Using Communities to your advantage
This section talks about using Communities to your advantage. Communities in the form of social networks or discussion forums are great places to find people. It is important not to spam as it only defeats your purpose. Introduce yourself, build relationships and then you can always talk business later for those who expressed interest in what you do.
Although I've heard of people meeting friends online I tend to keep myself anonymous in real life. I mean I don't mind being a friend to someone online and even developing an online relationship but I would keep that person as just that - an online friend. I wouldn't try to seek them out for a meeting.