Looking to date online Think again

Released on = April 23, 2006, 10:10 pm

Press Release Author = Linda Crowford

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Online gang headed by girl on the prawl in Rawalpindi

Press Release Body = Are you surfing the internet for a life partner, romance and
friendship? If yes then think atleast a hundred times. Don't be conventional,
instead be contemporary while using the most favourite online systems - a common
phenomenon these days which is helping billions of people across the world to date,
romance and find partners.

In 2003, online dating sites created $450 million in revenues, according to a May
2004 Online Publishers Association report, up 49 percent over 2002. That's more
money than people spent on online music and video sites or online adult
entertainment, says Jupiter Research. Jupiter, an online journal, predicts online
dating will top $640 million in 2008. So it's also becoming a new industry: Industry
of info-tech marriages and romance.

In this info-tech arena, old way of communication has been changed and so is the
case with love, romance and dating as well. AsianAvenue.com, one of the most popular
Asian American cyber meeting places, polled 21,489 of its 1,324,000 members and
found only nine percent had successfully dated another member. In result, online
dates end in disappointment, despite or because of the expectation of love, romance,
or sex.

In Pakistan this trend is also developing very fast with young boys and girls
enthusiasts exploiting the new technology for flirtation and other purposes. Mainly
the male class is engaged in flirting foreign girls and is using them as a bridge to
go abroad. Many of them have remained successful.

Besides some negative cases have also been reported like murders and kidnapping of
young boys and girls. In Rawalpindi, a group of four members headed by a girl
reportedly trapped young boys on internet via chat and asked for meeting. As a the
case is, the girl invites boys for date and when the prey is trapped her accomplices
start demanding money and other gains from the boy, threatening to lodge a police
case against him. Resultantly, the boy is with no other choice but to bow before
their demands to the extent he could be.

According to a new study of online dating, when a couple who had built up a
significant relationship by e-mailing or chatting online met for the first time; 94
per cent of them went on to see each other again. Men were more emotionally
dependent on their 'e-partners' than women, and more committed to the relationship.
The number of users of Internet dating agencies have steadily increased: around six
million

Old-fashioned romance is nearing death. Surveys show that exchanging gifts was the
best way to ensure commitment in the relationship. An internet fraud also reported
at http://www.womenrussia.com/blacklist.htm known as Russian brides scam. Scammers
trapped people in online romances and then ask for money to travel to meet them.
Scammers trap people around the world and in some cases they kidnapped or murdered
some people. So be very careful when you are using internet, risk always involve in
it. Always consider these tips when you are participating in Internet communication.
Never share your personal information like your home address or telephone number to
people you meet on the net; never meet anyone without verifying those information's
which are given by that person.

In the first meeting with a cyber friend, try to meet in a public place, arrange
your own transportation, bring a friend along for security and be confident, set
your own terms and conditions for the encounter, and don't let your new friend
change them.

Like the rest of the world, the US is slowly becoming a nation of singles.
Married-couple households have declined from 80 percent in the 50s to just 51
percent today. In 2000, for the first time, households with people living alone
outnumbered households with couples and children, 26 percent to 24 percent. The
latter figure is falling down sharply. As a result, the number of singles 18+ has
surged to 86 million, a potential US online dating market of 100 million when you
add divorcees.

An explosion of sites catering to every conceivable consumer interest is fueling
growth. There are dating sites for tall people, pet owners, vegetarians,
interracial; dating. Hot categories include date sites like Lemondate, and
background-checking sites like True.com.

You might call it an anti-trend but a dramatic rise in online dating has had one
notable result, a renewed appreciation for face-to-face encounters, dubbed "F2F" in
chat groups. Offline events, ranging from dance, club and drunken parties have
become big business for online dating companies.

Latest article on online dating is prepared by Imran Akbar and provided by
Web Site = http://www.datingservices-online.net

Contact Details = Beverly Hills, CA, 90112
Phone Number - 23083703
Email - linda@datingservices-online.net

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