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I date. I dig Social Media. And I spend a lot of time thinking about both. Because the problem is, like I always say, that in dating and in social media, it’s the blind leading the blind.
So when two articles came across my desk (well, my computer screen, to be really precise) yesterday about dating in a digital world, I was reassured that I’m not the only one grappling with questions such as Read this author's blog.
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05.07.09
We are living in the era of Web 2.0/Date 2.0. With facebook, myspace I think the boundaries are disappearing very fast. I read an article that stated that people in general are reluctant of admitting using of technology (eHarmony/ Match) to find their soulmate, however with social networks their dates can camouflage as friends.
Do you think if there is a network which will allow people to share with the world whom they have dated or are dating, it makes sense?
06.04.09
I recently put a post on my friend's page where we were discussing a girls' night. I gave her my BBerry pin because I knew she had one. I put this info on her page knowing that everyone who could see her page could now see my bberry pin, and therefore request me on my messenger.
Low and behold a mutual friend, we will call "hotactorboy" added me and also sent me a message on FB, informing me of the add. I thought it was a very nice way to say "Hey, I saw your pin, and thought we could communicate more often..." We have chatted on FB before, but now, with this new method of communicating, we are able to chat more frequently. I have yet to plug his phone number into my phone, even though it is clearly posted on his FB page...I figure, if he wants my number he will ask, or call (because my number is on my page.)
Lina
06.05.09
RahulC,
On Facebook there are several ways to indicate when/whom you are dating:
1. Previous functionality allowed users to specify how they were connected. When my first serious boyfriend friended me I indicated that we had DATED in 2002 and that it was PRETTY SERIOUS and we were currently NOT SPEAKING. (Capitalization indicates drop down menu choices.)
FB no longer utilizes this feature, but they could bring it back in the future. (When Lists first came into existence, the information I had entered was used to create 'starter' lists.)
2. There are several add-in apps that extend FB's functionality to become an online dating site.
However, I know you're speaking to a larger point. Relationships are messy & disclosing that information online is a tricky situation. Thus, I do NOT think that networks which allow people to share whom they have dated / are dating will be successful. I think that the issue is too private for most people to reveal.
- Julie
06.19.09
I still live in a world where using an online dating site is really, really weird.
07.30.09
I think dating in social media/online is very similar to real life dating and it doesn't need to treated any separately. The bottom line for any action in real life dating is - comfort ... Are you comfortable doing this? Is you partner or desired-partner comfortable with that? Also, check out this online dating advice column by Dr Amy Johnson, a dating and relationship expert.
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