social networking
noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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Something of a cross between a social networking site and a private members’ club, ASmallWorld gives its members access to all kinds of travel benefits, from perks at hotel partners like the Four Seasons to upgrades on cruise and airline partners like Silversea and Etihad.
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
The government alleges that the company monopolized the personal social networking market with its $1 billion acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp in 2014.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The national white supremacist group Blood Tribe, which has opposed immigration around the country, posted on Gab, a social networking platform used by far-right groups, to take credit for the march.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
In New York City, legislators sought to classify social networking sites as public health threats.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
The government alleges that the company monopolized the personal social networking market with its $1 billion acquisition of Instagram in 2012 and $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp in 2014.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025
The national white supremacist group Blood Tribe, which has opposed immigration around the country, posted on Gab, a social networking platform used by far-right groups, to take credit for the march.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
In New York City, legislators sought to classify social networking sites as public health threats.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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