Social media addiction

By:
Taimur Saad
Muhammad Hassan
Rohan Sharma
 Social media are
media for social
interaction, using
highly accessible and
scalable publishing
techniques.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
Popular forms of social media
 Facebook
 MySpace
 Orkut
 YouTube
 Twitter
 Digg
Facebook Users Growth
Worldwide

The above graph shows the increase of Facebook users

from 2007 to 2010.
 Increase in Twitter Usage

It is evident from the above graph that the number of tweets per month on
Twitter has increased drastically
Hours of Video Uploaded per
Minute on YouTube

As a result of increase in uploads, more people are

getting addicted to YouTube.
More Social Media Statistics

 Facebook has more users than Google.

 The second largest search engine in
the world is YouTube
 Amazon products are gradually
becoming more popular
 25% of search results for the World’s
Top 20 largest brands are links to user-
generated content
 34% of bloggers post opinions about
products & brands
 80% of companies use social media for
recruitment
Ever wonder why these figures are
increasing?
Social media addiction is like a
poison
 New tools and websites are constantly
being created
 Information can be located within
seconds using Web 2.0
 Owing to the speed in which social media
enables communication, word of mouth
now becomes world of mouth
 Easily affordable and accessible to
majority of population
Is Gaming part of Social Media
Addiction?
 Yes, because it is
a virtual world
where people
from around the
globe connect
through Internet
Statistics on Gaming
 65% of US population are involved in
video games
 49% of gamers are between the age of
18-49
 On average, time spent per week by
gamers is18 hours
 Xbox 360 is the most famous console for
online gaming
Advantages of Social Media
 Democratization of media can be used to
gain fame
 Social media helps users to connect with
strong and weak ties
 Creativity and re-mix culture
 It can be used to embrace your passion and
identity
 Community, sharing, and connecting are
integral part of social media
 It increases transparency in government and
organizations.
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction on Health
 Schizophrenia:
◦ The victim of this disorder could use social
media to create a disillusion perceptions
 Insomnia:
◦ The person will suffer from sleep disorder
and stress
 Sexual Problems & Deviation:
◦ Porn websites can cause negative influence on
child mental stability.
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction on Health
 ADHD:
◦ Symptoms are hyperactivity and attention
deficiency disorder
 Addiction:
◦ Negative state of mind due to obsession of
virtual world
 Anxiety & Depression:
◦ Isolating and avoiding interaction with real
world
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction on Health
 Eating Disorder:
◦ It causes imbalance of diet and irregular eating
habits
Examples
 In 2005, 28 years old South Korean died
due to lack of sleep and improper diet
resulting from continuously playing video
games for 50 hours
 A Chinese man died after spending three
days at Internet café. The cause of the
death was due to severe exhaustion.
◦ Source: Wikipedia
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction on Workplace/Education
 Employer-employee relationship can be
affected by reducing the interest of
employees at work
 Business productivity can decrease due to
lack of motivation to work
 It can affect your education by diverting
your attention towards virtual world
rather than studies
Usage of Social Media at Workplace

 According to above graph, it is evident that social

media is being used more for personal purposes
at work place
Disadvantages of Social Media
Addiction on Social Life
 It can be a barrier between social and
personal relationships
 It can hamper the confidence of an
individual in real world
 It enables the individuals to commit
crimes online
Challenges in Future 2020
◦ Cybersex addiction
◦ Online gambling addiction
◦ E-Bay addiction
◦ Video games addiction
Challenges in Future 2020
 Cybersex addiction
◦ It is a form of role-playing in which two or
more persons send one another sexually
explicit messages through internet
◦ The addiction is expected to increase in future
and as a result it can cause serious problems,
such as marital stress, divorce and online
adultery.
◦ As a result of this addiction, porn websites will
become more popular in future.
Challenges in Future 2020
 Cybersex addiction recovery techniques:
◦ There are certain counseling techniques where
counselors deal with the individuals one-on-one
◦ Parents should take steps to ensure that their
child is safe from porn
◦ Parental control and blocking porn websites is
also another way to tackle this problem
Challenges in Future 2020
 Online gambling addiction
◦ People are getting more addicted to online
casinos because it is more convenient to
gamble online
Challenges in Future 2020
 Online gambling addiction recovery techniques
◦ Three widely used techniques are:
 Behavioral management
 Financial management
 Family therapy
Challenges in Future 2020
 E-Bay addiction:
◦ Online shopping is becoming popular because
of advancements in internet technology,
therefore e-bay addiction is gradually rising
◦ Easiness to shop online is one of the reason
why this addiction is increasing
◦ On average:
 A vehicle is sold every 2 minutes
 a car part or accessory sold every 3 seconds
 Diamond jewelry sold every 83 seconds – eBay
statistics 2009
Challenges in Future 2020
 E-Bay addiction recovery techniques:
◦ Therapist and counselors are needed to
examine what bidding means for the addict and
how the act of winning may be fulfilling an
unmet emotional or psychological need.
◦ They use techniques to redirect addictive
persons’ energy into healthier outlets that
increase their self-confidence
Challenges in Future 2020
 Video games addiction
◦ Is there going to be “Play station 5” in 2020?

◦ Are “virtual reality” video games will be widely

used in 2020?

◦ Are these advancements a concern or benefit

to gamers?
Challenges in Future 2020
 The answer to first two questions is yes!
 Concern or benefit depends on its usage
 Over usage is a concern and cause serious
problems, such as psychological and health
problems
 Video games and computer games can improve
hand-eye co-ordination and help players gain
many skills.
 Games helps users to make decision
independently
Conclusion
 Social media addiction will rise in future
 More networking websites like Facebook,
and YouTube will develop in future
 Internet users will increase in future
because it will be much cheaper and
accessible
 Disadvantages of social media addiction
on health, work place, education and
social life will increase by the end of 2020