Social Media

Everyone now a days familiar with media and Social Media. We think that using facebook  is called using Social media. But it is more than we think. So Social media are computer-mediated technologies that allow the creating and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and network. Social media use web-based technologies, desktop computer and mobile technologies (e.g.,smartphonesand tablets and computer to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals, communities and organizations can share, co-create, discuss, and modify user-generated content or pre-made content posted online. Observers have noted a range of positive and negative impacts from social media use. Social media can help to improve individuals' sense of connectedness with real and/or online communities and social media can be an effective communications (or marketing) tool for corporations, entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, including advocacy groups and political parties and governments. At the same time, concerns have been raised about possible links between heavy social media use and depression, and even the issues of cyberbullying, online harassment  and "trolling. Currently, about half of young adults have been cyberbullied and of those, 20 percent said that they have been cyberbullied on a regular basis. Another survey  carried out among 7th grade students in America which is known as the Precaution Process Adoption Model. According to this study 69 percent of 7th grade students claim to have experienced cyberbullying and they also said that it is worse than face to face bullying.Social media can  used on different devices. Mobile social media refers to the use of social media on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. E-commerce. businesses may refer to social media as consumer-generated media.There are many characteristics of social media like quality, reachability, frequency, accessibility, usability,  immediacy and permanence. 

Social media have a strong influence on business activities and business performance.

According to wikipedia there is a list of most popular services which is used by people.

1. Facebook: 1,712,000,000 users
2. Whatsapp: 1,000,000,000 users
3. Facebook Messenger 1,000,000,000 users
4. QQ: 899,000,000 users
5. WeChat:: 806,000,000 users
6. QZone: 652,000,000 users
7. Tumblr 555,000,000 users
8. Instagram: 500,000,000 users
9. Twitter: 313,000,000 users
10. Baidu Tieba: 300,000,000 users
11. Skype 300,000,000 users
12. Sina Weibo: 282,000,000 users
13. Viber:249,000,000 users
14. Line: 218,000,000 users
15. SnapChat: 200,000,000 users

Now a days youth is addict to use social networking sites. According to 2011 Pew Research data, nearly 80% of American adults are online and nearly 60% of them use social networking sites.

There are several negative effects to social media which receive criticism, for example regarding privacy issues, information overload and Internet Fraud. Social media can also have negative social effects on users. Angry or emotional conversations can lead to real-world interactions outside of the Internet, which can get users into dangerous situations.

Positive effects of social media are also there social media are used to document memories, learn about and explore things, advertise oneself and form friendships. 

so this is something about Social media. Good and Bad things are exist in every where but we should be positive for living Happy life.