social networking site

British

noun

a website that allows subscribers to interact, typically by requesting that others add them to their visible list of contacts, by forming or joining sub-groups based around shared interests, or publishing content so that a specified group of subscribers can access it

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Richard Simonin, chief executive from 2003 to 2005, declined to comment when contacted by the social networking site LinkedIn.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

The medical social networking site beat analysts’ fiscal fourth-quarter financial forecasts.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

The research team recruited subjects for the study through Sermo, a social networking site for doctors.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

The social networking site formerly known as Twitter is on fire—and you only get a hose if you pay up.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2023

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

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