effects of social networks

With 80 percent of teen Internet users frequenting social media sites, it’s no wonder our real world social lives are seeing some changes. Though some parents worry about a future of poor grammar and verbal textspeak, most signs point to a more promising reality. Social media use requires some unique adaptations, but it also provides us with a whole new way to communicate.

I also feel like thanks to text talk we are changing the mean and making them more powerful than the original use like  Karan Chopra says 

"Social media sites like Twitter that impose a character limit force users to condense their thoughts. For many, this results in excessive use of textspeak. This type of shorthand involves a whole new language of abbreviations.

Some popular terms like LOL (for “laugh out loud”) have evolved into unique words that have a meaning greater than their original abbreviation. LOL is now used to add a joking or lighthearted inflection to messages almost like a type of punctuation. It doesn’t always indicate  literal laughter. This is just one example of how Internet and text shorthand is becoming a language all its own."

5 fun facts about the effects social networks 

Photo-Taking = Eating Disorder= people try to take picture of what ever they eat 

Online-Offline Connections=A study from Brigham Young University was based on the responses of 491 respondents and concluded that teenagers who connect with their parents in social media networks like Facebook and Twitter have a better connection with them offline. They are also less likely to be depressed or behave aggressively.

Love Yourself, Love Your Social Network=e’re quite sure that there is a healthy dose of narcissism (the art of loving yourself quite a bit) required to be active users of social media but did you know that there is a study which can put that down to a science? "Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone," says this University of Michigan study that explores how these tools encourage narcissism at rather personal levels.

The Harmful Side Of Facebook= sometime you post stuff that that can will hunt you sometimes people post stuff that sometimes hurt you." and Larry Rosen, PhD, Professor of Psychology at California State University an expert on the link between psychology and technology opines that teenagers who are on Facebook more show “narcissistic tendencies”. They are also more prone to depression, lower grades, psychological disorders and future health problems if they are on Facebook too much."

Of Self-Esteem, Facebook And Photos= it can boost your self-esteem, with the likes, To add to that, photos are the biggest drive for one’s self esteem. "A photo can very powerfully provoke immediate social comparison, and that can trigger feelings of inferiority. You don’t envy a news story," says Hanna Krasnova of Humboldt University Berlin. In other words, your self-esteem is more easily affected by what you see on Instagram. Check out the post for what more the team has to say.

http://socialmediatoday.com/karenn1617/1745751/effects-social-media-how-we-speak-and-write

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/science-you-and-social-media/