Just came across a nice article about online networking and some tips on how to make the most of the networking sites. It can get overwhelming with the sheer number of them popping up everwhere, so she recommends only joining 3 to start:
http://biznik.com/learn/articles/bus...ine-networking
You also may want to post a profile at Biznik while you're there. I personally haven't gotten any business from it yet, or any leads, but I haven't been a member very long.
If anyone joins it, my profile is
http://biznik.com/members/yvone-kon if you want to add me to your contacts.
Right now I'm a member at Biznik, LinkedIn and Merchant Circle. I joined a couple others but haven't really devoted any time to them, these are the three main ones I visit.