I think there's some confusion about what "networking" (as a verb) might mean. In the "old school" sense, networking meant "expanding one's network of contacts

I think there's some confusion about what "networking" (as a verb) might mean. In the "old school" sense, networking meant "expanding one's network of contacts"-- the object being to collect contacts that might prove fruitful down the road. "Social networking", on the other hand, may not share this objective. Personally speaking, I use Facebook to stay in touch with my (existing) network of friends, and have absolutely no interest in "friending" people I am not actually, in real life, friends with. The value to me comes not from expanding the network, but in nurturing the existing relationships.