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For Online Dating

For Online Dating. Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003 11/12/08. Online Dating. Online dating is a dating system that allows individuals, couples and groups to contact each other over the internet.

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For Online Dating

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  1. For Online Dating Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003 11/12/08 Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  2. Online Dating • Online dating is a dating system that allows individuals, couples and groups to contact each other over the internet. • Many online dating services can match people in many compatible ways based on the information one provides. • Some sites have over 15 million users! • Many successful marriages where formed because of online dating sites. Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  3. Types of Online Dating Sites • Match.com Provides a keyword to find specific information in people’s profiles. • PerfectMatch Suggests a narrower list of possible mates so you can choose your perfect match. • Yahoo! Personals Helps you create a personal site that you can put pictures and information on easily. • Chemistry Allows you to fill out a personality profile that they can match with compatible people. • Lavalife Allows local search by entering in your zip code before you purchase a membership. Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  4. Leading Online Dating Services General Dating Sites Special Dating Sites • Perfect Match • Lava Life • Eharmony • Match.com • Adult Friend Finder • Jdate.com • Singlec.com • Blacksingles.com Is there an online dating service that will match my needs? Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  5. Match.com • Match.com is the leading online dating service today! • Provides specific personals for race, sexuality, and age • If you find someone special in 6 months, you get 6 months free • Guides you step by step to create a profile • Users can upload up to 26 photos as well as specific preferences • Millions of success stories of all ages • Match.com is international Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  6. Tips for Safe Online Dating • Trust your gut instinct • Don’t provide personal information to soon • Use a free email account • Use a cell phone or anonymous phone to chat • Beware of married people Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  7. Tips for Safe Online Dating • Look for questionable characteristics in your communication • Ask for a recent photo • Stick with the paid online dating services • Don’t get a false sense of security • Meet in a public place for your first meeting Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  8. Online Dating Statistics • Estimated that 20 million people visit an online dating site a month • Estimated that 120,000 marriages occur a year from online dating • 31% of adults in America know someone who used an online dating service • In 2003 about $214 million were spent online dating • that is about 76% higher than in 2002 Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  9. Total Audience For One Month Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

  10. Resources • Tracy, Joe. "Online Dating Saftey Tips." Authoritative Insight Into the World of Online Dating. Apr.-May 2007. 15 Nov. 2008 <http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/features/onlinedatingsafetytips.html>. • "Online Dating Tips." Online Dating Tips. Online Dating Tips. 16 Nov. 2008 <http://www.onlinedatingtips.org/>. • "Find the best online dating sites!" Find the best online dating sites! Datingsites.org. 16 Nov. 2008 <http://www.datingsites.org/>. • "Online Dating Magazine." Online Dating Magazine Media Center. Online Dating Magazine. 16 Nov. 2008 <http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/mediacenter/onlinedatingfacts.html>. Gabriella Nurkiewicz CIS 1055-003

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