Social Networking Sites and Teens:Literature Review

Abstract

Purpose – The growth in Web 2.0 tools and their utility in different domains has led to the enormous growth of Social Networking Sites(SNS) and Social Media Apps. These social tools not only offer an effective platform for users to act as content distributors but also provides them access to trending information from across the globe. The paper attempts to review the available literature to ascertain how these sites impact the life of the modern-day teenagers.
Methodology – The current work is an extensive literature survey investigating the impact of social networking sites on adolescent users. Literature Search was carried using varied terms and phrases like “Social Networking Sites and Teens”, “SNS and Teens”, “Higher Education and SNS use”, “Social Media”, “Social Media and education”, “Social Networking”
etc. across a number of reputed online scholarly databases, search engines and websites.
Findings – The study reveals that there is a substantial impact of social Networking Sites on the teens in terms of use, interaction, education and hazards.
Practical Implications – The study provides a better understanding of the impact of Social Networking Sites on Teens at the global level in the light of the available literature. It further provides an overview of major issues concerning the negative impact of such tools on teens.