Something To Get Us Thinking...

The essential point of networking is human contact; business has killed networking by making it something for the career orientated. Discuss.
First thing I thought of this statement is even if networking has become no more than a business tool it still exists so It hasn't been killed, rather it has taken on a new role. Of course networking has become an invaluable part of the business world but social networking is currently at it's peak with the worldwide success of websites such as myspace and facebook. It appears there are two sides to the networking coin and they appear to co-exists quite comfortably.