social media

noun

, (usually used with a plural verb)

1. websites and other online means of communication that are used by large groups of people to share information and to develop social and professional contacts:

   Many businesses are utilizing social media to generate sales.

Word History and Origins

Origin of social media¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Attempts to reach Mahoney by phone and through social media were not successful.

From Salon

Allowing social media platforms to publish disinformation, often anonymously, promotes dishonesty and maximizes profits for those platforms at the expense of the audience they exploit.

From Salon

In July she was convicted of misconduct in a public office after the video went viral on social media.

From BBC

A few years later, she created her own social media channel, where she shares with the more than 8,500 followers her own difficult process of accepting her daughter’s sexual orientation.

From Los Angeles Times

Oonce people accept these lies as truth, their minds seek only information that confirms these beliefs, and social media algorithms push them even deeper into this distorted worldview.

From Salon

Related Words

• social platform