Boyd & Ellison (2008) became some of the first theorists
to define Social Networking:

(Boyd & Ellison, 2008)

"web based services that allow individuals to
(1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system,
(2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and
(3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system.
The nature and nomenclature of these connections may vary from site to site"

Social Networking: Defined

any application of social networking/social network sites/social web

Thus, Social Networking applied as an educatinal strategy:

utilized to facilitate learning

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