1. A light-based system for forming social connections comprising: a first lighting controller for controlling a first individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network and for transmitting a first signal indicative of a first location identifier and a second signal indicative of a first localized light setting; a first memory for associating at least the first location identifier with the first localized light setting; a processor for determining the first localized light setting from the second signal, and receiving from the first memory at least one second location identifier associated with a second localized light setting having a correlation to the first localized light setting; a communication network for receiving the at least one second location identifier from the processor and transmitting a third signal indicative of a potential for a light-based connection; and a second lighting controller at a location associated with the at least one second location identifier, for controlling a second individually controllable luminaire in a lighting network, for receiving the third signal from the communication network, and for transmitting, in response, via the communication network, a fourth signal indicative of an interest in establishing a light-based connection; wherein the processor, receiving the fourth signal, creates an association in a second memory between the first location identifier and the at least one second location identifier.