social networking
noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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Moving from sociology to economics, Boasberg finds no evidence that Meta is now exploiting its market share in personal social networking to extract outsized revenues.
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PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
—CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The app quickly rose to the top of Apple’s social networking downloads by letting users share and track real-time reports of ICE activity.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
MySpace combined the website-building ability of sites like GeoCities with social networking features.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.
—CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
The app quickly rose to the top of Apple’s social networking downloads by letting users share and track real-time reports of ICE activity.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
MySpace combined the website-building ability of sites like GeoCities with social networking features.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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