proposal of the impact of social media on youth
Introduction
Irrespective of geographical boundaries the world has turned into global village because of social media and communication. The technology is the bigger aspect that has promoted it more. Now a day’s media has a great influence in our life and that has been increasing day by day. Young generations in this world are surrounded by social media. Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.
Social media grows rapidly and is an indispensable part of every organization. In the last two years, social media use has become one of the most rapidly growing activities worldwide since the invention of television. Within 30 years, radio reached 50 million listeners, while it took only 13years for television to reach 50 million viewers. Strikingly, the internet reached 50 million users in only four years, indeed, Facebook reached that figure in one and half years. Designed for students at Harvard University in 2004, Facebook is a single phenomenon. In 2009, Facebook had100 million members, and by the end of 2010, that number increased to 500 million users worldwide. As social media grows at a faster rate than other communication programs, the importance of social media increases and following its development has become even more challenging (Civelek, 2009; Şener, 2012). In Bangladesh has seen a rapid growth of Internet users since mid 2000s. A news report informed that Internet users in Bangladesh reached 33.43 million by the end of April, 2013 with 95% users connected through mobile phone (Azad, 2013). Facebook is the most popular social media of the country. According to wikipedia by the end of year 2012, 8.9% of the total population of Bangladesh used Facebook (“Facebook statistics,” n.d a.). Social media impacts a wider audience at a greater pace. Youth is that phase in which easily the mind can be change. It is mainly factual of
Irrespective of geographical boundaries the world has turned into global village because of social media and communication. The technology is the bigger aspect that has promoted it more. Now a day’s media has a great influence in our life and that has been increasing day by day. Young generations in this world are surrounded by social media. Social media refers to the means of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks.
Social media grows rapidly and is an indispensable part of every organization. In the last two years, social media use has become one of the most rapidly growing activities worldwide since the invention of television. Within 30 years, radio reached 50 million listeners, while it took only 13years for television to reach 50 million viewers. Strikingly, the internet reached 50 million users in only four years, indeed, Facebook reached that figure in one and half years. Designed for students at Harvard University in 2004, Facebook is a single phenomenon. In 2009, Facebook had100 million members, and by the end of 2010, that number increased to 500 million users worldwide. As social media grows at a faster rate than other communication programs, the importance of social media increases and following its development has become even more challenging (Civelek, 2009; Şener, 2012). In Bangladesh has seen a rapid growth of Internet users since mid 2000s. A news report informed that Internet users in Bangladesh reached 33.43 million by the end of April, 2013 with 95% users connected through mobile phone (Azad, 2013). Facebook is the most popular social media of the country. According to wikipedia by the end of year 2012, 8.9% of the total population of Bangladesh used Facebook (“Facebook statistics,” n.d a.). Social media impacts a wider audience at a greater pace. Youth is that phase in which easily the mind can be change. It is mainly factual of
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