Social network (disambiguation)

A social network is a theoretical concept in the social sciences, particularly sociology and anthropology, referring to a social structure made up of individuals or organizations.

Social network may also refer to:

Academic

Social network analysis, the academic study of social networks
Social Network (sociolinguistics), social network as defined in the field of sociolinguistics
Social Networks, an academic journal

Community network, is a term used broadly to indicate the use of networking technologies by, and for, a local community
Social networking service, services which act as online sites to connect people with similar interests
Distributed social network, is an Internet social networking service that is decentralized and distributed across different providers
Social network game, online games where many people can play at once
List of social networking websites, a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites (see List of online dating websites)
Social network aggregation, the process of collecting content from multiple social networking services
Social network automation, refers to tools that are used to semi/automate the process of posting content to social networking and social bookmarking websites
Social network/social media marketing, a multifaceted, orchestrated marketing and advertising practices and Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0
Social networking spam, is spam directed at users of internet social networking services

Enterprise social networking, focuses on the use of online social networks or social relations among people who share business interests and/or activities.
Professional network service, (or, in an internet context, simply professional network) is a type of social network service that is focused solely on interactions and relationships of a business nature
Business networking, is an activity in which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities

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