CHAPTER ll

Review of Related Literature

This chapter presents an assortment of literature and studies, foreign and local,

related to this study. Various information and ideas from books, articles, and past

researchers that has bearing to the present investigation had been reviewed and

assessed supporting the present study.

Foreign Related Literature

Social Networking Sites: Good or Bad? This study mainly tackles about the

advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites. The advantages of social

networking sites are advertising communication and research help to students and the

disadvantages of it are cyber bully, cybersex, and short attention span. Social Networking

sites have been a good help to everyone in the community, especially among the students,

businessmen, and other members of the Society. People can enjoy the features of the

social networking sites but misusing or over-using them can be harmful. Talking of Social

Networking Sites, we may define first the 5 most popular Social networking sites and the

bad ones. Facebook is said to be the most popular social website where one can share

and upload pictures, videos, message, chat, and many other features (Sales, 2010). Next

is the twitter, which is a social networking site for tweeting posts, sharing ideas, for easy

connections of celebrities and other personality, and for the trending topics (Dorsey,

2009). While Tumblr is a social networking site for blogging pictures, information, and an

easily sharing of pictures and other stuffs (Martin, 2008). Then Bing is a social networking

site that allows people to search information, pictures, video clips, and files that can be
downloaded throughout the Internet (Tyler, 2006). And lastly is the Myspace known for a

good social networking site that allows the users to view someone’s profile, and picture

and comment (Anderson, 2008). We all need to realize that social networking

communities are there to stay, considering the millions of users that they have (Armstrong,

2010). In addition, there are students today have begun to stay on the accessibility of

information that is available on the social media platforms specifically as well as the web

in general in order to get answers and to please themselves through playing games. Now,

high school students, social websites are to help them, giving them knowledge for thesis,

journals, and others. But misusing them could deprive their focus on studies.

Social Networking started as a place to connect with your friends in an easy and

convenient way (Jackson, 2009). Social networking sites allow the individual in the family

to share their daily lives in a sure but public forums. Family members are able to organize

events. Relatives abroad can communicate and share things every time in their own free

time despite the fact that their geographical distance. Celebrities are now more in contact

with their fans, giving them recent updates to what is currently happening, picture, videos

and articles related to them (Parrack, 2008). Celebrities can easily tell the public on the

future events and post something regarding to other things. With the advent of social

networks, social scientist and media experts have wondered about the benefits of social

networking brings to communication (Jeffrey, 2009). The ability to say in connect with

friends allows us to maintain closes ties to our loved ones across long distances. People

are able to update what is currently happening in the social media. Updating status is the

most frequent thing done by people. A Social networking site can be a good way to make

connections with people with similar interest and goals (Steve, 2008). Communication is
one of the main things why social networking sites to gather information to broaden their

knowledge. Since social networking sites is a huge place to gather information to what is

trending nowadays. Trending topics regards to celebrities, politics, sciences, technologies,

discoveries and amazing facts (Green, 2008). Other things in the social media are a great

chance to gather ideas since those article are specified (Green, 2008). Businesses have

noticed the value of social networks in our life, and they are using different techniques to

promote their products (Salita, 2008). There are number of customized applications being

made in the social platforms whose main purposes is to promote the products or brands

as social marketing is cost effective and brands have a huge audience, they are shifting

more towards to social marketing. Social networking sites is not only good for us, because

others are having inappropriate content, such as pornographic sites and nude photos,

and other sites can tend people to be addicted in a specific social networking sites and

most of this are cyber games. Good sites like Facebook cannot always be said to good

because some people use it badly and worst such as cyber bullying and any other

inappropriate action. Since the arrival of the internet and of social networking sites in

particular, we have noticed our attention spans shortening in recent years (Gerald, 2011).

There is so much information to assume that we rarely spend any time explaining any of

it, in great depth. Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social media can

actually cause addiction to the users (Mayer 2012). Students tend to focus on cyber

games that block the focus on their studies. A person gets lazy of works dues to over

usage of social networking sites and online games.

