The very definition of 'social networking' seems to be undergoing a drastic change.
Thanks to the popular 'social' networks online, people now seem to be getting more and more complacent about staying in touch with old friends and making newer ones.
While it might be great to be connected with all your friends and acquaintances through online social networks, they are hardly much of a replacement for the qualitatively richer face-to-face interactions, meetings and get-togethers (unless, of course, those are anyway not possible due to distance issues and / other issues!)
No offence to fans of social networks, please go ahead and socialize with orkut, facebook, myspace and the scores of other networks out there.
As for me, I'd prefer a real hug anyday over a virtual facebook hug!