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== Annotated Bibliography of Online Dating ==
Fickenscher, L. (2005) "NY finds recipe for love at dining/dating clubs," Crain's New York Business, vol.21, Iss.7, pp. 3. ISBN: 8756789X
- The writer uses an example to present the disadvantages of online dating services. Although Internet dating services can cut time and distance, people who do not have computer knowledge cannot use this. According to the article, there is a 66 years old widower will not try that because he is not a tech-savvy.
- Moreover, words and photos are the main materials for the online dating services, so that people cannot know the one they search clearly. However, for the dinner dating, four men and four women with similar interests and backgrounds will spend an evening together at a restaurant, as a result, people get to know each other in person and spares as well. Online dating services cannot do that, and this is its disadvantage.
Gavin, J. (2005) "Behaviour, Internet dating much more successful than thought," Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, pp. 137. ISBN: 15316386
- Internet dating nowadays is a successful way to find long-term romance and friendship. This article provides a research that is showing online dating now is a popular and common method for people to meet a new friend, or look for their couple in the world.
- Gavin mentions that people use the Internet to look for their friends through e mail, online chat room, web cam, etc., as these are the convenient method to meet others who in different parts in the world. During the research in the article, it will focus on people who are from 18 to 65 years old.
Gayagoy, G. (2005) "Online-dating do's and don'ts," Shape. vol. 24, Iss. 12; pp.37
- This article offers some advices about what can and cannot do of Internet dating. Online dating is a chance for people to have more opportunities to meet friends. The most important is not to be shy. If not, people will lose chances to meet new friends. Before meeting a guy outside, people should communicate by e-mail at least five times. Also, when people date their friends who meet on the Internet, they should have a gathering in coffee shop. It is more relax than have a dinner when their first time dating.
- Online dating is a service that meeting others in front of computers, but there still are things have to pay attention to. As a result, people can enjoy and get fun from this service.
Jones, L. (2005) "Find her online," Men's Health Emmaus. vol. 20, Iss.5; pp. 150. ISBN: 10544836
- If people want to meet a new friends successfully by using online dating, there are some tips are offered the writer, who namely Lisa Jones.
- For example, uploading a photo that show a good face can attract other to search, posting good words to show the personality, and males should remember females must look at the profile before communication.
- The advantage of using Internet dating is “having a profile online is like having another credit card in your wallet; it’s there as backup.’ As people can search others’ profile, they can find the one who match their requirment to be their friend. Jones offers that to be a part of the features of Internet dating.
Kaye, B. (2005) "Fed: Net dating sometimes means going online and feeding a line," AAP General News Wire. pp. 1.
- Online dating, as same as Internet dating and Net dating, that is for people to meet friends though World Wide Web.
- Using online dating can help people to find someone who is outside of their working environment. The writer expresses what is the advantage about using the interviewee’s opinion. According to the article, the interviewee, who namely is Richard Scarr, is a sailing school owner. As he has 650 students each week, he can not have enough time to look for his lover, he chooses online service to find his new friends.
- Scarr mentions that he is not much of a time waster, so that using online dating can get the sort of peroson he is looking for coming up to him.
Kirn, W. (2000) "The love machines," Time. vol.155, Iss.6, pp.73. ISBN: 0040781X
- online dating is not only convenient for people using, but also is a romantic skill for people dating others. As senders sit in front of the computer by themselves, they talk about themselves without the self-consciousness. On the other hand, receivers have chances to think about what the senders say by themselves as well. People can fantasise and this is a romantic situation.
- Besides this, the most impantant features of using online dating service are saving time and energy. As people can meet other in front of the computers, they need not to spend time to go outside. This service is good for people who are busy workers, so that they still can have gathering with friends or can meet new friends via the Internet.
Kladko, B. (2004) "Internet dating adds niche to help cheaters connect," Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. pp. 1.
