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Hmm
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Im lonely..
I think I need a boyfriend
Match.com!
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Ooo Hes hot! I wanna meet him!!!
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Internet Dating
True love
Friends
Couples
The right partner
Sex
Partners
Forget singles night
Women
Dating
Sincere about finding love
Relationship
Men
Millions of people
Why wait years
Match
Marriage
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Variations of Online Dating Services
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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Variations of Online Dating Services

• Myspace.com
• Passion.com
• Match.com
• Hotornot.com
• Singles.com
• Love.com

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Dos and Donts - Internet Dating
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Giving Out Information

• Geographic Location
• Limit yourself to a region
• Do not use exact address
• Phone Number
• NEVER give out your phone number
• Calling them will reveal your phone number
• Use caller-ID blocking

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Giving Out Information (cont.)

• Your Picture
• Give this lots of considerations, as your picture
  could end up anywhere
  
• Get permission for others (if they are in the
  picture)

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Bragging

• Most of us think this is a good thing
• However bragging (cars, job, houses) is an
  invitation for people to take advantage of this
  and you
  
• Be honest and dont lie about yourself

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Your Handle (name)

• Acts as an overall first impression
• Avoid sexually oriented names (such as anything
  ending with "69) P
  
• Think about your best qualities and the kind of
  person you want to attract

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Behavior

• Maintain some kind of appropriate decorum in
  Personals and Chat sites.
  
• Be respectful to others.
• Your actions may degrade peoples viewpoint of
  both you and others in the chat room.

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Be Suspicious

• Does what they say make sense?
• Do they provide current photos?
• Do want to meet you right away or tell you they
  love you without meeting you?
  
• Background checks

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Summary

• Dont give out too much information
• Be honest with yourself and others
• Act appropriately in both terms of actions toward
  others and yourself
  
• Dont be naive
• Have fun ?

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Internet Dating Statistics
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Since when is Internet Dating such a big thing?

• The online portion of the dating industry totaled
  304 million in the year 2002
  
• Enormous growth over the past few years
• Match.com

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General Statistics

• Who is more likely to have an online
  relationship?
  
• 33 of online relationships lead to a date
• 7 of single internet users say they have gone on
  a date with someone they met online
  
• 67 of Americans say that

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International Internet Dating

• Nonot mail order brides
• 15 of Americans who have internet access have
  visited a dating site
  
• 28 of single people with Internet access have
  done so
  
• 13 percent of Japanese teenagers have visited
  online dating sites.
  
• Among high school students, the figures rise to
  18.4 percent of males and 22 percent of females.

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How people are accessing

• 7.9 million users in America log on from work
  (35 of all accessing)
  
• 26.6 million users in America log on from home
  (60 of all accessing)
  
• 76 of users in Japan connect via their cell
  phones
  
• 21 of users in Japan connect using their
  computers at home

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Odd facts about dating

• How much does the average male spend on dates
  every month?
  
• What is the chance a person will like a date set
  up by a friend?
  
• How long does it take most men to make up their
  minds on a first date whether or not to see the
  person again?
  
• The average number of first dates for a single
  professional in the past year is?

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To sum it all up

• Find out if Internet Dating is for you
• If so, find the right service for you.
• Follow the dos and donts of online dating
• A little safety can go a long way
• Just because it is not common, it doesnt mean it
  is a bad thing
  
• Millions of people around the world already use
  it.

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