Major project-II

1. WhatsApp Impact On
Indian Youth
Submitted by - Devesh Kumar Vashishtha
Enrollment no. -9911103451
Major Project CSE, Final year

2. Introduction
This study has been done to find the use of WhatsApp mobile application and
its impact on youth behaviour. The no. Of WhatsApp users are increasing very
fast. So much use of WhatsApp is influencing people in many different ways.
So by little survey I tried to write a research paper on this
topic. The survey was an online survey and a questionnaire was used to find the
result.

3. Problem Statement
Change in the behaviour of youth is the part of study that how the use of
WhatsApp is impacting behaviour of youth in India. People are having impact
of WhatsApp due to its free service and easy availability of internet which
keeps them busy most of the time. So it is very necessary to find out the field
which is most affecting the youth so that that field can be improved by go
through it by going deep in study.

4. Solution Proposed
• Study of research papers related to this topic
• Design a questionnaire and do a small survey
• Analysis of collected data
• Write a research paper on basis of data analysis

5. Research Papers
• CSCW 2014 • mobile apps for enhancing connectedness- everyday dwelling
with WhatsApp
• What’s up with WhatsApp-comparing mobile instant messaging behaviours
with traditional SMS
• Role of social media for social change in Indian rural youth-a micro study
• Impact of WhatsApp messenger usage on students’ performance in tertiary
institution, Ghana
• WhatsApp privacy

6. WhatsApp & Privacy
• Try to figure out whether or not people are concerned about their privacy
when using whatsapp.
• What information is shared between whatsapp client and whatsapp
server.
• What information can be gained about a third party using whatsapp.
• What information can be seen by intercepting network traffic.

7. Whatsup with WhatsApp? Comparing
MIM with traditional SMS
There is a comparison between whatsapp and SMS usage with some
interviews and survey through these factors-
• Cost
• Social influence
• Nature/intent
• Reliability & guarantee
• Immediacy &privacy

8. Whatsapp: A Trend Setter in Mobile
Communication among Chennai
Youth
1. To investigate the intensity of whatsapp use among youth in chennai
region.
2. To explore the various uses of whatsapp among its users.
3. To find out the frequency and interactivity of whatsapp among its users.

9. Survey Questionnaire
Q1. Which medium do you prefer for messaging?
Q2. To whom do you prefer most to communicate with WhatsApp?
Q3. Do you think WhatsApp making you more interactive in celebrating
Festivals?
Q5. What is the impact of WhatsApp on youth in the field of education?

10. Continued………..
Q5. Do you think that irrelevant and anti-religious messages and links
create hatred among people of different communities?
Q6. Does use of WhatsApp affect indirectly on play grounds and physical
activities in youth?

11. Conclusion
After the analysis of all the answers found by this survey it can be concluded that
WhatsApp is the most preferred application for messaging. It is keeping people
busy. It is affecting the physical activities of youth in India. Some people think
that WhatsApp is negatively affecting study of students but some people think
that due to more interaction with friends they are enhancing the knowledge.
According to result more people think that WhatsApp is
playing a good role for betterment of society, it is keeping people more aware
of thing going on outside. Anti-religious messages, photos and videos are very
common on WhatsApp but people think that it can be ignored, it’s not a big
problem.