Social networking allows ordinary citizens to contribute to the Internet via messaging, chat, blogging, wikis, forums and more. Well known social networking spaces include Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Most social network companies rely on advertising for revenue generation.
Many issues have arisen with the phenomenal growth of social networking, e.g. cyber-bullying and identity theft.
Network Science
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