Group & Profile are extra modules for Drupal that can be added to a social network where multiple communities, departments, or teams are organized together on an intranet or portal.
Yes, there a lot of articles in the web that includes the needed modules for a custom Social Net using Drupal.
article one
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and many more, just Google "module of social networking site in drupal"
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