Social Networking

Social networking can and is used in a number of different ways in the business world. The most important is basic networking. This enables us to connect easily and communicate with others with as little information as just a name to search for. We can see resumes and all kinds of information about a person with just a click, and find people through them as well. We able to create groups that are relevant to a certain subject matter. We are also able to invite people so we can meet them. These possibilities are endless. Online virtual worlds can be used for many things.
Social Networking at IBM: "What's Next? Your Future in Social Networking" by Chuck Hamilton discusses how social networking are seen as a new form of communication and a new way of doing business. It allows businesses to collaborate with all different kinds of people from different levels all over the world, enabling them to do business better. One benefit to social networking is that it costs less. Also, it allows different people to bring together different ideas from different places of the world. Chuck Hamilton stated that "social networks are emerging as key tools for business innovation." Businesses use social networks as an advantage.
There is also a "dark side" to this technology, which is the lack of real human interaction. Everything becomes virtual on the online world. We no longer have the regular social practices of seeing eachother and shaking hands, small talking, and courtesy. Many people see this as a bad thing for society. We cannot lose the most basic interactions between eachother or else we will become a lifeless society.I think the future will only bring more things to the internet world. Everything will be online from virtual shopping to eating to even going out and dating. It will be a very different but interesting world to live in.