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[[File:Social Networking skill icon.png|left]]'''Social Networkingnetworking''' is a [[skill]] in ''[[The Sims 3: University Life]]''. The skill mainly involves with interacting with the smartphone by texting, browsing the web, streaming video, or blogging. This skill is fairly simple and easy, as Sims can build this skill anywhere without needing a particular object. The skill, however, does not expand its functionality to [[computer]]. Additionally, Sims can also learn this skill by reading the skill book.

Social Networkingnetworking has plenty of benefits. For instance, Sims can unlock new skins and special apps for their smartphone. Blogging will also bring many benefits. For example, Sims can ask followers for donation and help with academics (if they're at the college). Social Networkingnetworking skill is required for Sims who work in [[Sportssports Agentagent]] career.

|Blog app<br>Creating Personal blog

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|Creating Reviewer blog theme

|Creating News blog theme

|Best FriendEnemy and Partnergood friend settings for the Relationship Transmogrifier app

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With level 1 skill in Socialsocial Networkingnetworking, Sims will unlock the Blog app. With Blog app, Sims can create posts in their blog, and they will gain or lose followers. As Sims gain more followers, they will earn rating starstars for the blog. The higher the rating of the blog, the more benefits Sims will unlock. Sims may lose or gain followers with minimum of -10 and maximum of 15 followers per post. The cap of this range will increase as they gain higher skill in Social Networking skill, as noted on the table. For example, that Sims with maximum level may lose as few as 2 followers in a post.

Sims cannot just create posts all the time. Each time Sims create a new post, there's a 15% chance they will get "Blogged Out" moodlet, which can be reduced as they have higher Socialsocial Networkingnetworking skill. The chance getgets higher if they create too many posts under half an hour. Creating a post while having this moodlet will result a loss of followers. Sims will also begin to lose followers if they no longer create posts after a certain time.

===Blog Themesthemes===

There are three types of Blog app: personal, reviewer, and news blog. The theme of the blog is essential to determine what events will trigger the "Gotta Blog About" moodlet.<ref>The "Gotta Blog About" moodlet will only trigger after the first blog post every time the game is loaded.</ref> When Sims make a post with this moodlet, they will gain significantly more followers than without the moodlet, ranging from 15 to 40 (that can also be modified depending on the skill level).

The "Gotta Blog About" moodlet will trigger from the following events:

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*Have a Babybaby

*Get Firedfired

*Get Hiredhired

*Change Careerscareers

*Get a Promotionpromotion

*Get a Degreedegree

*Have a Romanticromantic Relationshiprelationship

*Be Meanmean to Anotheranother Sim

*Cheat on your Partnerpartner

*Make a Newnew Friendfriend

*Adopt a Childchild

*Get Marriedmarried

*Go to a Partyparty

*Get into a Fightfight

*Skip Workwork

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*Buy Newnew Itemsitems for Youryour Homehome

*Repair Itemsitems around Youryour Homehome

*Read Booksbooks

*See a Moviemovie

*Dine at a Restaurantrestaurant

*Get a Massagemassage at the Spaspa

*Gain a Cookingcooking Skillskill Levellevel

*Attend a Concertconcert

*Attend a Sportssports Gamegame

*Purchase Artart

*Spot Celebritiescelebrities around town

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*Gather Collectiblescollectibles

*Witness Deathdeath

*Be Arrestedarrested

*Witness a Robberyrobbery

*Discover new Fishfish Speciesspecies

*Witness a Firefire

*See the Grim Reaper or other Supernaturalssupernaturals

*Gain a Skillskill Levellevel

*Learn Gossipgossip

*Spot Celebritiescelebrities

*Read the Newspapernewspaper

Additionally, Sims with [[Writingwriting]] skill will raise the cap of max followers per post by 10. Sims with certain traits will also raise the cap by 3 if they have a specific blog theme.

*Personal blog: [[Irresistibleirresistible]], [[Charismaticcharismatic]], [[Flirtyflirty]], [[Friendlyfriendly]], [[Partyparty Animalanimal]], [[Hopelesshopeless Romanticromantic]], [[Computercomputer Whizwhiz]]

*Reviewer blog: [[Artisticartistic]], [[Easilyeasily Impressedimpressed]], [[Avantavant Gardegarde]], [[Perfectionistperfectionist]], [[Schmoozerschmoozer]], [[Frugalfrugal]], [[Computercomputer Whizwhiz]]

*News blog: [[Bookwormbookworm]], [[Bravebrave]], [[Daredevildaredevil]], [[Genius (The Sims 3)|genius]], [[Luckylucky]], [[Ambitiousambitious]], [[Computercomputer Whizwhiz]]

*Personal blog: [[Lonerloner]], [[Meanmean Spiritedspirited]]

*Reviewer blog: [[Slob (The Sims 3)|slob]], [[Couchcouch Potatopotato]]

*News blog: [[Couchcouch Potatopotato]]

Sims can change the theme of their blog, but it will always cost the followersSim by30% 3/10of their followers.

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At 1-star rating blog, Sims can ask followers for donation and help with academics. There's a chance the followers will donate to the Sim's blog by the morning with the mail. The higher the rating, the bigger the chance and amount of a donation Sims will get.

At 2-star rating blog, the attendance of protest will increase. Sims can also upload resumeresumes from their smartphone, and will get an additional career offer when they're looking for a job. Additionally, Sims will earn faster career performance as the rating gets even higher.

In addition to posts, Sims can also take a picture in the Blog app. The game will then bring up the camera interface. Although the interface is similar to ''[[World Adventures]]'' [[Photographyphotography]], it will not recognize its subject when taking a picture of something. It cannotcan post a pre-taken photographs eitherfrom the smartphone, but not from the camera. However, it will increase the Photography[[photography]] skill slightly.

The Sim Finder app is helpful for Sims to find someone with specific gender, age, sign, or traits. The players can set the types of the Sim, or leave it with "Surprise Me" option which will not specify the type.

*RomanticBest Interestfriend (level 810)

*BestGood Friendfriend (level 109)

*Good FriendEnemy (level 9)

File:Relationship Transmorgifier App.png|The Relationship TransmorgifierTransmogrifier app

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