To those who make the cyber world their own, effective global networking is almost standard practice.  The web designer might live in England, but be designing a site for a Florida business while the content for the site is being written by someone in Canada.  Because of the possibilities of effective global networking, it is possible for these three parties never to meet in person and yet execute a complete and successful project.
Effective global networking has also totally transformed the expat experience with families undertaking international assignments now able to arrange schools, search for staff and familiarize themselves with more ease to their new host country.  Effective global networking allows for that same family to keep consistent communications with friends and family in their home countries.
Effective global networking is as integral to the continuity and free flow of commerce today as was the telephone and telegraph one century ago.