Online Dating

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Online dating or Internet dating is a dating system which allows individuals, couples and groups to make contact and communicate with each other over the Internet, usually with the objective of developing a personal romantic or sexual relationship. Online dating services usually provide unmoderated matchmaking over the Internet, through the use of personal computers or cell phones.

Online dating services generally require a prospective member to provide personal information, before they can search the service provider’s database for other individuals using criteria they set, such as age range, gender and location. Most sites allow members to upload photos of themselves and browse the photos of others. Sites may offer additional services, such as webcasts, online chat, telephone chat(VOIP), and message boards. Some sites provide free registration, but may offer services which require a monthly fee. Other sites depend on advertising for their revenue.

Many sites are broad-based, with members coming from a variety of backgrounds looking for different types of relationships. Other sites are more specific, based on the type of members, interests, location, or relationship desired.

* You’ve Got Mail, a 1998 film in which the two protagonists conduct a relationship entirely over email before meeting each other.
* Napoleon Dynamite, a 2003 film in a which one subplot involves a central character’s online (and later in person) relationship.
* Euro Trip, a 2004 film in which the central character has a relationship wholly via email with a girl from Berlin
* Must Love Dogs, a 2005 film about two people trying to find love through online dating.
* Another Gay Movie, a 2006 film where a student finds his high school English teacher online.
* Because I Said So, a 2007 film in which a mother creates an online dating profile for her daughter.
* Jewtopia, a play which revolves around Jewish dating service, JDate.
* Keeping Up With The Kardashians Kim And Kourtney set up Kloe on an Internet Dating Service.