Dictionary

social media en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌsowʃal ˈmid͡ʒa/ (Philippines)

Meanings

1. (plural, singular, uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.
   • Social media are spaces where media power and counter-power are played out. Dominant platforms, such as Facebook, Google/YouTube and Twitter, are privately owned and there are economic, political and ideological forms of media power at play; private ownership, concentration, advertising, the logic of consumption and entertainment, the high visibility of and attention given to elites and celebrities shape and filter communication on dominant social media platforms. 2017, Christian Fuchs, Social Media: A Critical Introduction, 2nd edition, SAGE, →ISBN:
   • The former FBI director James Comey has said it did not occur to him that that the numbers 8647 – which he spotted spelled out in seashells on a beach, and posted on social media – could be interpreted as a call to assassinate the president, as many supporters of Donald Trump have claimed. 2025 May 16, Edward Helmore, “What does ‘8647’ really mean? Not what Trump’s supporters are saying”, in The Guardian:
   • The early 21st century saw a huge increase in social media thanks to the widespread availability of the Internet.
   • I grow weary when I think of this as the new normal for what is considered to be a fruitful personal life. Social media is no longer a mere public extension of our private socialization; it has become a replacement for it. 2019 October 1, Bianca Vivion Brooks, “I Used to Fear Being a Nobody. Then I Left Social Media.”, in The New York Times:
   • On social media, everyone believes that anyone to whom they have access owes them an audience: a writer who posted a take, a celebrity who announced a project, a pretty girl just trying to live her life, that anon who said something afflictive. 2022 November 10, Ian Bogost, “The Age of Social Media Is Ending”, in The Atlantic:
   • "By all means we want people to use social media, but we do not want you to use it in ways that will incite violence," said Jonathan Toy, Southwark council's head of community safety. "This remains a big issue for us and without some form of censorship purely focusing on [violent videos], I'm not sure how we can address it." 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of social medium
   form of social medium
3. (countable, informal, plural, singular) A particular social media site or account.
   • Have a great profile and cover photo, then do a writeup that greets your fans, describes something about yourself, and talks about the content you're going to produce. After that, have some social medias that you can link to – these give you some legitimacy. 2023 September 11, Jasmine Ramer, “The Top Big Dick Onlyfans Accounts of 2023”, in The Village Voice, New York, N.Y.: Village Voice, LLC., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023:
   • I decided to delete all my social medias that I rarely use.
   • "It would literally pop up on all of my social medias," said Lexi Fadel, a 27-year-old physical therapist in Los Angeles. After struggling with hormonal acne and bloating, she said, "I was willing to try anything." 2022 July 8, Becky Hughes, quoting Lexi Fadel, “Athletic Greens Becomes a Household Name”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2023:
   • As you will most definitely know, it's been absolutely all hands on deck since the cast of Love Island 2021 was announced yesterday. Between stalking their social medias and over-analysing their bios, we, the fans, have barely come up for air. 2021 June 22, Daniella Scott, “New Islander Sharon Gaffka shares an unlikely link with Molly-Mae Hague”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

SOCMINT · socmed · social media revolution · social media intelligence · sosh meed

Relateds

social networking

Synonyms

social medium · social

Translations (86)

da sociale medier (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · mi pāpāho pāpori (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ti ማሕበራዊ መራኸቢታት (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · sk sociálne médiá (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · th โซเชียลมีเดีย (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · bg социа́лна ме́дия (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · it reti sociali (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · es redes sociales (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · sh društveni mediji (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · tr sosyal medya (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ru социа́льные ме́диа (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ko 소셜 미디어 (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · af sosiale media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · lo ສື່ສັງຄົມ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · he מֶדְיָה חֶבְרָתִית (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ja ソーシャルメディア (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cy cyfryngau cymdeithasol (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cs sociální média (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · th สื่อสังคม (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cy cyfs cym (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · de soziale Medien (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ka სოციალური მედია (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · tl hatirang pangmadla (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · th สื่อสังคมออนไลน์ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · tg расонаҳои иҷтимоӣ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · pl media społecznościowe (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · vi phương tiện truyền thông xã hội (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · sh друштвени медији (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ur مُعاشَرَتی ذَرائِع اِبْلاغ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cmn 社交平臺 /社交平台 (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ja SNS (esuenuesu) (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · aii ܝܘܼܕܵܥܵܐ ܫܲܘܬܵܦܵܝܵܐ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · uk соціа́льні ме́діа (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · fr réseaux sociaux (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · fa-ira رَسانِههایِ اِجْتِماعی (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · is samfélagsmiðill (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · es redes (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · te సోషల్ మీడియా (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · sv sociala medier (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · te సామాజిక మధ్యమము (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · be сацыя́льныя ме́дыя (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · id media sosial (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · nl sociale media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · fi some (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · hy սոցիալական մեդիա (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · nb sosiale medier (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · fi sosiaalinen media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · be сацыя́льныя мэ́дыя (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · et sotsiaalmeedia (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · el μέσα κοινωνικής δικτύωσης (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ur اِجْتِماعی شَبَکَہ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cmn 社交媒體 /社交媒体 (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · el μέσο κοινωνικής δικτύωσης (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ar سُوشَل مِيدْيَا (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · es medios sociales (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · az sosial media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · it social (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cmn 社媒 (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ur اِجْتِماعی مُواصَلات (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · vi truyền thông xã hội (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ar وَسَائِل تَوَاصُل اِجْتِمَاعِيّ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · pl social media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · lv sociālie mediji (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · aii ܝܘܼܕܵܥܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · kmr medyaya civakî (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · fr réseau social (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · sl družbeni mediji (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · nl social media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ko SNS (essenesseu) (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · kmr medyaya sosyal (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · my လူမှုမီဒီယာ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ca xarxes socials (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · gl medios sociais (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · bn সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ga na meáin shóisialta (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · hi सामाजिक मीडिया (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · lt socialinė žiniasklaida (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ur سَماجی اِبْلاغ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ro media de socializare (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · mk друштвени медиуми (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ta சமூக ஊடகங்கள் (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · cmn 社會媒體 /社会媒体 (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · hu közösségi média (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · ti ማሕበራዊ መራኸቢ (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · pt rede social (applications or websites allowing users to communicate) · de Social Media (applications or websites allowing users to communicate)

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