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Social network

A social network consists of any group of people connected through various social familiarities ranging from casual acqaintance to close familial bonds. Social networks are often the basis of cross-cultural studies in sociology and anthropology.

Internet social networks

Online social networks became a fad in 2003 with the popularity of such websites as Friendster, Tribe.net and LinkedIn.

See also: social contract