Internet Dating Goes Gray. Catherine Saillant.
by Saillant, Catherine; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 55Family. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Dating (Social customs) | Internet -- Social use | Internet and older people | Internet searchingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "More than a million U.S. men and women over age 65 are testing the promise of computer-assisted love, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings, an Internet tracking service. Living longer than ever, and armed with Viagra and high-speed modems, American seniors are the new hot market for Internet dating services. Registrations by singles 65 and older grew 122% last year on Match.com, one of the largest dating sites." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reports that "older adults like the convenience of online dating and the ability to tailor their search by age, geographic area and common interests" and reveals that seniors "apparently stretch the truth about themselves as much as the younger crowd."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Internet Dating Goes Gray, May 19, 2004; pp. A1+.
"More than a million U.S. men and women over age 65 are testing the promise of computer-assisted love, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings, an Internet tracking service. Living longer than ever, and armed with Viagra and high-speed modems, American seniors are the new hot market for Internet dating services. Registrations by singles 65 and older grew 122% last year on Match.com, one of the largest dating sites." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reports that "older adults like the convenience of online dating and the ability to tailor their search by age, geographic area and common interests" and reveals that seniors "apparently stretch the truth about themselves as much as the younger crowd."
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