As a technologist, I am a firm believer that IT can change our lives in many ways for the better. And although I continue to believe that the people networks (via referral) is still the best way to meet people of our liking, it wasn’t until recently through several friends’ recommendations, that I finally created a facebook account. And in fact, I was quite impressed with its capabilities and offerings. In today’s society, I believe that people are living in a fast-faced environment and timing can sometimes be difficult to arrange, for instance, for two friends to meet up together and catch up. WWW can close this gap by having people stay connected in a non-disruptive manner, e.g. “I’m busy right now, can I call you back later” is a typical response. However, greater offerings are still needed to make these tools even more effective such as VoIP or video conferencing. It seems that the Human Network in the 21st century is about to take on another major transformation in the way people interact and form new relationships.
