Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said it would provide opportunities for firms to make international contacts.

BBC: Liverpool waterfront

Sure there is room for two social networks in Brazil (sorry My Space), with Orkut being the Brazilian go-to site, and Facebook being the one for international contacts.

FORBES: Brazil Keeps Google's Orkut Relevant; Tops Facebook

Cheney is generally viewed as Halliburton's "Mr. Outside" to Lesar's "Mr. Inside, " with Cheney using his international contacts to drum up new business while Lesar focuses on running the company.

FORBES: Mr. Outside saves the day

Goold-Haws finds that younger people are more open to the ideas of collaborating with international contacts and this might well be because they are so used to an open, highly connected world in which online gaming and social media bring people together on a global scale.

FORBES: Entrepreneurship - The Board Game (VIDEO)

The Centre serves as a "media nursery" by reducing costs for these nascent publications, providing expert advice on how to raise funds, developing distribution networks both in Kabul and beyond, making contacts with international agencies and organising advertising.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Through their public appearances, contacts with the international media and humanitarian work, they expand public understanding of how the United Nations helps to improve the lives of people everywhere.

UN: Press Release

E. the Secretary-General is making contacts to have an international resolution issued by the UN to counter Islamophobia (Medium term).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: CAIR and the Foreign Agents Registration Act

In the business area, gamescom now offers even more contacts and access to international markets and players, while in the entertainment area, there is even more space for games and premieres.

FORBES: Gamescom 2011: Over 275,000 Gamers Congregate in Germany

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was providing consular assistance to the family and was in close contact with its international partners and a wide range of other contacts in order to establish the facts of the situation.

BBC: Map of Algeria showing In Amenas