Join a few games, enter the chatrooms of some steam groups (read their rules first). Perhaps introduce yourself by putting more info on your steam profile page. There are a lot of new steam users every day so at least consider that when you see them give them a hand getting familiar with steam.
I usually don't add people that I haven't seen and talked with for under a month. I like to know who or at least what I'm adding.
As for help with individual games there is usually an official steam group for each one. You can tell because it has an extra-wide steam logo, otherwise its just a random fan group. If by chance there are people chatting feel free to join the conversation. Its a great way to get to know people and have them know you well enough to become steam friends.

And as for figuring out the right forum you have indeed chosen correctly. The Steam Discussion would be my second choice except its mainly discussing the steam program itself.(or maybe i read that wrong, nobody reads the stickied topics these days)

Anyway, enjoy steam and have fun. Friends just seem to accumulate as a side effect.

hes had steam for a year...

if your new then how come it says you bin a year member?

I've taken 9 month vacations from steam... to play Antantica(which is now on steam as a free-to-play).
Its all about priorities.

Originally posted by Rasta Imposta:

hes had steam for a year...

Isn't it simple. I was not active for an year

can people add me iv only just started buying games and got no frends on steam lol

how do you join games?

Thanks everyone, I found individual game forums helpful.

Online gaming, thats how

UM... u nid to BUY games OR ACTIVATE A PRODUCT CODE then u can add ppl

For those curious how you can be a 1 year member and not particularly active. I've been around for 8 years but only have two games over 5 hours played lol, the rest hovering around 1 hour or less. One of those 5+ hours played games is Portal 2... which I'm pretty sure picked that up from my PSN/PS3 account because I've never played that on the PC before.

It is possible to make an account and not be particularly active. ;)

well, feel free to add me

Add me guys! I could do with more friends on here!

add me too guys i've been active for awhile but kept mostly to myself but not no more i want to have alot of cool friends

30% of mine fried list are people who i know IRL, other 70% are from counter strike.