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.—
The Economist
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Luckily, social networks have processes in place for this.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The tools also come as Meta, along with other social networks, face thousands of wrongful death lawsuits about how the platforms have caused harm to young users, from facilitating the sales of lethal drugs to enabling eating disorders and social media addictions.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
And none of them appear to have joined Bluesky yet, a competing decentralized social network running on its own AT protocol that recently opened general signups.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Resilience-building activities include self-care, growing and maintaining strong social networks, finding purpose, and setting and moving towards goals.
—Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The effort was widely seen as an effort by Glassdoor to compete with LinkedIn’s social media features as the major player in professional social networks.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Hamas already had an extensive social network in the Palestinian territories.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Still, one social network continues to bring me joy: Letterboxd.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Facebook’s content-moderation calls often leave people struggling to figure out what’s off limits, but for most of Thursday a Kansas newsroom had no trouble discerning what Meta’s flagship social network found unacceptable: the entirety of its work.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The tools also come as Meta, along with other social networks, face thousands of wrongful death lawsuits about how the platforms have caused harm to young users, from facilitating the sales of lethal drugs to enabling eating disorders and social media addictions.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
And none of them appear to have joined Bluesky yet, a competing decentralized social network running on its own AT protocol that recently opened general signups.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Resilience-building activities include self-care, growing and maintaining strong social networks, finding purpose, and setting and moving towards goals.
—Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The effort was widely seen as an effort by Glassdoor to compete with LinkedIn’s social media features as the major player in professional social networks.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Hamas already had an extensive social network in the Palestinian territories.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Still, one social network continues to bring me joy: Letterboxd.
—The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
Facebook’s content-moderation calls often leave people struggling to figure out what’s off limits, but for most of Thursday a Kansas newsroom had no trouble discerning what Meta’s flagship social network found unacceptable: the entirety of its work.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Social network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20network. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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