By Alex KnappGoalee is working on an effective way to network onlineNetworking is often touted as an essential tool for building your career and business. What often goes less touted is the fact that it can be an incredibly frustrating experience. When you try to network in person, that generally means going to networking “events” where the one thing most participants have in common is their desire to network. Online, networking ususally means working through social media to meet friends of friends of friends of friends. Many of whom have very little in common with your goals.That’s where social media startup Goalee is stepping in. By tapping your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, Goalee works to identify people to network with who share similar backgrounds and intersts. You can also input your own goals for networking. Like, say, you want to start a softball league of young professionals in your field in your neighborhood. Goalee can help you reach out that way, too.What’s more, Goalee helps you deal with the most awkward part of networking – introducing yourself to someone you don’t know. The sites algorithms help you walk your way through that aspect, too, getting you linked up with like-minded people that much more quickly.“A lot of us don’t know whom to contact when networking or what to say when approaching someone cold – whether it’s for social or professional reasons. Goalee acts as a networking coach; it not only suggests new connections in order to achieve your goals, but also helps you know what to say when you reach out to those people,” says James Brown, co-Founder of Goalee in a press release.