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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Dating in 'Hooville]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/consumer-experience/" rel="tag">Consumer Experience</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2006/12/yahoo_personals.jpg"  alt="yahoo personals" />I read <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/20/yahoo-upgrades-personals-does-this-stuff-work/">somewhere</a> today that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) Personals is the number one dating service on the Internet. They say it's lonely at the top, but apparently singles using the site have been successful in quelling <em>their</em> loneliness -- just when I was certain that that internet dating stuff was bogus ...<br /><br />Rivaled by Match.com, the Hoo's in Yahooville are working industriously to stay one step ahead of the game. They've recently added a new feature called "Quick View", which allows the user to scan for potential mates more quickly and efficiently. They are afforded the ability to mark off characteristics, (i.e., smoker, non-smoker) as "breaker" or "maker", this way any received profiles with 'breaker" traits will be labeled as such. And it's likely that the "breaker" will be discarded by the user - "Layta!". Sounds like a good deal, right? Quick, convenient, and it saves precious time. I don't think so. (Note: if you don't have the time to really get to know and evaluate a person, how will you have time for a relationship?)<br /><br />First of all the whole idea of a first impression being based on a profile (a Quick View) -- mere words and check offs -- is whack. You can hardly trust people in person, let alone on paper.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dating in 'Hooville</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/">Dating in 'Hooville</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:24:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/722242/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/20/dating-in-hooville/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breakers</category><category>dating</category><category>makers</category><category>match</category><category>match.com</category><category>online dating</category><category>OnlineDating</category><category>personals</category><category>single</category><category>singles</category><category>yahoo</category><category>yahoo! personals</category><category>Yahoo!Personals</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Shammas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:24:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
