3. About the Power of
Social Media
Social media:
Tell me something about Social Media…
“Social media is a collective term for websites and
applications that focus on communication,
community-based input, interaction, content-
sharing and collaboration.”
Basically, people use social media to stay in
touch and interact with friends, family and
various communities.
4. About the Power of
Social Media
The Power of Social Media is the ability to
connect and share information with anyone on
Earth, or with many people simultaneously.
The true power of social media is influence. Social
media provides an avenue for companies to not only
engage with customers, but also influence them with
the right content that helps them make a decision.
There are nearly
3.5billion active social
media users, and every
6.4 seconds a new
account has been
created.
6. ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Educational Purpose
Using social media networks in educational process has been supported by several educational technology
researchers who have emphasized the benefits of technology. Rising of social networking sites and a general
interest in students have attracted attention to the use of internet to develop distance education or this system
truly effective in pandemic situations.
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7. ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• WORLD WIDE CONNECTIVITY
We have the chance to connect with the world
globally and share their information with others
it’s the communication that brings us all
together.
• ONLINE MARKETING
Social media provides platforms where You can
build a relation with customers that’s make
them more likely to use your services and you
can get the feedback right away.
8. ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• INFORMATION SPREAD FAST
All important things such as major events, news,
missing person ,weather conditions etc. can
cover in world in a moment its an aid to
democracy ,freedom , justice or human rights
and equality..
• HELPS IN ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
Whatever your goal is you can join specific
group for guidance, motivation or
encouragement to do
For example
If you want to be healthier you can join
nutrition related groups etc.
9. DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Privacy problems
Sharing your online location or getting
in trouble at work because of tweeting
something inappropriate or sharing too
much with the public can cause you
some issues that sometimes can’t ever
be solved.
• It changes lifestyle habits,
Since using a social network is all done on some
computers or mobile devices, it can sometimes
motivate too much sitting down in one place for
too long. Staring into the light from a computer
or phone screen at night can negatively affect
your ability to get a proper night sleep which
badly effect on your health cause anxiety ,
depression etc.
10. DISADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• Lacks emotional connection
The quality of a conversation when using social
media is unpleasant because you cannot sense
the emotion or interest from the other person
properly.
• Reduces Family Intimacy
Texting, Facebook, Twitter, etc. separate us from
our families more than we actually think it does.
When a family is spending family time together
most children are on their phones they may
apparently present there but they lost in social
media websites .
11.
12. Turns of events
by media interference
• Positive turn :
Largest media influence in subjecting
The rapists to guilty
Kathua Pape
Indian Muslim girl
8 years,10 Jan,2018
drugged
raped for 4 days
6 men sentenced to death
Lahore Motorway incident
9 sept ,2020 women raped
20 march,21 (sentenced to death
With 50 k fine)
Zainab rape case
6 year old (9 Jan, 2018 ) Imran Ali after 3 weeks
13. Positive Influence
• BLACK MONEY HOLDERS :
Thousands of black money holders were exposed
Hamza Shahbaz :
He gave the statement that
He don’t know who was submitting the
Money in my personal account .
Nawaz shareef
Imran khan exposed Nawaz
Sharif and he was removed from
Ministry because of corruption .
14. SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACHES:
Dananneer :
yeh humari car hay, aur Yeh hum
aur yeh hamari pawri ho rai hai
Arshad khan :
He became a model after Jiah Ali clicked a
photo of him making tea in Islamabad street.
Ranu Mondal :
She became famous after her singing
video recorded by young engineer on
a railway went viral .
15. Negative Influence
Wrong use :
Meesha shafi :
Meesha shafi filed false accusation harassment case
Against Ali Zafar .
3 year imprisonment .
minare Pakistan :
On 14 August 2021(Pakistan Independence Day) TikToker
Ayesha Akram was being harassed at Minar-e-Pakistan.
And later on she said it was the planning of her boyfriend
Rambo.
18. Safety on
Social media
Most people use social media to stay connected with friends and have fun.
However, there are people who don't play by the same rules, and use it as a
platform to offend people or cause them harm. Some of their types are..
• Trolling – when someone writes hurtful or discriminatory (racist,
unrealistic) comments to posts; trolls often don’t feel the way that they write
• Identity theft – when someone steals your identity, i.e.: name, picture
• Cyberbullying – when someone stalks, blackmails, lies, and threatens
someone online
• Fake news – news that is either entirely or someone fake; often shared
through social media
• Hyper-reality – when someone posts heavily filtered images that always
appear perfect
• Hacking – when someone steals a password and username to an account
• Catfishing – when someone puts up a fake profile and befriends people to
get attention
19. Don't let these users ruin your experience, but make
sure that you do what you can to stay safe by.
• Set your profiles to private
• Remember anything you post can be shared
• Recognize the fakes
• Spring clean your contacts
• Block anyone who bothers you
• Protect your identity
• Let your friends and family know about your online choices
• Watch out for suspicious messages
20.
21. Conclusion on
Power of Social media
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.
The debate about whether social networking is good or
bad is expected to continue. There is nothing to be
nervous about if you and your children use social media
sites in moderation.
