Sunday, June 18, 2006
Flickr.com
We here at .Dating have taken a little time to learn a new online community service, flickr.com from yahoo is an excellent community site around photos. And a great place to meet people.
Everybody is blond and skinny in cyberspace. And that can be a problem. Just consider the number of marriages ending because one of the parties just met their one true love through Yahoo Personals. As one divorce lawyer recently told Lawyers USA: "A client will come in -- man or woman -- and say there's someone across the country I want to marry. When I ask them, 'Have you met at all?' the answer is, 'No, I just know this is my soul mate.' "
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Online Personals Watch Interview - Nate Elliott, Jupiter Research
Online Dating Safety Tips: 8 Essential Steps to Successful Internet Dating.
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It is the old truth that the picture is worth a thousand words. Ask the people you are writing to for their photos and send them yours.
When you feel comfortable with your communication, you can give them your personal email address. Register a separate email account for this purpose, and only use it for your personal correspondence.
Only meet in a public place for the first date, and preferably, set up a time limit for the date. For example, you can say you only have half an hour before a business appointment; this will help if the date does not go as you hoped for. A 'coffee date' is a safe bet.
It is the old truth that the picture is worth a thousand words. Ask the people you are writing to for their photos and send them yours.
When you feel comfortable with your communication, you can give them your personal email address. Register a separate email account for this purpose, and only use it for your personal correspondence.
Only meet in a public place for the first date, and preferably, set up a time limit for the date. For example, you can say you only have half an hour before a business appointment; this will help if the date does not go as you hoped for. A 'coffee date' is a safe bet.
Thursday, June 8, 2006
Bad Press
We have noted a number of negative stories about online dating in the press. Really they have always been there. First it was not going to work, now that its working we get horror stories from the dating scene.
A recent search of Google on Online Dating found these stories
Online Dating Regulation Update
Online hookup sites see thefts, assaults
There is certainly a need to use these sites in a responsible way, ie, to arrange meeting with individuals in public places. Sex related crimes are far from anything new.
But we are sad that the press seems to want to make this a negative story, no matter how it turns out. There are risks involved with any new technology and change in society and it is our opinion that Online Dating is working and improving people's lives, in some cases very significantly.
Just remember to be safe.
A recent search of Google on Online Dating found these stories
Online Dating Regulation Update
Online hookup sites see thefts, assaults
There is certainly a need to use these sites in a responsible way, ie, to arrange meeting with individuals in public places. Sex related crimes are far from anything new.
But we are sad that the press seems to want to make this a negative story, no matter how it turns out. There are risks involved with any new technology and change in society and it is our opinion that Online Dating is working and improving people's lives, in some cases very significantly.
Just remember to be safe.
PlentyOfFish makes plenty of Cash
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"I sometimes wonder if i'm crazy for not going paid, and passing up 100's of millions a year in revenue. But i created this site to change the world, and make money at the same time. I may not make $20 million a month like the other sites my size but google pays me good money My effective CPM (under $1.00) may be very very low, but when you have a site this huge it really ads up. (My girlfriend is holding up the cheque, its for 2 months as googles EFT bounced.)"
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Online Dating Attracts A New Crowd
Been a while since we've updated. Both the dotdating staff and I have been a bit distracted by job stuff of late.
Here is an article about fraudsters who are starting to pop up on internet dating sites in the United States (it also appeared here).
Naturally our first instinct here is to warn all you internet daters out there to stay vigilant. We believe that online dating is quite safe and secure, but like everywhere else in the world, there are a few rotten apples who see it as a source of easy scams.
In a sense this is testimony to the success of online dating. Scammers only go where they think they can make money. Obviously they have seen how many people are using these sites too.
Here is an article about fraudsters who are starting to pop up on internet dating sites in the United States (it also appeared here).
Naturally our first instinct here is to warn all you internet daters out there to stay vigilant. We believe that online dating is quite safe and secure, but like everywhere else in the world, there are a few rotten apples who see it as a source of easy scams.
In a sense this is testimony to the success of online dating. Scammers only go where they think they can make money. Obviously they have seen how many people are using these sites too.
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