Jambo.net - Nothing beats a face-to-face meeting.

Jambo.net recognizes that meeting face-to-face for networking always beats communication through another medium. That is why Jambo has created a service that allows just that through the use of WiFi. Without even being on the internet, Jambo uses PDAs, laptops, and smartphones to connect people by matching their personal areas. You can locate other Jambo users with similar interests up to six blocks away from your location while being away from any internet connection through the free Jambo application, allowing you to network in person with that person sitting next to you in the coffee shop or in the hotel lobby.

“Technology has made great strides to automate and simulate the face-to-face experience of meeting up with someone who shares your personal or business interests. Innovative offerings abound in social software, location-based technologies, online meetings, and, of course, the old mainstays of email, IM and SMS. Each has value, but none matches the experience of looking someone in the eye and talking live. It"s ironic. We"ve become a world of mobile people, bringing along WiFi-enabled communications devices. Yet everyday, as we enter places of work and study, sip coffee in public cafes, cool our heels in airport lounges, there are people nearby who could make a difference to us, people who share our common interests. Maybe, the person at the next table went to your school, or wants to buy what you sell or to hire someone with your qualifications. But you are both just faces in a crowded room, remaining strangers, both missing these invisible opportunities.

People recognize that networking is a huge deal and meeting that one person with the connection you need can be a huge opportunity. Increasing networking potential would be important and useful to anyone. This site gives you the conversation starters you need by letting you know what interests you have in common. They also have Amazon.com´s chief scientist helping with his know-how to increase the potential of this site. They have also put patents on all of their software, insuring that they will be one of a kind.

Will people actually go up to random people and start talking to them, just because they have an interest in common? Do the higher up people in a company that could be important for a smaller guy in the business really care about networking with them? Do people already have to have a certain level of success to really benefit from this technology because of the items required to use the software?

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