social networking
noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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Research suggests that time spent on social networking sites is associated with body image issues, self-harm, and disordered eating in children and teens.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
After leaving PayPal, Sacks founded Yammer, an enterprise social networking platform, that was acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in 2012.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
There was also the boom in social networking and, before that, the internet bubble.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
An investigation of the relationship between social networking site activities and muscle dysmorphia in young men
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—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
After leaving PayPal, Sacks founded Yammer, an enterprise social networking platform, that was acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in 2012.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
There was also the boom in social networking and, before that, the internet bubble.
—Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
An investigation of the relationship between social networking site activities and muscle dysmorphia in young men
ScienceDirect.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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