social networking

noun

: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online

Examples of social networking in a Sentence

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Mark Weinstein is a tech thought leader, privacy expert, and one of the inventors of social networking. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 But instead of giving up on social networking, Hoffman refined his approach. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 But the experience of social networking careened wildly off course. Mark Weinstein, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 The use of mega-personas (dozens, hundreds, thousands) to populate your faked social networking service is an extension of these kinds of uses. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for social networking 

Word History

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of social networking was in 1998

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“Social networking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20networking. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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social networking

noun
: the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships especially online
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