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:
Business Business networking, an activity in which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities 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, a type of social network service that is focused solely on interactions and relationships of a business nature
Internet Distributed social network, a collection of social networking services that communicate with each other through a common protocol List of social networking websites, major active social networking websites (excluding dating websites) Social media, a new medium for social interaction, based on social networking service Social media marketing, the use of social media platforms and websites to promote a product or service 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 networking service, services which act as online sites to connect people with similar interests Social-network game, online games where many people can play at once
Other uses The Social Network, a 2010 biographical drama film The Social Network (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film
See also Social networking (disambiguation)