Consider the Company

Social Networking has found a host of new sites to call home – websites that is. But whether you have a profile on Facebook or are building your connections on Linked-In, the downside to online networking is that your connections require connectivity! So here is a novel idea: instead of inviting new contacts to My Space, consider hosting them at your actual space. Around your table perhaps…

Spice up your next night-in by inviting a group of people who only have YOU in common. Host a dinner party for guests who do not know each other but you think should. They could be the five most interesting people you know, or 10 friends each from a different time of your life. Sure enough you are bound to mix a bunch of people who could grow to be great connections for each other. As host, you simply provide the venue in which these natural connections can take place over cocktails and cuisine. And as your evening progresses, the conversation is sure to be fascinating. Social networking in person; what a crazy concept!

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