social media
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos)
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Those on the guestlist—a who’s who of sports, Hollywood, and social media stars—were instructed to arrive in shades of white, and nary an attendee deviated from the dress code.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 July 2024
In response, Combs issued an apology video on social media.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 July 2024
Such jobs include roles in business management, teaching, customer care, legal work, health care, social media management, consulting, sales, flight attending, public relations and politics.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Whether on Instagram or CNN, analysts (professional and self-appointed) behave like modern-day soothsayers, peering at the tea leaves of polls, social media, video clips and the general zeitgeist to utter words of prophecy and, increasingly, doom.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 July 2024
In response, Combs issued an apology video on social media.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 July 2024
Such jobs include roles in business management, teaching, customer care, legal work, health care, social media management, consulting, sales, flight attending, public relations and politics.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Whether on Instagram or CNN, analysts (professional and self-appointed) behave like modern-day soothsayers, peering at the tea leaves of polls, social media, video clips and the general zeitgeist to utter words of prophecy and, increasingly, doom.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
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“Social media.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20media. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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