ADDICTION

BY-HARPINDE

R KAUR

WHAT IS FACEBOOK?

A SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE.

ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE A PROFILE,POST PICTURES AND CHAT WITH YOUR

FRIENDS.

IN ADDITION TO IT YOU HAVE ACCESS TO PLAY

GAMES SUCH AS FARMVILLE,MAFIA WARS,

CAFÉ WORLD ETC.

FACEBOOK USERS BY AGE

As of 2011,there are 500,000,000 active users on facebook.

That’s 1 in every 13 people on earth.

48% of 18 to 13 years olds check facebook right when they wake up.

THERE ARE 206.2 MILLION INTERNET USERS IN THE U.S. THAT MEANS 71.2 % OF THE WEB AUDIENCE

IS ON FACEBOOK.

57% OF PEOPLE TALK MORE ONLINE

THAN THEY DO IN REAL LIFE .

YOU WANT TO BE ON THE SITE ALL THE TIME. YOUR PUT OFF YOUR IMPORTANT WORK TO BROWSE

THROUGH FACEBOOK. YOU TEND TO CHECK YOUR PROFILE ATLEAST 3 TIMES

A DAY. YOU UPDATE YOUR STATUS TOO FREQUENTLY . YOU ARE IN A RACE WITH YOUR FRIENDS TO ADD

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE . ALL YOU THINK ABOUT IS WHAT YOUR FRIENDS HAVE

POSTED OR WILL POST .

HOW DO U KNOW IF YOU ARE ADDICTED ?

EFFECTS OF BEING ON FACEBOOK FOR TOO LONG

YOU DON’T COMPLETE YOUR HOMEWORK

YOUR GRADES DROP

YOU MISS YOUR SLEEP TIME.

EYE STRAIN YOU CAN DEVELOP CARPEL TUNNEL

SYNDROME

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP WITH FACEBOOK

ADDICTION ?

• RECOGNISE THAT YOU HAVE A PROBLEM i.e. YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM FACEBOOK ADDICTION.

• LIMIT THE TIME YOU SPEND ON INTERNET AND FACEBOOK.

• SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

BE SAFE AND THANKS FOR WATCHING