Online social tools are used by business professionals to connect themselves to colleagues and clients. This presentation focuses on the benefits of e-networking tools and on being hyper-connected. What are the pros and cons of e-networking? For example, how does being hyper-connected online aid in business development? What tools can open the right doors for you? What can you do immediately to put yourself within new online circles of influence? Given at the Society for Marketing Professional Services 2009 Southern Regional Conference in Oklahoma City (Feb. 23, 2009).