social notworking — pp. Surfing a social networking site instead of working. Also: social not working. social notworker n. Example Citations: It s time businesses faced up to Facebook. Some users waste hours on social notworking sites, but a gentle hint may work… … New words
Social Networking — altmetrics bashtag datasexual death tweet defriend diarrheaist fakester FOMO … New words
social networking — n. Using a Web site to connect with people who share similar personal or professional interests, particularly where the people in the site s database are connected to each other as friends, friends of friends, and so on. social networking adj.… … New words
social networking fatigue — n. Mental exhaustion and stress caused by creating and maintaining an excessive number of accounts on social networking sites. Also: social network fatigue. Example Citations: Since, ostensibly, it s you who has been providing all this content… … New words
narb — n. An item of personal information posted online, particularly as it contributes, often unwittingly, to a personal narrative that individual is creating online. Also: NARB. [Narrative + bit.] Example Citations: Once you ve posted a profile… … New words
defriend — v. To remove a person from one s list of friends on a social networking site. Also: de friend, unfriend. Example Citations: After Jerome Kerviel lost his employer, French investment bank Societe Generale, $7.2 billion, he also lost 7 of his 11… … New words
fakester — n. A person who puts up a profile on a social networking website such as Friendster or MySpace that contains false or misleading information, or that is dedicated to another person or to an object. Example Citations: In the early days at… … New words
friend — v. On a social networking website, to add a person to one s list of acquaintances, and vice versa. friending pp. Example Citations: Even though faculty members are making an effort to reach out, students are more likely to friend deans. When… … New words
Twitterverse — n. The Twitter social networking service and the people who use it. Also: twitterverse, Twitter verse. [Blend of Twitter and universe.] Example Citations: The Twitterverse is expanding. Twitter, that microblogging tool that caught on with teens… … New words
pity friend — n. On a social networking site, a person whose friend request you accept out of pity. pity friend v. Example Citations: Consider paring down your Facebook friends to ensure that personalized search results are as relevant as possible. (No more… … New words
six degrees patent — n. The informal name sometimes applied to a patent for a network database and system used in some social networking sites. Example Citations: Abrams wasn t concerned that Pincus and Hoffman would overtake Friendster when they struck out on their… … New words
