Liu Gang, China Youth Association researcher, reckons that up to 20,000 Chinese Internet users sit naked whilst using chatrooms each night. Gang explained to Shanghai Daily that the "problem" is much larger than they’d originally thought: "At first, we thought… Continue Reading
Toothing might have been exposed as a hoax, but don’t tell that to young singles in UAE. Like in many predominately Muslim countries, it’s considered rude for men to speak with women unless they’re married or related to them. According… Continue Reading
Now users of hotornot can find other users in their neighbourhood which is probably great for casual hook-ups for those who are so inclined but also, I would think, adds a bit of a stalker risk. http://apps.hotornot.com/jeff/
A recent study by economists Günter Hitsch, Ali Hortacsu (both at Univ of Chicago) and Dan Ariely (MIT) looked at self-reported information in dating profiles to see what affect they had upon the number of emails users received from potential… Continue Reading
I’m always going on about the shift from global online communities to those based around geographical localities. Online dating is one of the clearest examples of this – there’s not much point in seeking out potential dates from halfway around… Continue Reading
There will be (just) two presentations and a panel discussion about mobile communities at Mobile Entertainment Market (MEM) 2005, a two day conference taking place at Earls Court, London starting on the 15th of June: Generating revenues through community services:… Continue Reading
A few years ago anyone who told their friends they were using an online dating service, or that they had met someone through a social networking site such as friendster, may very well have faced laughter, warnings about personal safety,… Continue Reading