A world of connectionsOnline social networks are changing the way people communicate, work and play, and mostly for the better, says Martin Giles (interviewed here) Illustration by Ian Whadcock THE annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, currently in progress, is famous for making connections among the global great and good. But when the delegates go home again, getting even a few of
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