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Antisocial Networking 

Using a social networking web site or service to connect to other people but never communicating with those people once they have been established as a connection.
I can't believe it... we haven't spoken to Randy since high school. He added us as friends on Facebook but never responds to any of our messages. He has over 100 friends but we've never even seen him post a comment. Talk about antisocial networking!
Word of the Day on May 20, 2011
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antisocial networking 

The Liberal media censoring web blogs so that only their
socialist agenda is presented. Democrats feeble attempt to brainwash the populous into their twisted way of thinking.
AOL is part of the current the present administrations antisocial networking.

antisocial networking 

A term used to describe people who rarely, if ever visit social networking sites because they have better things to do with their time. They limit their activity to 30 minutes a day. They avoid habits like changing their profile picture daily and putting every thought they have on Twitter. Most don't have an Instagram account, but the few that do avoid uploading pictures that make it seem like they're showing off.
Janet: You've only posted on the News Feed twice this whole month. What's up with that?

Mike: I'm antisocial networking.

Janet: I'm impressed.
antisocial networking by 2014_chiguy September 19, 2013

Antisocial Networking 

A term for connecting with somebody via a social network or other form of online communication when they are in the same vicinity, usually the same room.
An example of antisocial networking:

Facebook friend 1: hai

Facebook friend 2: greetings

Facebook friend 1: i feel antisocial

Facebook friend 2: ya rly

Anti-Social Networking 

1. unwilling or unable to associate in a normal or friendly way with other people due to preoccupation with social networking via smartphone, computer, or any other technology.

acronym ASN.
A person who is surrounded by friends at a bar or restaurant, but is on their smartphone checking their twitter feed or other peoples Facebook updates rather than socializing with the people present: Oh don't worry about Liz joining the conversation at dinner she is Anti-Social Networking as usual.

Anti-social networking 

Actively avoiding or severing connections on social networking sites to avoid your friend's connections.
Once I realized what a bitch Chuck's wife is, I took him off my friends list. I like the guy, but a little anti-social networking is easier than dealing with her.
The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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