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

Derived Forms

• social networker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of social networking

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

It planned to launch a social networking service similar to Facebook, but it collapsed last year without ever launching a product.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In September, OpenAI launched Sora as a dedicated app to create and share AI-generated videos with friends, which many viewed as a social networking app modeled after TikTok.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She had downloaded a social networking app for new and expectant mothers, and began messaging a woman who lived nearby.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

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 • Dec. 15, 2025

The movement was also dubbed the Twitter Revolution, because protesters used the social networking site to mobilize and communicate with each other.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi