Hey Seattle singles! I’ve joined up with some other dating-minded entrepreneurs from Biznik to help plan a singles mixer sometime this summer. Please check out our survey, even if mixers aren’t your thing — hopefully we can learn how to change that. :) I’ll keep you posted with details as they come together. Thank you!
May, 2009
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Friday, May 29th, 2009Let your personality SHINE!
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
In the next few weeks, a really neat movie is going to start to come together. Biznik put together a film called SHINE, which is all about how small businesses are going to be what lifts us out of this recession/depression era.
Personally, I think half the battle is approaching things in a new light — not constantly muttering how terrible things are and how bad our economy is. But there’s definitely more to it than that.
My own bit at SHINE was mostly about how I’m seeing business boom lately, despite the recession — my theory is that people are no longer willing to sit back and allow their lives to be unsatisfactory. Once they wind up laid off from their job, they’re taking the initiative to search for something more meaningful and soul-fulfilling — in this case, finding love!
I love being a part of that search, and I hope this economic crisis has provided the opportunity for some people to re-examine their priorities and move their emotional happiness up a bit on the list! I’ll post a full clip of my interview once it’s done being edited.
Change is in the wind
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Social networking sites have morphed a lot over the past couple of years. Back when Friendster was all there was, I know a LOT of people who found love (and lust) on that site, as well as friends, business networking contacts, etc. etc. But now that the social networking stratosphere is significantly fuller, things get a bit more complicated.
The era of Myspace was a favorite for lots of people I know. It was so easy — if you had a unique Myspace URL, it was a great way to send a potential online date a simple link that included some photos and snippets about you, but didn’t disclose your most personal information (like your last name, place of work, etc.). While Myspace allowed for lots of disclosue, the culture wasn’t wild about putting too many details in, so it was a pretty safe and secure way to show someone a snapshot of your personality without disclosing too much sensitive stuff.
And it had another great application — as an online dating network. I know TONS of singles who used to use Myspace as a way to search for and contact other compatible singles. Now that Myspace’s heyday is over, those singles are lamenting all the changes to the online social scene — private profiles mean you can’t search for cool matches as easily, and Facebook’s dominance means it’s not a good dating platform.
Did you catch that, readers? Facebook is NOT a good dating platform! First and last names, places of work, detailed geographical and employment info, and no unique URLs means bad news for online dating. Facebook is a great tool in many ways, but this is just not an area where it shines.
So for now, stick to hand-picking which details your potential bachelor(ette)s receive, and happy (and safe) dating!
The ugly side of Craig
Monday, May 11th, 2009Man, I just hate it when an ad I post for a client winds up getting flagged and removed on Craigslist. Sure, sometimes it’ll happen for some minor Terms of Service violation, and I realize that that’s valid.
But MOST of the time, when one of my creations gets flagged and removed, it’s because someone out there is bitter and unhappy. In chatting with other daters who’ve seen this phenomenon, we’ve determined that it comes from a certain sub-section of Craigslist users — those who are so unhappy with their own romantic lives (or lack thereof) that their only satisfaction comes from raining a little misery onto the dating lives of other users.
To them, I say: give me a call! We CAN help lift you out of that misery and find you a match made in heaven — perhaps someone with whom you can eat ice cream in front of the treadmill window at the gym. :)
