Following up after a recent speech I gave to his group, one attendee contacted me via email and said that while networking online sounds interesting, and even possibly effective, it can also have some downsides if legitimate information being exchanged between the online networkers can get into the hands of “undesirables”. He was very concerned about privacy issues in the context of networking online.

Topica is the primary competitor of Yahoo Groups as a provider of turn-key email newsletter and online discussion group solutions. Their clients range from multinational media companies to individuals publishing news about a hobby or interest.

Many people complain that they want to network, they need to network…but they simply do not have the time, the knowledge, the money, or the personality. We address below some of these common objections.

TheSquare.com is an online network by which students and alumni of many of the world’s leading colleges and universities reach out to one another for work, romance, news and information. Thousands of members get job listing, lists of private events, personals, alumni sports news, and commentary.