What are social networks? A network is a group of friends, colleagues, and other personal contacts. Strong social networks can encourage healthy behaviours. Regarding the world of computing, online social networking is when online communities of people with common interests use a Web site or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information. For example, a business-oriented social network would encourage people to share business related material. What is an online social network? A social network itself is a website or online service that facilitates this communication. Examples of online social networking platforms include Facebook and Twitter . One of the most popular business to business social networks is Linked In. What is social media? Broadly speaking, social media can be described as "interactive platforms via which individuals and communities create and share user-generated content." That means that socia...