Social networking (disambiguation)

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. It may also refer to:

Internet-related

 * Community network, a term used broadly to indicate the use of networking technologies by, and for, a local community
 * Social networking service, online sites to connect people with similar interests
 * Distributed social network, 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
 * Social networking websites, a list of major active social networking websites and excludes dating websites (see Comparison of online dating services)
 * Social network aggregation, the process of collecting content from multiple social networking services
 * Social network automation, tools that are used to semi/automate the process of posting content to social networking and social bookmarking websites
 * Social media
 * Social media marketing, marketing and advertising practices with Internet-based applications
 * Social networking spam, spam directed at users of internet social networking services

Business-related

 * 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 a 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 business people recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities

Movie

 * The Social Network, 2010 docudrama film about the founding of Facebook

Other

 * Scientific collaboration network, how scientists work together across social networks