The New High-Tech Dating Technology? Meet in a Bar By JENNA WORTHAM August 21, 2012
Online dating services have long promised to help people find a mate by using statistical science to predict personal chemistry. But some of the biggest services are now adding a retro twist. Several sites are bringing people together the old-fashioned way, with singles parties where people can crowd together at bars while consuming alcohol and flirting. "There have been so many times I've met up with someone from the Internet in person and didn't feel a spark," said Emily Clapp, who was at a recent beer-tasting event organized by the popular dating site OkCupid in a basement bar on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. "It's so disappointing to invest all that time e-mailing and then... nothing." Like many others, Ms. Clapp says the offline events can help identify a potential date more quickly. Online, they find they can spend weeks or months exchanging messages with someone and then schedule dinner or drinks - only to realize within minutes that the date is a dud. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/22/technology/the-new-high-tech-dating-technology-meet-in-a-bar.html _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
