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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 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.
 
==Statistics==
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|2
|Unlocks Junglejungle Greengreen and Frostyfrosty Whitewhite skins
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|rowspan="2"|3
|Reviewer blog theme
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|Unlocks Cherrycherry Redred and Skysky Blueblue skins
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|News blog theme
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|Unlocks Schoolschool Pridepride and Zebrazebra skins
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|6
|Unlocks Cutecute Kittykitty Pinkpink and Ageage of Dragondragon skins
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|rowspan="2"|7
|Relationship Transmogrifier app
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|Acquaintance, Friendfriend, and Dislikeddisliked settings for Relationship Transmorgifier app
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|rowspan="2"|8
|Romantic Interest and Stranger settings for the Relationship Transmogrifier app
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|Unlocks Goldengolden Blingbling and Laserlaser Showshow skins
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|rowspan="2"|9
|Enemy and Goodgood Friendfriend settings for the Relationship Transmogrifier app
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|Unlocks Oceanocean and Mahoganymahogany skins
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|rowspan="2"|10
|Best Friendfriend and Partnerpartner settings for the Relationship Transmogrifier app
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|Unlocks Plumb Bob and N7 skins
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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 stars 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, 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 gets 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:
;Personal Blog
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*Have a Babybaby
*Get Firedfired
*Get Hiredhired
*Change Careerscareers
*Get a Promotionpromotion
*Get a Degreedegree
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*Have a Romanticromantic Relationshiprelationship
*Be Meanmean to Anotheranother Sim
*Cheat on your Partnerpartner
*Make a Newnew Friendfriend
*Adopt a Childchild
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*Get Marriedmarried
*WooHoo
*Kiss a Sim
*Go to a Partyparty
*Get into a Fightfight
*Skip Workwork
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;Reviewer Blog
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*Buy Newnew Itemsitems for Youryour Homehome
*Repair Itemsitems around Youryour Homehome
*Read Booksbooks
*See a Moviemovie
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*Dine at a Restaurantrestaurant
*Get a Massagemassage at the Spaspa
*Gain a Cookingcooking Skillskill Levellevel
*Attend a Concertconcert
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*Attend a Sportssports Gamegame
*Purchase Artart
*Spot Celebritiescelebrities around town
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;News Blog
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{{Col-3}}
*Gather Collectiblescollectibles
*Witness Deathdeath
*Be Arrestedarrested
*Witness a Robberyrobbery
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*Discover new Fishfish Speciesspecies
*Witness a Firefire
*See the Grim Reaper or other Supernaturalssupernaturals
*Gain a Skillskill Levellevel
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*Have an interesting conversation with other Sims
*Learn Gossipgossip
*Spot Celebritiescelebrities
*Read the Newspapernewspaper
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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]]
 
On the other hand, having certain negative traits will also lower the cap of the max followers per post by 3 for specific blog theme.
*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 Sim 30% of their followers.
 
===Blog Ratings===
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!Rating
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At 4-star rating blog, Sims will get a periodic offer to sell their blog for §2,000 - §4,000, and even more if the rating is higher.
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===Posting Pictures===
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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 can post pre-taken photographs from the smartphone, but not from the camera. However, it will increase the Photography[[photography]] skill slightly.
 
After the player takes a picture, it will automatically be posted. Instead of gaining followers, it will gain "likes" from the followers. The player can caption the picture or just delete it.
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==Sim Finder App==
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.
 
Rather than finding an existing Sim, the Sim Finder app actually generates a new Sim with the desired gender, age, sign, and traits (or random ones if "Surprise Me" is chosen); if two conflicting traits are chosen (e.g. [[Good]] and [[Evil]]), only the first trait will be applied, resulting in simsSims with fewer than 5 traits.<ref>[http://classic.modthesims.info/showpost.php?p=4762247&postcount=9160 nikel23 at ModTheSims]</ref>
 
==Relationship Transmogrifier App==
Relationship Transmogrifier app is a powerful app which Sims can use to change the relationship between two Sims. They can change their own relationship with other Sim, or a Sim's with another. Only teenagers and older will be available on the list. The relationship between the Sims can be changed into these types:
*Partner (level 10)
*RomanticBest Interestfriend (level 810)
*BestGood Friendfriend (level 109)
*Good FriendEnemy (level 9)
*Romantic interest (level 8)
*Stranger (Level 8)
*Friend (level 7)
*Acquaintance (level 7)
*Stranger (Level 8)
*Disliked (level 7)
*Enemy (level 9)
 
==Gallery==
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*At the bottom of the Blog app, the players can read tips about blogging in a ticker.
*The N7 phone skin is a reference to Bioware's "Mass Effect" trilogy.
*The Ageage of the Dragondragon skin is a reference to Bioware's "Dragon Age" series.
 
==References==
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[[fr:Réseau social]]
[[ru:Социальные сети (навык)]]
[[Category:University Life]]