How to Make The First Move – 2.0
August 29th, 2010 by ame
Couldn’t agree more. //via sfweekly Posted via email from lifestream de techyness
Tag Archive for 'online dating'
Want to Meet People? Try Meetup Before Match.com.
November 13th, 2009 by ame
Over the past 5 days, I have attended two meetups. What is a meetup? It’s an online social networking portal that facilitates offline (gasp!) group meetings in various localities around the world. Meetup allows people to join groups based on a comment interest in something (really, there’s a group for everyone on the site!) So [...]
Social Media Discussions with Strangers.
July 19th, 2009 by ame
For as far as I can remember, my friends have given me a hard time for talking to strangers. “There’s nothing wrong with making friends,” I would say. Some things never change. _____________________________________ While at the Albany airport, I sat down at a table in the air-conditioned area near my gate (#temp control fail) and [...]
Flirtexting: The Art of Flirting via Digital Channels
May 13th, 2009 by ame
Cancel your plans. I just got you better ones. Flirtexting (flûrteksting) v. : The art of cell phone, Blackberry, or Gchat flirting, typically involving a new prospect. Short and sweet, slight innuendo, and rendez-vous invitations characterize the “flirtexter” at his or her best. (via urbandictionary). It’s just one example of a newly coined term that’s [...]
The Business of Online Dating.
August 23rd, 2008 by ame
Sure, there’s always a reason behind most businesses: making money. According to IAC (InterActive Corporation), the parent company of Match, the site was launched in 1995 (IAC also manages citysearch, ticketmaster, evite, bloglines and shoebuy to name a few). Match.com has a revenue of $349 million. When compared to eHarmony.com (the competition!) match still comes [...]
My Findings on Love: dot com style. (part I)
August 20th, 2008 by ame
As described in my most recent post, I’m doing some investigative research in the field of online dating. You may be thinking to yourself- why? Everyone has an opinion on the subject from positive to negative and everything in between. However, how many of these people who “have an opinion” on it have actually signed [...]
Looking for Love the Techyness Way.
August 19th, 2008 by ame
It was a stormy Sunday evening and I was hanging out at Cafe Intermezzo in Atlanta with a new friend. While discussing the dating scene as newcomers to the greater Atlanta area, she mentioned that she had been using Match.com for a few months. Immediately, my “techyness.com is looking for new blog content” light bulb [...]