Local Related Literature

Are today’s students tweeting their way to better grades? More than nine out of 10

teenagers hold at least one social media account; Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Vine,

Twitter and Facebook rule the lives of most middle and high school students. And while

much attention has been paid to the negative effects of social media, including cyber

bullying, there could be a positive upside, too (Guevara, 2011). Social networks gave a

big help to everyone, especially among the students businessman and other members of

the society. Social networks has different features that may enjoy by the people all around

the world, what the problem is, people loses their self-control in using them. Facebook is

the most popular social networking site today wherein people may share and upload

videos, pictures, messages and chat. Twitter is also famous to every people nowadays

wherein people can share their feelings, thoughts and ideas. Through twitter, they can

easily be connected to their favorite celebrities and they can also be updated on what is

trend all around the world. Aside from these two, Tumbler, MySpace, and Bing also

became a raging craze to everyone. Social networking communities will definitely stay

due to its millions of users. In addition, students today stay on these accessibilities of

information they may get in social networks. Social network may help them in giving

knowledge in thesis and journals but still negative effects of this still overweighs especially

about losing their self-control. Social networks bring a big benefit about communication

because through this we can easily communicate our loved ones despite of the

geographic distance. Social network may also help celebrities to be more contact to their

fans because through these sites they can easily post what are the recent happenings

about them. Through social networks we can be updated in every happening not just in
celebrities but also the recent updates to our country and also in the whole world. Social

networking sites can be a good way to make connections with people who has similar

interests and goals. Communication is one of the main things why social networking had

been viral. Social networking sites are the huge place to gather information on what is

trending nowadays. Trending topics regards celebrities, politics, sciences, technologies,

discoveries and amazing facts. Businessmen have noticed also the value of social

networks in our life that’ s why they used it to promote their products. Social marketing

was often used at the present time due to people used social networks frequently. Social

networks is not always good for us because other people use it inappropriate way wherein

some people are posting pornographies sites and nude photos that frequently students

may see. Many studies have shown that the extensive use of social networks can actually

cause addiction to the users. Students tend to focus on cyber games that block the focus

on their studies. A person gets lazy of works due to over usage of social networking sites

and online games.

Foreign Related Studies

Online social networking presents both opportunities and risk to young people.

According to Davies and Cranston (2008), online social networking presents many

opportunities to young people by making it easier for them to, amongst other things:

publish creative works to local and global audiences; stay in touch and communicate with

peers; find and interact with people with shared interests; organize and co-ordinate

political engagement and action; for virtual volunteering; and to engage in self expression.

However, online social networking can also expose young people to new risks. Risks from:

inappropriate content; commercialism and unsuitable advertising; inappropriate or

offensive conduct on SNS; criminal activities such as identify theft; and inappropriate

contact (online and offline) from strangers – which may include grooming and in the most

serious cases, sexual abuse. For many young people, online social networking is not a

distinct activity, but is part of day-to-day life, communication and interaction with peers.

This can lead to some ‘risks’ crossing over into, and potentially being amplified by SNS.

Both young people and youth workers identify bullying on SNS as one of the most

significant negative issues linked to online social networking (Davies and Cranston, 2008).

Moreover, Davies and Cranston (2008) said that group and communication tools on social

networking sites can provide ways to keep young people in touch with services and with

each other, to build bridges between different groups, and to promote

Local Related Studies

According to Dr. Wilma A. Hurtada (March 30, 2010) “ One of the very nicest things

about life is the way regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to

eating.” Most of the college students were all busy doing some paper works and school

activities, others are in reviewing. They can’t find time taking a break and have something

to eat, because of this things, another same problem is with students residing on

dormitories. They can’t also find time eating because, they doesn’t have someone to

accompany them in eating. Some cases are, they are busy doing homework’s, projects

and papers to be passed, resulting them for skipping meal. This may affect the physical

and mental health of a student, it can be the reason of your absences in school, poor

performance, and a failing grade. As Dr. Hurtada says, whatever we are doing we must

stop in order to eat. One thing is, our brain would not function well if we did not eat, how

can we focus on studying if our stomach is empty? What will happen on your academic
performances? Is skipping meal will help you to excel in your studies? NO it will not, it will

just weaken your body and mind. Therefore in order to keep up with your studies you

must eat regularly to feed your stomach and brain.