social network
Relationship connection structure
A social network is a web of interpersonal connections—friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances.
The term now primarily refers to online platforms where people maintain these connections: She found her old roommate through a social network.
Social networking is the activity of building such connections, whether in person or online.
Dominant social media platform
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
- TikTokShort-form video service
Snapchat · YouTube · Reddit · Pinterest · WhatsApp · WeChat · Telegram · Discord
Voluntary close relations
- followersPeople who support someone
- followingComing after another
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- connectionsRelationships between things
mutual friends · friend request · follow · unfollow · block · mute · relationship · acquaintance
Side-facing outline
- usernameAccount identification string
- handlePart for gripping
- bioPersonal background summary
- avatarDigital user representation
profile picture · verification · blue check · influencer · personal brand · online presence · digital footprint · privacy settings
Vertical structural beam
- sharePortion given out
- likeComparable to, or enjoy
- commentBrief stated opinion
- retweetRepublish another's post
repost · story · reel · tweet · status update · photo · video · meme
Assembled collection of things
- pageNoble's young assistant
- forumGathering place for discourse
- subredditTopical online community space
- channelPassage for transmission
server · membership · moderator · admin · online community · fanbase · niche · subculture
Wound document of parchment
- doom-scrollingCompulsive consumption of negative news
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- postingPublishing content online
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
unfriending · blocking · trolling · cyberbullying · cancel culture · virtue signaling · oversharing · FOMO
Dominant social media platform
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- LinkedInProfessional networking platform
TikTok · Snapchat · YouTube · Reddit · Pinterest · WhatsApp · WeChat · Telegram · Discord · Mastodon
friends
Voluntary close relations
- followersPeople who support someone
- followingComing after another
- contactsPeople you know professionally
connections · mutual friends · friend request · follow · unfollow · block · mute · relationship · acquaintance · influencer
profile
Side-facing outline
avatar · profile picture · verification · blue check · influencer · personal brand · online presence · digital footprint · privacy settings · anonymous
post
Vertical structural beam
retweet · repost · story · reel · tweet · status update · photo · video · meme · hashtag
group
Assembled collection of things
- pageNoble's young assistant
- forumGathering place for discourse
- subredditTopical online community space
channel · server · membership · moderator · admin · online community · fanbase · niche · subculture · echo chamber
scroll
Wound document of parchment
- doom-scrollingCompulsive consumption of negative news
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- postingPublishing content online
ghosting · unfriending · blocking · trolling · cyberbullying · cancel culture · virtue signaling · oversharing · FOMO · notification
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- systemsecosystems, nervous system, computer system, immune system, circulatory system
- web resourceswebsite, webpage, web page, web portal, portal
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- networksMAN, PAN, cloud computing, router, Wi-Fi
- digital assetscryptocurrency, websites, Bitcoin, apps, mobile app
social networkisolation
Complete separation from others
social isolation · solitude · loneliness · disconnection · seclusion
social networkhierarchy
Ranked authority structure
bureaucracy · institution · chain of command · command structure · centralized authority
social networkoffline
Not internet-connected
anonymous browsing · dark web · personal diary · pen and paper · private messaging
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