social network
noun
1
: a network of individuals (such as friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships
2
: an online service or site through which people create and maintain interpersonal relationships
And millions of people have become comfortable using smart-phones to share information about themselves, via mobile apps that access social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.—
The Economist
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Are the mental health issues spreading between people in social networks?
—Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Defense Ministry spokesperson Michael Bauer wrote on social network X that the incident happened Tuesday around lunchtime.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
By providing space to interact, community gardens broaden and strengthen social networks, studies found.
—Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
With Mercury in Libra lighting up your eighth house of transformation and intimate affairs and Pluto in Capricorn activating your 11th house of social networks and individual freedom, power dynamics in groups or within your circle of friends rise to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Cohen, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Defense Ministry spokesperson Michael Bauer wrote on social network X that the incident happened Tuesday around lunchtime.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
By providing space to interact, community gardens broaden and strengthen social networks, studies found.
—Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
With Mercury in Libra lighting up your eighth house of transformation and intimate affairs and Pluto in Capricorn activating your 11th house of social networks and individual freedom, power dynamics in groups or within your circle of friends rise to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Social network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20network. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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