The internet IS the wave of the future. From offering unending information resource tools to just about anything you can
think of, including the means to create a substantial network of
friends from the convenient comfort of your own home.
There are, not only more and more websites being created this very moment, but an overflowing abundance already easily accesible with the click of your desktop's mouse, with a keyword google search, word of mouth, and even discovered through those annoying pop-up spam advertisements and emails flooding your email in-boxes and homepage browsing moments.
A few of these invaluable great sites follow:
1. MySpace.com: This booming website offers access to more than just the typical social networking website. This site allows people direct contact with celebrities, the
ability to find long lost friends, career resources and tools, shared interest groups, the ability to have an online business, and so much more. Creative minds are utilizing and discovering more and more uses for it everyday.
2. Dating sites: Everything from Match.com, PerfectMatch.com, Great Expectations, and so many more dating in this new technological era has transformed and become a completely new process. People can "interview" their prospective mates before they ever see them live and in-person. Some argue it takes the personal aspect out of the process and can be dangerous because who knows who you could meet online? Others feel that it is a great way to feel connected to the dating world when one's work schedule has almost completely erradicated their social life with 12-hour work days. They feel it is time efficient and that you never really get a true feel for a person until you are around them in-person for a significant period of time anyway. Others warn that people can feel as though they "know" someone through emails and this can be misleading. Some even feel that these dating sites offer more opportunities for partners to stray and meet other people they may not have met pre-internet dating sites. One thing for sure, it is definitely a tool that opens up the door to the opportunity to come into contact with more people than ever before.
3. Friendbot.com: A new site that offers the ability to search a topic such as "people who like to read." Once this search is produced the people that fall into this category can then be added to one's myspace.com friend's list. This is an incredible tool for those who have, perhaps, a book that they are trying to sell independently, without the overhead of a physical place of business or the great financial investment needed to advertise. For a flat fee of about $20-$50 this site will populate the new group of friends into your myspace page over night. These new friends will then have instant access to whatever you have displayed on your site. Ingeninuty at it's finest!
The internet is a great resource for meeting new and old friends, networking, and even potentially finding the love of one's life. As with anything in life, one needs to be cautious and careful to the unknown; but remaining open and curious to it can unfold a whole new world of opportunities and avenues to make your dreams and others come true.