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Friday, November 30, 2007
We met on StalkerSpace…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My cousin has the following posted in his “About Me” section on The Facebook:
I want to take the opportunity to say this part is ridiculous. Everyone already knows the person and if they don’t then they are a stalker, I know, it’s how I met my wife.
It makes me laugh because it’s incredibly true. If you don’t know about the person who’s page you’re viewing, it’s probably because you have no business knowing.
But with the popularity of myspace.com and thefacebook.com growing, it seems that they’re actually starting to edge out online dating sites, according to an article in Business Week this month.
For the full story, click here.
Although most of us don’t use online dating sites at all, I know a few people on the blog have been encouraged to try them recently. For any of you that have signed up for an online dating service, have you had any success? Is your rate of return better, worse, or similar to meeting people “in real life”?
Have you ever used your social networking site to find a date? Via friends’ pages or randomly? Do you think it’s easier to meet someone via myspace or thefacebook through which you may have a mutual friend versus meeting someone more randomly via a dating service?
If you haven’t ever used social networking to find a date, would you ever? Why or why not? Do you agree with the article that the stigma of online dating (and possibly finding a date via social networking) has diminished?
Do you know of any success stories via online dating or online social networking?
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