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As a result, you need to support social media in your environment to enable innovation, increased productivity and accelerated growth that will deprive your business. The invention of social media has changed our lives tremendously. With instant messaging, unlimited access, being a cheaper method of communication, raising awareness and generating income by promoting goods and services, social media has revolutionised the modern- day society. | Advantages of Social Media + Connectivity : People from anywhere can connect with anyone.» 1 * i ig i 9. gaucation = Social media is beneficial both for seaehes boateetamea and teachers. Via id ial media one can enhance k socia! - nowled; . smperts & professionals. ige by downloading the material from jon and updates : é Information : You can update and about the latest happenings around thewnnall of any and every subject jon : You can promote bo: i , promotion th offline and i sens online business to the largest . 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This is one of the dangerous disadvantages- + Addiction : The addictive part of the social media is v' personal lives. ery bad and can disturb + Fraud and Scam : A lot of examples are there of individuals having been scammed and commit fraud through social media. * Security issues : The security agencies have access to people's personal accounts.ea Reputation : Social media can easily ruin someone's reputation by j jai in creating a false story and spreading it across. t Cheating and relationship issues : Some people use the social media platform to propose and marry. However there are cases where couples have cheated each other by taking feelings and giving incorrect information. Before you enter a lift (alo allow the people ingide to o in a hurry to get i Vator), fir Xit. Never bo Health issues : Excessive usage of social media can have a negative impact on health. Exercise is the key to lose weight. Thus excessive use of Social networking involves long hours of sitting and lack of physical exercise, * Social media causes death : By following the stunts and other Crazy stuffs that are shared on the internet many teenagers and youngsters try to do the some like bikers jumping over trains or doing stunts on running trains and often face fatal accidents leading to death. Glamorizes drugs and alcohol : This is a major disadvantage that People follow those who are wealthy or drug addict and share their views ang videos on the web. This eventually inspires others to follow the same and get addicted to the drugs and alcohol. Ponder . Social mediais the latest form of interaction. . Keep a check on your activities on social media. Do not get much influenced byit. Practice Session (A) Answerthe following: Ql. Discuss the role of social networking in the modern world. Q2. Name some social networking sites. Q3. Howissocial media posing health hazards? Q4. 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