social networking
noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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In the decade after 9/11, tech firms completely reinvented everyday life: Web search, broadband, mobile telephony, e-commerce, smartphones, social networking, and real-time document collaboration all became routine.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Applications and software developed by North Korean IT workers span popular industry sectors like business, health and fitness, social networking, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, according to the Treasury Department.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Sittenfeld himself remarked on the peculiarity of including his time in prison on a professional social networking site.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But this doesn't negate Meta's monopoly in personal social networking.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
Applications and software developed by North Korean IT workers span popular industry sectors like business, health and fitness, social networking, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, according to the Treasury Department.
—July 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025
Sittenfeld himself remarked on the peculiarity of including his time in prison on a professional social networking site.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
But this doesn't negate Meta's monopoly in personal social networking.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for social networking
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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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