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social networking

noun

  1. the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  2. Digital Technology. the use of websites or other online technologies to communicate with people and share information, resources, etc.:

    I found my current job through social networking.



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Other Word Forms

  • social networker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of social networking1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

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Meta says it faces competition from apps such as TikTok and YouTube, but the FTC says video apps are different from personal social networking services.

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Mike McCue, the CEO of Flipboard, is convinced such innovation will result in a new era of social networking, where numerous new, more interesting types of social networks will emerge and offer people more choices.

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"The level of social networking, the pursuit of notoriety within the networks, and the speed of moving to the most extreme harms, is new and shocking."

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If you’ve been neglecting your network up to this point, it’s never too late to reach out to former colleagues, engage with industry groups and increase your activity on social networking sites.

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Gates tells me "social networking, even more than video gaming, can absorb your time and make you worry about other people approving you" so we have to be "very careful how it gets used".

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