- Nowadays, there are many web sites providing dating services for the users in the worlds. At the beginning of the article, the writer mentions a person whould have to go to a general dating site and hope to find what she or she was looking for.
- Most of the dating services web site, people can post their profile for free, but men must pay to send messages to someone else. However, women need not to charge. And this is a feature of the online dating.
- People can communicate with people anytime, it provides a lof of secrecy, and it allows people to connect with people outside of their own social circle, town, and countries, and this is an advantage of net dating.
M2 Presswire. Coventry (2003) "Make Friends Online: Online meeting place provides dotcom bliss," M2 Presswire, 14 May, 2003.
- The article offers an example to prove the Internet can eliminate distance. Ray Davis and Mary Francis Byars became friends although they have 4,600 mile gap via the Makefriendsonline.com (MFO).
- The web site succeed to help people to meet new friends because “The secret is not to divide socialising into dating and friendship. Mostly we meet our spouses through friends or at work, socialising with them before dating them, relieving us of some of the pressure and allowing us to shine socially. Take that formula online, add certain anonymity by the intervening Internet connection, and even the shy ones find themselves at home.�?
- Nowadays, MFO, which is an example web site about online dating services, has 100,000+ members worldwide and has around 10 million page views per month, attracting users aged 18 upwards. Accordingly, online dating is popular and common. It shows the features of Internet dating this is eliminating distance.
Mydatingsites.com (2000) Retrieved August 8, 2005, from http://www.mydatingsites.com/
- Mydatingsites.com offers three articles both about online dating and its services. Audiences will obtain knowledge of using the services, and also know how to choose the suitable web site to start their online dating. According to these passages, people take part in the dating online service will be fun, and it is a good experience for them to meet a new friends. Also, meeting a new friend via the Internet is a good method for shy people, so that they can develop social environment.
- Online dating can be very successful, especially if people are having trouble finding others date in their areas. This service increases the chances of meeting new friends, or dating others.
- On the other hand, there are many available dating services on the Internet nowadays, so people should choose the most suitable one. Here are two advices. Firstly, does the online dating service offer profiles and advances matching features? Secondly, does the online dating service offer any features for their members, such as forums, chat rooms or an IM client specific to the online dating service?
Sprout, A. (1997) "Looking for love in all the Web place," Fprtune. vol.135, Iss. 4, pp. 186. ISBN: 00158259
- Some company that organise the dating services for the people are not only using web site, but also including phone, magazine, and databases. Different technologies combine together can develop a large network to help people communicting with others. For example, more than 50 newspapers already use Tele-Publishing Inc. software to offer online versions of their print personals on their web sites in US.
- On the other hand, whether big or small companies, when they are helping people, the matchmakers have the same goal that is earning profit. Therefore, in the article, the writer mentions that how do the companies charge mone, and this is a feature of online dating too.
Stone, B. (2001) "Love online," Newsweek. vOl.137, Iss. 8, pp. 46. ISBN: 00289604
- During the article, a female who calls Emma234 online says that online dating is more convenient and comfortable than dating in resurturants.
- An original purpose of the Internet is connecting people, for example, using e-mail, msn, and a web site that provides dating services to communicate with others.
- Most sites offer different functions, for instance, people can upload their photos and profiles quickly. Therefore, it helps people to search the friends they want. Moreover, Internet dating can be everyone’s daily life. As people can date in the Internet via e-mail, MSN, ICQ, and web cam, they can date other anytime, so that Internet is most of people’s daily habit.
Wikipedia (2005) Retrieved August 7, 2005, from http://en.wikipedia.org
- This web site offers the definition of online dating service, that is an example of a dating system and allows individuals, couples and groups to meet online and possibly develop a social, romantic or sexual relationship.
- Also, there are some positive factors in online dating experience. For instance, dating sites allow members to meet more people than they world without such sites, and people can easily browse other members' profiles before deciding to communicate.
- On the other hand, wiki provides extra links and some references about online dating service in popular culture.
