Use of Social Media among Youth

Abstract

Social media ar tools of communication and collaboration through the exchange of text, images, video, live streaming and presentation. it's become the foremost common activity of today’s youth. Websites that enable individuals to speak with others is taken into account as social media, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WeChat, Snapchat, message etc. and conjointly video sites like YouTube; and blogs. Currently, social media has become the gate of amusement and communication for the youth. With the unfold of dozens of social interacting applications, the method and nature of human communication has modified nowadays compared to the past. The study found that the teenagers not feel loneliness as they're connected with their friends through social media. additionally of positive utilization of social media, it bears adverse effects also viz: group action of youth is reduced as they trust most of the time on social media; medical conditions like eye-sight problems and stomachic conditions; a decrease in ratio etc. This paper lists the social media utilization on youth through a survey among youth in Shivamogga.