Social networks

virtual online communities

theoretical concept in sociology

sociology concept

thumb|alt=5 nodes in pentagon shape with all diagonals, multicoloured similarly to a rainbow.|Proposed symbol for the Fediverse from 2018, the "fedigram"

economic and social systems that enable shared access to goods, services, data and talent

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theory of inter-connectedness of all people

support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals, as part of a supportive social network

analysis of Internet communities through sociology

Hyperreality is a concept in post-structuralism that refers to the process of the evolution of notions of reality, leading to a cultural state of confusion between signs and symbols invented to stand in for reality, and direct perceptions of consensus reality. Hyperreality is seen as a condition in which, because of the compression of perceptions of reality in culture and media, what is generally regarded as real and what is understood as fiction are seamlessly blended together in experiences so that there is no longer any clear distinction between where one ends and the other begins.

analysis of social structures using network and graph theory

theory and research that allows for multiple, non-hierarchical entry and exit points in data representation and interpretation

Catfishing refers to the creation of a fictitious online persona, or fake identity (typically on social networking platforms), with the intent of deception, usually to mislead a victim into an online romantic relationship or to commit financial fraud, such as the pig butchering scam. Perpetrators, usually referred to as catfish, generally use fake photos and lie about their personal lives to present themselves as more attractive for financial gain, personal satisfaction, evasion of legal consequences, or to troll. They often love bomb the victim, but refuse to have video call or talk on the ph

thumb|Image showing Egosurfing Egosurfing (also vanity searching, egosearching, egogoogling, autogoogling, self-googling) is the practice of searching for one's own name, or pseudonym on a popular search engine in order to review the results. Similarly, an egosurfer is one who surfs the Internet for their own name to see what information appears. It has become increasingly popular with the rise of Internet search engines, as well as free blogging and web-hosting services. Though Google is the search engine most commonly mentioned when referring to egosurfing, other widely known search engines

phenomenon that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average

the economy of independent, temporary workers usually performing tasks from online platforms

algorithm-based form of government or social ordering

subset of electronic commerce that involves social media

theory of attitude change

everyone involved in producing, commissioning, presenting, preserving, promoting, chronicling, criticizing, and selling fine art

the process of detecting contributions that are irrelevant, obscene, illegal, harmful, or insulting with regards to useful or informative contributions

algorithm for generating random networks

economic concept

set relations linking people through the WWW

video game genre

thumb|A bust of MIT president Francis Amasa Walker separated from its pedestal at the [[MIT Museum]] Deplatforming, also known as no-platforming, is a boycott on an individual or group by removing the platforms used to share their information or ideas. The term is commonly associated with social media.

Internet social networking service that is decentralized and distributed across distinct providers

Communication network covering the Earth

network of interconnected organizations

community rating algorithm

ShareChat is an Indian social networking service platform, owned by Bangalore-based Mohalla Tech. It was founded by Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Farid Ahsan, and incorporated on 8 January 2015. ShareChat app has over 350 million monthly active users across 15 Indian languages. In 2022, the company was valued at $5 billion.

graph that represents social relations between entities

type of social networking in which geographic services and capabilities are used to enable additional social dynamics

union of television and social media

set of human contacts known to an individual

social networking where individuals with similar interests converse and connect with one another through their mobile phone and/or tablet

term used to describe a form of peripheral social awareness

process of constructing a social media user's profile using his or her social data. In general, profiling refers to the data science process of generating a person's profile with computerized algorithms and technology

kind of web service

human contact that exists because of a mutual friend

Giant Global Graph

Cyberpolitics is the research of the use of the Internet for political activity. It embraces all forms of social software. Cyberpolitics includes: journalism, fundraising, blogging, volunteer recruitment, and organization building.

black social media movement

Wikipedia linking tendency

social network managed by an organisation in order to promote communication between its members

type of online comminity