social network

Definitions

1. A network of personal or business contacts, especially as facilitated by social networking on the Internet.
   collective
2. A service allowing users to manage and interact with their network of friends or contacts on the Internet. (Called a social network application in precise usage that reserves social network to its original sense.)
   Internet

Equivalents

Examples

“The social network of interest⟳ in this volume is the personal social network that is centered on a particular child. Definitions of social network draw⟳ attention to the ties or linkages that connect⟳ individuals (and sometimes groups or institutions)—linkages that can be conduits for diverse resources.”

“Civicizing public spaces is an antidote to marginalization and exclusion, and it requires that we restore⟳ linkages between municipalities, social networks, cultural institutions and communities.”

“The trends in recent years have⟳ focussed on online social networks, in which the social network is enabled as an internet application. Some examples of such networks are Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace.”

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