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Susan Robinson Sec 006. Online Dating: A Great Idea  High Volume of users  One Common Goal  All single/looking  Speed  Convenience  Privacy  Web.

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2 Online Dating: A Great Idea  High Volume of users  One Common Goal  All single/looking  Speed  Convenience  Privacy  Web Video Chat conferencing  Low Cost

3 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

4 Top Online Dating Sites  Okcupid  eHarmony  Lavalife  Plenty of Fish  Match.com  Date hookup  Yahoo! Personals

5 eHarmony Commercial

6 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

7 Match.com Success Stories John and Shirley married 8/2007Kelly & Erik engaged 10/2010 James and Katie. Katie lived in Canada and now is moving to US to be with James

8  Kamau, David. "10 Reasons Why Online Dating Is a Good Idea." Ezinarticles. 2010. Web. 7 Nov. 2010..  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..  "Online Dating Facts and Stats (Media Center)." Online Dating Magazine - Dating Services, Tips, Advice, and News. Web. 7 Nov. 2010..  Albo, Bonny. "Online Dating How To - Online Dating Service." Dating & Relationships - Dating Tips and Relationship Advice. Web. 13 Nov. 2010..

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