Spotting Liars in Online DatingNews from Newsweek: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog,” read the caption to a famous Peter Steiner cartoon, and nowhere is it truer than online dating. The experience is by now familiar: the potential mate who seemed just your type in a profile turns out to be a dud [...]
Tangled up in Web of online datingNews from ReporterNews.com: WASHINGTON — And so it has begun. I have four matches in the online dating site I have just barely dipped my toe in. The dip is so slight, so very tiny, that my profile consists only of a user name, my (real) age, my location [...]
3 Online Dating Moves You Should AvoidNews from KITV Honolulu: By Andrea Bartz and Brenna EhrlichSpecial to CNN POSTED: 2:36 am HST February 15, 2012UPDATED: 3:11 am HST February 15, 2012 (CNN) — Ahh, yes, February 15, the joyful day when singletons can finally collapse in exhaustion after weeks of maintaining a nonchalant front. Finally, [...]
Three boneheaded online dating moves to avoidNews from CNN: Breakups spike right after Cupid’s big day, according to unofficial Facebook data When encountering an online date offline, don’t be creepy about it Online daters shouldn’t ignore safety and common sense, but should reveal some basics There’s less success on online dating sites when using a [...]
Online dating’s promise — and pitfallsNews from MiamiHerald.com: Online dating has come a long way from its less-than-positive association with the personal ad. But is it actually a better way to meet that special someone? In some ways yes — and in others, maybe not, according to a study on online dating released by the [...]
Online dating sites want couples to stick aroundNews from San Francisco Chronicle: Online dating can be a good way to find a special someone for Valentine’s Day. But as a business, the romance is wearing thin. The industry has grown at a measly 1 percent annually since 2006, according to research firm IbisWorld. That’s in [...]
Online dating doesn’t always click, poll findsNews from Columbia Daily Tribune: Social scientists have confirmed what most singletons have known for years: Online dating is a crapshoot. A new analysis of 400 academic studies explores whether online dating represents a dramatic shift in the way people seek mates — it does — and whether it [...]
Online dating: It’s not for everyoneNews from Greenville News: Online dating just didn’t work for Annette Kramr. She was 38, had been married for 14 years, had moved from her hometown in Texas for work and didn’t really know where to meet people. So on a whim, she filled out a survey for the local [...]
Love-Seekers Beware: Online Dating Fraud Rose 150% Last YearNews from Mashable: Lonely hearts seeking love this Valentine’s Day, be wary. Online dating fraud rose by 150% percent in 2011 as scammers and hucksters turned up the false charm and predatory trolling. That’s according to data shared with Mashable by fraud protection agency Iovation, which works [...]
Top Five Mistakes to Avoid in Online DatingNews from CNBC.com: Searching for love online has gone mainstream. But as dating goes digital, singles are confronted with new challenges that don’t exist with in-person flirting. How do you attract the right person with just a few paragraphs? What red flags should you look out for? When [...]