbalance of diet and irregular eating habits

7. Social Media Addiction on Workplace/Education
• Employer--employee relationship can be affected by reducing the interest of
employees at work
• Business productivity can decrease due to lack of motivation to work
• It can affect your education by diverting your attention towards virtual world
rather than studies
• Students who get involved in activities on social media sites while studying result
in reduction in their focus of attention. This causes reduction in their academic
performance, and concentration to study well.

8. The Impact of Social Media on Children's
• Using social media Web sites is among the most common activity of today's
children and adolescents. Any Web site that allows social interaction is
considered a social media site, including social networking sites such as
Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter; gaming sites and virtual worlds such as Club
Penguin, Second Life, and the Sims; video sites such as YouTube; and blogs.
• Such sites offer today's youth a portal for entertainment and communication and
have grown exponentially in recent years. For this reason, it is important that
parents become aware of the nature of social media sites, given that not all of
them are healthy environments for children and adolescents. Pediatricians are in
a unique position to help families understand these sites and to encourage
healthy use and urge parents to monitor for potential problems with
cyberbullying, “Facebook depression,” sexting, and exposure to inappropriate
content.

9. Usage of Social Media at Workplace
• According to above graph, it is evident that social media is being used more for
personal purposes at work place

10. Woman, 32, Dead in Head on Crash Seconds After Facebook
Source: dailymail.co.uk Post
A 32-year-old North Carolina woman is dead after
slamming her car head-on into a truck while posting
selfies and a Facebook update about how happy
she was while listening to a Pharrel song. The last
words Sanford shared with her friends? ‘The happy
song makes me HAPPY’

13. Conclusion
• Social media addiction will rise in future
• More networking websites like Facebook, and YouTube will develop in future
• Internet users will increase in future because it will be much cheaper and
accessible
• There’s nothing wrong with being obsessed with interacting with other
humans. Just don’t lose sight of the real world around you.