Trade favors at Zakle

I've been writing a lot about social networking lately. The thing is that the Internet is full of lots of interesting people and social networking is the best way for them connect and interact. It really is the essence of the online world, it's most attractive feature and also its most impacting. Just imagine that through social networking you might get someone from across the world to offer you a job or make a book offer. Social networking makes distances obsolete. It doesn't matter if the person you are connecting with is in the next room or all the way around the world.

One of the new social networking sites is offering a new twist, seeking and giving favors. Check out Zakle.com. The company has just launched its public beta and is looking for people to try it out. How it works is that once you register on the site, you can barter products and services with other members. Based on the principle of everyone helping everyone, Zakle is a new thrust in this social networking with a humane touch.

I liked the thought behind the system and am looking forward to using it creatively, such as my request on finding the best cheesecake in Dubai, since we'll be moving there in a few months time. I also offered to return a favor by giving travel advice to anyone interesting in planning a trip here. When you sign up on a referral you receive bonus points so you can start trading favors and requests straight away. Zakle's definitely worth checking out, since it's a completely new concept and is likely to snowball into something pretty big.