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Building a Network...a what?

In this time of digital growth many of us hear different terms being thrown around the social media landscape.  Words like SEO, SEM and we often hear the term " building your network ".  Network .  What does that mean exactly?  What is a network and how does one go about building one online? A network is built from connections with people.  Those connections, those bonds can be through any means of socialization.  Pre social media networks were built by utilizing friends and family or even strangers that you struck up a conversation with. In small towns and tight knit communities, it is often through these networks that bring to mind the phrase "small world" as discoveries of mutual connections are made.  With the advent of social media building a network has never been easier.  It has allowed social butterflies to further extend their reach and present themselves to others in the world and expand their network.  For those introverts who predominately keep to the