A web service designed to bring users together around a subject of interest.

A product, usually containing a “friends list” and “profile page”

A publicly searchable database of personal information used to generate customized marketing lists.

Other Definitions

Wikipedia,

A social network service uses software to build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others.

Most services are primarily web based and provide a collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, discussion groups, and so on.

Dictionary.com,

a website where one connects with those sharing personal or professional interests, place of origin, education at a particular school, etc.

Citations

Social Networks: Members Only,

As the number of social networks increases and the market becomes more saturated, we have to ask whether this type of self-selection is the future of online communities.

How To Create An Anti-Social Network,

Clearly Quechup has broken the golden rule of social networks and abused the trust of their users. Quechup’s tagline is “the social networking platform sweeping the globe” – however it seems to be doing that via an email spam campaign.

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