social networking

American  

noun

1. the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.

2. Digital Technology. the use of websites or other online technologies to communicate with people and share information, resources, etc..

   I found my current job through social networking.

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Other Word Forms

• social networker noun

Etymology

Origin of social networking

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

AI allows these companies to improve the services—search, social networking and e-commerce—around which their advertising businesses are built.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While it once might have made sense to partition apps into separate markets of social networking and social media, that wall has since broken down,” said Judge James Boasberg in his decision.

From Barron's

Instagram-parent Meta will continue to use age detection technology to spot teenagers who try to evade restrictions by claiming to be adults, according to the social networking giant.

From Barron's

Mike McCue, the CEO of Flipboard, is convinced such innovation will result in a new era of social networking, where numerous new, more interesting types of social networks will emerge and offer people more choices.

From BBC

"The level of social networking, the pursuit of notoriety within the networks, and the speed of moving to the most extreme harms, is new and shocking."

From BBC