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Top Eleven Dos and Don’ts for Finding a Date at a Dot-Com - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Article Subject: Top Eleven Dos and Don’ts for Finding a Date at a Dot-Com
Article Link: http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Book_Review_440/Top_Eleven_Dos_and_Don_ts_for_Finding_a_Date_at_a_Dot-Com.shtml
Article Rating: 3.5 (out of 5)
Website: none
Dr. Dato’s Brief:
This post talks about the dos and dont’s of finding a date online by Joy Browne who is author of Dating For Dummies (3rd Edition). Although, I am fairly certain that the book will go into much more detail than the information on this post, nevertheless, there is good advise here and I would recommend further reading.
Some of the important points about posting a profile and dating online that is mentioned in the post include the following;
- Be precise when writing your profile
- Think about what makes you unusual and focus on those points to make yourself stand out
- Make your English teacher proud (I mentioned this point previously in my Dr Dato posts)
- Be honest with yourself, I particularly like her remark about shaving a year or two is ok with age, but decades are questionable 
- Practice safety and date within 25 mile radius
dating for dummies - good advice on online dating for the masses
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Tags: dating advise, Dating for Dummies, dating tips, Joy Browne
Successful Connections Still Happen For Those Looking For Love - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Article Subject: Successful Connections Still Happen For Those Looking For Love
Article Link: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=132455
Article Rating: 2.5 (out of 5)
Website: lookingforloveprogram.com
Dr. Dato’s Brief:
*** Scam Alert ***
Here is another press release on another new site that claims to solve singles unhappiness ‘through the maze of useless hype which fills the internet dating scene in 2011′, in their words.
Of course, I visited the site and it looks very similar to an infomercial that we have seen time and time again of people who claims to hold the secret knowledge to ‘great wealth’. It reads exactly like that, were you read each line - makes great sense - read the next line - makes even greater sense - then continue to read all the way to bottom and naturally you have the option to purchase something.
The thinking behind these websites are a way to motivate users to feel that there is something ‘great’ behind all of this and you take the plunge and find that there is really nothing there.
I am not a great fan of these types of sites but people do fall for them, eg. the person who says you can make money instantly through their marketing tool or someone who claims to make you instant money through their internet programs.
These websites simply pray on the mind of the ‘negativity’ of the individual and usually last for a very short period of time, creating hype as they exploit those individuals, make money and close business.
You may ask, how can I be so sure?
It’s pretty simple really, because if you read the press release the very thing that they are trying to cultivate and push propaganda against, are exactly the same thing that they are doing. For example, “It is so disheartening to see so many singles being taking advantage of by slick promotions…”
A genuine offer of a product, would be transparent and to the point and not laced with negativity and having the holy grail to the ‘pocket of information’ that will solve all our problems and woes.
some dating sites do make fantastic claims, watch out for them!
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Tags: marketing campaigns, website scam
Paid Dating Sites Review – SweetonGeeks.com
Friday, February 18th, 2011
After reviewing gk2gk.com a form of dating site for the geek community, we have another helping of a similar site called SweetonGeeks.com. Although there are stark differences in the site, both are paid dating sites and targets the mainstream geeks, nerds, dorks or dweebs to find their true love.
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Paid Dating Sites Review – SweetonGeeks.com - Part 2
Friday, February 18th, 2011
At the end there is a simple math question just to test whether you are a human visitor or not, and you are all set to go with sweet on geeks.com.
Login & Customizing Profiles
As soon as you completed your simple registration process you are automatically logged in to the site. You will almost see the same page of the site except there is a little change that you will see to the left where your profile picture and your online status is shown.
User can change your details of your profile including the change of details about him or her (your partner). Changing the information on your profile is very easy and much like the registration process.
The user cannot set any rule for for allowing other users not to see his or her own profile that does not match the criteria you are looking for in other matches.
You can view the success stories of some members who found their love; you can read SOG blogs, events and forums.
Tags: jumpdates review, personals free dating site, sweetongeeks.com.com, teenage dating site, top free dating
Paid Dating Sites Review – SweetonGeeks.com - Part 3
Friday, February 18th, 2011
Customizing your profile on this site has been well thought out. In the ‘tools’ box which is displayed to the left has the option from where you can easily upgrade your account, edit profile, add photographs, manage friends, create events and groups, post to the blogs and send messages.
You can grow the community of the website by inviting your friend, families etc. and you can follow this site on twitter and facebook.
Photo Profile Section
Similar to many other dating websites, you can upload your photo directly from your computer. There is no facility of importing photographs from other sites such as the social sites like facebook. You are allowed to add as many photographs to your gallery.
You can add new comment and even send a photo to your friend by mail and also flag any offending user. It is refreshing but unusual to know that this the site does not set any rules for uploading photos. However, I would tread carefully here, since the administrator has the right to delete your profile for any reason.
Tags: jumpdates review, personals free dating site, sweetongeeks.com.com, teenage dating site, top free dating
