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

Social media forces us to not only be vulnerable for our partner but for the whole world.

From The Daily Beast

And so we compiled this list through conversations with colleagues and social media crowd-sourcing.

From The Daily Beast

Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.

From The Daily Beast

Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.

From The Daily Beast

Within hours, thousands of Iranians challenged the foreign minister on social media asking how that could possibly be.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• social platform