This may feature digital photo/video/sharing and diary entries online (blogging). They can incorporate a range of new information and communication tools, operating on desktops and on laptops, on mobile devices such as tablet computers and smartphones.
Social networking services vary in format and the number of features.
Illustrations showing various icons of some popular social networking servicesĪ social networking service or SNS (sometimes called a social networking site) is a type of online social media platform which people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career content, interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections. For a list of services, see List of social networking services.
For the social science theoretical concept of relationships between people, see Social network. This article is about the type of service.