Slowly we lost personal contact with others through social media such as Twitter, Facebook or instant messaging. These sites have made our life stories conveniently devalued. We have been pushed further away from high-speed Internet connections. My personal relationships before the internet age had stronger community connections with friends and family through physical connection. On the other side of the coin, let's take everyday behaviors related to professional networking; Professional social websites can have greater effects on job opportunities. First, looking back a bit on my past, to the years immediately preceding the Internet craze, I remember that I had just gotten out of the Navy with a trivial knowledge of the personal computer. I had just gotten a field service job, as a repair technician at a local microfiche company for banking data sites. Where the first salaries were used to buy my first 386 PC; it was a top of the line desktop with this new operating system called Windows with the following peripherals; 13 inch CRT monitor with stand, an Epson dot matrix printer and lastly a slightly undersized telephone modem. I remember saying to myself: Who really needs all that Internet speed? Who has time to read all those emails or join chat rooms with my friends? It would be easier to go to their house and spend time with them in person. Social interaction was more of a personal relationship via phone calls or physical meeting somewhere. Wow...those were fast times in the PC computing world. Looking a generation later, my wife and I recently went to a local pizza place, where we noticed some kids holding a slice in one hand and a smartphone in the other. Going out to dinner should... middle of paper... However, I never got into the heart of mainstream electronic networking, like early chat rooms or the Facebook obsession. This was most evident in my inept desire for video games; Pinball was my game. There was fun in the physical association made with electromechanical sounds, like Bally's Evel Knievel pinball machine. Social networks have never worked for me. I couldn't spend hours online in chat rooms or post photos of my life. However, when it came to job opportunities, professional networking was a whole new world to tap into. Even without looking for work, you can discover professional opportunities. My current position has been established in this format; my profile was noticed by a colleague, who opened the door. The idea of ​​networking now has a new meaning for me, but soon you won't be able to view my profile on Facebook.