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By: Arun,Anshuman,Anurag
Singh,Archie,Ananya,Anurag

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Contents
 What are Social Media Networks
 What makes Instagram so popular?
 Benefits of Social media networks
 Disadvantages of Social media networks
 Types of relations
 Affect of Social media on relations
 Conclusion

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What are Social Media Networks?
 Technology that allows
correspondence
 Generally on a larger scale with a
bigger group of people involved
 Websites may include user generated
content
Examples Of Social Media networks:
Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter etc

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Social Media

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What Makes Instagram so Popular?

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And the answer is…
DOPAMINE!
 Dopamine is the happiness hormone of our body
 Neurotransmitter that allows us to feel pleasure and
motivation
 Surge of dopamine in your brain after you achieve
something
But what does Instagram do that
allows us to feel that dopamine rush
without even doing something
worthwhile?

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Instagram stimulates our
dopamine receptors
 Dopamine surge happens when someone likes your
pictures or comments something nice
 Mindlessly scrolling reels
 Following our favorite people and being on par with
everything they’re doing
And in doing so we end up wasting a
majority portion of our time

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Benefits of Instagram and other
social media networks
 Useful for educational purposes:
Sharing relevant information can help build your
knowledge base
 Building your brand:
Social media networks have a huge user base and
everyone can find an audience for everything
 Stay up to date:
You can stay in touch with the daily happenings all
around the world

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 Free to use:
Most of the social media networks are free to sign up
and use
 Builds certain relationships:
Social media can be used to build business
relationships,meet new people etc

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Disadvantages of Social Media
Networks
 Time Management:
Since there’s so much to do, often valuable time goes for a toss
 Fake News:
Fake news spreads like wildfire
 Lack of Confidence:
Low self esteem from constant comparison and highly inflated lives
of others

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 Sleeplessness:
Studies show that excessive use of social media can
lead to insomnia
 Cyber Attacks and Privacy:
Anyone can access the content and there are persistent
attacks on databases of big networks

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Types of Relationships
 Friendships:
1.Exists among people of all ages and social contexts
2.Voluntary, Vary in closeness
 Kinship:
1.Relationships of individuals by the virtue of their birth,
adoption, marriage
2.Often not voluntary,expectations on each other
 Professional:
1.Critical for people and organizations for work
2.Lack the emotional components of friendships

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 Consumer:
1.Relationships in retail and commerce
2.Loyalty and trust are the main components

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Affect of social media networks
like Instagram on relationships
 Friendships:
1.Social media enables maintenance of friendships regardless of the
distance between the individuals
2.Variety of ways to connect and communicate
3.Sharing of messages,images,information leads to reciprocal actions
 Kinship:
1.In case of marriage, dating, other romantic relationships, social media
plays a very significant role
2.People can discover, evaluate, interact with potential partners through
social media
3.Though good for finding partners, often real life relations may get
neglected in the process

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 Professional:
1.Social media is very good for professional relations
2. Frequent interactions and conversations covering a wide
range of topics
3.Instagram has over 61% userbase below 35 and platforms
like Instagram and Linkedin are major advocators of
professional correspondence

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 Consumer:
1.Instagram makes it easier for sellers to advertise their products
2.Buyers can make informed decisions and compare a myriad of
options
3.With online payment options in excess, transactions and official
communication is made easier

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CONCLUSION
 Less Caring Attitude Towards
Family
 Absent Minded in Family Issues
 Spending Less Time with Family
 Lack of Conversation
 Divorces Caused by this
Addiction
 Children Psychological Issues
whose Parents are Habitual of
Using Social Media

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BUT WAIT…
THERE ARE MANY POSITIVE IMPACTS TOO!!!
 Efficient means of connecting
communities and individuals across
the world
 Youngsters who struggle with social
skills and anxiety can express
themselves and socialize
 Marginalized groups, such as
LGBTQIA+ communities
 #MeToo community
gives a voice to the voiceless