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Families get the 411 on sexting risk - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Article Subject: Families get the 411 on sexting risk

Article Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-02-22-sexting22_ST_N.htm

Article Rating: 3.0 (out of 5)

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Although this post is not related to online dating as such, I feel it is important in that it makes us more aware of some of the dangers today due to the widespread access of the internet that is available today. The internet has been around for quite a while but only in the last few years that the accessibility of the internet through the smart phones have opened many doors to the online social scene.

Whereas access to the internet could be controlled by parents a few years back when the PC was more ubiquitous, however, today the same technology now lies on the palm of our hand and is available to anyone. It is much more difficult to control the behavior of children and their access to the net. Inevitably, the online ’social’ scene draws millions of children online and they can engage in communication with pretty much anyone. With the tools and applications available for these devices, it allow as a greater degree of communication using all types of media such as voice, photos and video.

Unfortunately, the post reported here shows how easy it is for a young girl who got caught up with an online predator and was almost coerced into sex. Although as adults we can often use our own experience and good judgement to see through the charade but young children are more susceptible and they need to educated.

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With improving technology and decreasing stigma, online dating appears nowhere near saturation - Online Dating Briefs by Dr. Dato

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Article Subject: With improving technology and decreasing stigma, online dating appears nowhere near saturation

Article Link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/02/13/20110213online-dating-technology-decreasing-stigma.html

Article Rating: 4.0 (out of 5)

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Dr. Dato’s Brief:

This post goes into details of the history of online dating, naming successful companies such as match and eharmony see no end to the growth in the online dating industry. In addition, new technology making use of smartphones and GPS are finding their way into this area although the article doesn’t’ go into much details in this area.

A few issues that usually plague online dating sites include, not being honest with the profile, many scammers on the site, and the overload of too many profiles making it difficult to filter through them. Matchmaking technology has been mentioned and companies claim that their technology works in several levels of personality dimensions in finding your suitable partners. Personally, I don’t believe any matching technology out there can work as described because the human nature and its interaction with each are way too complex to narrow it down to a handful of personality traits.

Despite some of the issues faced by dating companies, the online dating industry is not yet saturated and more and more people are clambering on this bandwagon looking for love. Expect to see more players coming into this market and equally more players falling off the market. This is why its important that you put your energy on sites that will work for you. Look for dating companies that have been around for many years to be in the safe bet.