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.

Other Words From

• social networker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of social networking¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It also shows how social networking services could foster more confrontational tactics by those committed to false ideas about the dangers of immunization as the mass vaccination effort ramps up.

From Washington Post

Facebook, the FTC alleges, has a monopoly on social networking.

From MIT Technology Review

There’s a ton of promotional techniques, including free activities done through social networking, emailing or cross-promotion.

From Search Engine Land

Nextdoor has built an entire social networking product around neighborhood connections, and as Bloomberg notes, it is looking at an IPO.

From Search Engine Land

However, citing data about usage and reach, the subcommittee report bluntly states, “Facebook has monopoly power in the market for social networking.”

From Search Engine Land

It also found that as age increases, self-disclosure on social networking sites decreases.

From The Daily Beast

And she will—naturally—continue to raise all the awareness possible with the help of her preferred social-networking service.

From The Daily Beast

In February, the social networking service launched a local-language Chinese site.

From The Daily Beast

Separatists had previously denounced the nationwide election in speeches and on their social networking site.

From The Daily Beast

One young Facebook user was arrested for sending an “offensive, indecent or menacing message” on the social networking site.

From The Daily Beast