Back in “the day” (when ever that was) people met others and met potential partners in social, real life situations. Nowadays, the internet is playing a bigger part. This is especially the case with the introduction of “Web 2.0” -to use that term lightly. The Web 2.0 movement has produced such social-networking facilities as MySpace, Flickr and YouTube. Dating wise, a Google search reveals numerous sites of which you can sign-up to meet your potential life-partner.

To a point, I guess the web can be looked at as a 2nd world -hence Second Life. Thus, we intermingle online much as we do in the real world.

Take a look at Adrian Cooke’s article, A Lesson From the Online Dating Industry.

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