Staying in touch

Recently, business networking websites have been on the rise. However, the question is will these business networking websites become as popular and useful then social networking websites? Many business networking websites such as Gobignetwork.com and LinkedIn have led many people to start up companies, find jobs, or just gain more contacts in general. In fact, you can search for companies and coworkers that you previously worked with and reconnect. I think that this is very beneficial. For example, lets say you moved from one country to another for your job. After the years pass by, you may begin to lose many contacts from your previous job. However, business networking websites can help you reconnect if you might ever need to contact coworkers from your previous job. Thus, this will give you an advantage. Business networking websites are available to anyone that wants to be in touch with other companies or coworkers. They can be very useful depending on how much effort you put into them. I believe that business networking websites are more efficient for contacts that you already know. Thus, this will solidify the relationship. Meeting new contacts online can sometimes not be trusted. I find this similar to social networking websites such as Facebook. I personally use Facebook to stay in touch with people who I already know and have met.