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Susan Robinson Sec 006. FOR Online dating. Online Dating: A Great Idea. High Volume of users One Common Goal All single/looking Speed Convenience Privacy Web Video Chat conferencing Low Cost. Statistics.
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Susan Robinson Sec 006 FOR Online dating
Online Dating: A Great Idea • High Volume of users • One Common Goal • All single/looking • Speed • Convenience • Privacy • Web Video Chat conferencing • Low Cost
Statistics • - Estimated there are more than 120,000 marriages a year that occur as a result of online dating. • - 31% of adults in America say they know someone who has used an online dating service. • In the United States, 58% women and 48% men use online dating services. • Among all the Internet services, online dating remained at the top. Its growth estimate is 10%. • more than 50 percent of people who used online dating sites had gone on a date with someone they met in cyberspace • Online dating nationwide increased 15% from May 2009 to May 2010. In the Bay area (San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland) it increased 22% in the same period of time
Top Online Dating Sites • Okcupid • eHarmony • Lavalife • Plenty of Fish • Match.com • Date hookup • Yahoo! Personals
How to be Successful • Choose a safe online dating service • Write your profile honestly, make sure it represents you. • Watch out for scams • Chat before meeting in person
Match.com Success Stories John and Shirley married 8/2007 Kelly & Erik engaged 10/2010 James and Katie. Katie lived in Canada and now is moving to US to be with James
REFERENCES • Kamau, David. "10 Reasons Why Online Dating Is a Good Idea." Ezinarticles. 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Reasons-Why-Online-Dating-is-a-Good-Idea&id=119288>. • Hill, Catey. "Study: Online Dating a Good Way to Meet Your True Love." New York News, Traffic, Sports, Weather, Photos, Entertainment, and Gossip - NY Daily News. 13 Feb. 2009. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/02/14/2009-02-14_study_online_dating_a_good_way_to_meet_y.html>. • "Online Dating Facts and Stats (Media Center)." Online Dating Magazine - Dating Services, Tips, Advice, and News. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. <http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/mediacenter/onlinedatingfacts.html>. • Albo, Bonny. "Online Dating How To - Online Dating Service." Dating & Relationships - Dating Tips and Relationship Advice. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <http://dating.about.com/od/onlinedating/tp/HowToDateOnline.htm>.