EFFECTS OF

FACEBOOK
What is Facebook?

 Facebook is an online social networking service.

 Facebook is a free service that allows you to create an online page to connect

with friends and family, or make new friends with anyone anywhere.

 On your Facebook page, you can share picture, personal information,

messages, videos, join groups and add applications.

 History

 Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with

his college and fellow Harvard University students
Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz
and Chris Hughes.

 Its website was launched on February 4, 2004.

 Facebook was originally for Harvard students then expanded to

other colleges and now for everyone 13 years of age or older.
Eduardo Andrew Dustin Chris Hughes
Saverin McCollum Moskovitz
You can access Facebook by login into
ww.facebook.com and this is what you will see…
Facebook Users In Pakistan

 According to Pakistan Social Media Report February 2014, it is

witnessed 200,000 new Pakistani users on Facebook, with more new
females than male. With more than 65% users between the 18-34
ages, and with the majority still below 18 years.
Effects of Facebook
Positive Effects
Positive Effects:

 To get in touch with the world.

 Communicate with friends and family.

 Helps to get information about the things.

 Connect with classmates

 Share photos and videos

Positive Effects:

 Sharing Of Information

 Chatting

 Find School, College Friendship or Colleague

 Business Promotion

 Entertainment

 Boredom Killer
Negative Effects
1. Wastage of time

 Facebook is a very time wasting activity.

 Facebook is so addictive now.

 Students are spoiling their future as they

spend more time on Facebook on the cost

of their studies.
2. Health Issues

 It effect the eye sight of person.

 Sometime a cause of headache.

 It’s also a source of anxiety and depression.

 Lack of physical activities

3. Cause of frustration & Jealously

 Facebook creates frustration in people when they see glamourized

photos, videos and status, posted by their friends and family on
Facebook, they start to make comparison of theirs lives with others.
4. Privacy concerns

 People also have privacy concerns.

 Hackers hack the private information and also hack

the account of users.

5. Unreliable Source

 It is not a reliable source.

 People make accounts with different name and information. Due to

which it deceives the other people.

6. Psychological Problems:

 Facebook users have psychological problems.

 It makes us restless.

 People become uncomfortable when they are

unable to use their Facebook accounts.

7. Can’t Keep Things Personal

 You obviously do not want your personal information exposed to

every friend of yours or even to public. On Facebook your personal
life updates come to the notice of all your friends and others, and so
your privacy is compromised.
8. Relationships Problems

 One recent report blamed Facebook for 1 in

every 5 divorces.. An American lawyer said
that Facebook is one of the major sources of
causing troubles in relationships.
 Chatting with friends make spouse feel
neglected and it can create doubt that you
are getting involved in a new relationship. This
kind of problems arise due to use of
Facebook.
Survey Report
 Do Facebook affect your studies?

0.7
61.70%
0.6

0.5

0.4 38.30%

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
Yes No
 Do you think that Facebook affects your
relationships?
80.00%
73.70%

70.00%

60.00%

50.00%

40.00%

30.00% 26.30%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
Yes No
 Do you think that Facebook is a reliable
source?

70.00%

60.00% 57.40%

50.00%
42.60%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
Yes No
 Is Facebook affects you psychologically?

60.00%

53.00%

50.00%

40.00% 37%

30.00%

20.00%

10.00%

0.00%
Yes NO
 Is Facebook affects your writing skills?
0.7

61.70%
0.6

0.5

0.4 38.30%

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
Yes No
Series1
Series2 61.70% 38.30%
 Have you ever feel jealousy about your friend
when you see his/her pictures?

50.30%

50.20%
50.20%

50.10%

50.00%

49.90%

49.80%
49.80%

49.70%

49.60%
Yes No

Series1 Series2
What do you use Facebook for?

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
Viewing pictures to get Meeting new Looking at other
Playing games Chatting Other
and clips information people profiles
7% 10.50% 5.30% 57.90% 5.30% 1.80% 12.30%
Solutions
 Solutions

 Focus on real life

 Focus on your life, goals and success.

 Spend time with friends and family

 Solutions

 Only put on Facebook only what you want the world to see keep your

reputation clean.

 Limit your Facebook friends

 Limit time on Facebook

References:

 http://muslim-academy.com/the-impact-of-facebook-on-the-

youth-of-pakistan/#sthash.AHwMoClp.dpuf

 www.pas.org.pk/pakistan-social-media-report-feb-2014/

 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/08/facebook-

us-divorces