Impact of Social Networking Sites on Human Beings
International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 3, Issue 9, September-2012
ISSN 2229-5518
Prof Rakesh Shirase
Dr D Y Pail University, GBSRC, Pune, India
+919860105406
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON PERSONAL
LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN PUNE & NEIGHBORHOOD
1. ABSTRACT :
The growing popularity of social networking sites (SNS) among the Internet users demands an introspection of personal and social behavior of human beings. Today 1.5 billion people across the world have their profiles in social networking sites. Everything looks nice when you create a profile on social networking site, but how you feel when someone starts blackmailing using your personal data. Your boss threatens to fire you for posting comments on SNS. You feel compulsive to check your profile during work hours.
SNS becomes a reason for anxiety and addiction. It starts affecting personal relationship with spouse and family members. Such sites make private life and public life of an individual a digital document. How SNS affecting our social behavior and relation ships?
Are we going towards a prosperous future or a darker world of SNS? This research study tries to explore all these negative impacts of SNS on its users.
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KEY WORDS:
Social networking sites, Personal privacy, Social isolation, Cyber infidelity, Virtual life, cybercriminals, Facebook addiction.
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International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 3, Issue 9, September-2012
ISSN 2229-5518
3. INTRODUCTION :
Over the years, social networking among college students has become more and more popular. It is a way to make connections, not only on campus, but with friends outside of school. Social networking is a way that helps many people feel as though they belong to a community. Due to the increased popularity of it, economists and professors are questioning whether grades of students are being affected by how much time is
ISSN 2229-5518
Prof Rakesh Shirase
Dr D Y Pail University, GBSRC, Pune, India
+919860105406
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON PERSONAL
LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN PUNE & NEIGHBORHOOD
1. ABSTRACT :
The growing popularity of social networking sites (SNS) among the Internet users demands an introspection of personal and social behavior of human beings. Today 1.5 billion people across the world have their profiles in social networking sites. Everything looks nice when you create a profile on social networking site, but how you feel when someone starts blackmailing using your personal data. Your boss threatens to fire you for posting comments on SNS. You feel compulsive to check your profile during work hours.
SNS becomes a reason for anxiety and addiction. It starts affecting personal relationship with spouse and family members. Such sites make private life and public life of an individual a digital document. How SNS affecting our social behavior and relation ships?
Are we going towards a prosperous future or a darker world of SNS? This research study tries to explore all these negative impacts of SNS on its users.
2.
KEY WORDS:
Social networking sites, Personal privacy, Social isolation, Cyber infidelity, Virtual life, cybercriminals, Facebook addiction.
IJSER © 2012 http://www.ijser.org 1
International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 3, Issue 9, September-2012
ISSN 2229-5518
3. INTRODUCTION :
Over the years, social networking among college students has become more and more popular. It is a way to make connections, not only on campus, but with friends outside of school. Social networking is a way that helps many people feel as though they belong to a community. Due to the increased popularity of it, economists and professors are questioning whether grades of students are being affected by how much time is
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