social network
noun
1
: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships
2
: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships
And millions of people have become comfortable using smart-phones to share information about themselves, via mobile apps that access social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.—
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Just hours after the app’s launch on Tuesday, memes created using its AI video-generation technology were already spreading to other social networks—including, for example, a video of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rapping from the inside of a toilet bowl.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
This is especially true within your social networks and group dynamics – pay attention to who is actually in your corner.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The Scorpio stellium this month — Mercury entering on the 6th, Mars continuing its journey, and the Sun joining on the 23rd — spotlights your friendship and social network sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
An October 2024 survey from Fierce Healthcare and the physician social network Sermo found that 76 percent of physicians use general-purpose LLMs to aid clinical decision-making.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
This is especially true within your social networks and group dynamics – pay attention to who is actually in your corner.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The Scorpio stellium this month — Mercury entering on the 6th, Mars continuing its journey, and the Sun joining on the 23rd — spotlights your friendship and social network sector.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
An October 2024 survey from Fierce Healthcare and the physician social network Sermo found that 76 percent of physicians use general-purpose LLMs to aid clinical decision-making.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Social network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20network. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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