Free Personals: You, too can be part of Whatever
SCHOOL is winding down, and that means Whatever is heating up for vacation time. We're planning a summerful of features to keep you connected to your friends and up to date on all the fun in store at the Shore. And, as usual, if you're a teen, we're counting on you.There are all sorts of ways to get involved with Whatever: * review your favorite TV show * write a 2-For-$10 restaurant review (just ask, and we'll send you a form...
Free Personals: Newsletter: Google struggles to find its Base
GOOGLE has a mantra: "Don't be evil". Which is supposed to be a reassurance to the rest of the internet community. We're led to believe that Google won't use its dominance of the internet and its bottomless bank account to do Bad Things that might get on our collective nerves.But it all depends on your definition of Bad Things. Take, for example, Google's brand-new database service, Google Base. Base (base. google....
Free Personals: Dot-com conquers with love
Firm is among 8 being honored by Black Chamber
Looking for a soul mate is serious business. Just ask Lavida Samuel-McGhee and Corey Akins, founders of www.ebonymate.com. And, yes, their goal in this Internet singles community is to strike romantic sparks among their clients, all 10,000 of them. The couple runs Abstract Concepts Inc., a dot-com that operates at a profit in an industry known for firms steeped in red ink. Abstract Concepts started in 1999 with a focus on the African-American market. This Friday,...
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ONCE USED BY JUST A FEW LONELY-HEARTED TECHIES, INTERNET DATING HAS GONE MAINSTREAM, SPARKING A REVOLUTION IN THE MATING GAME
If Donna Howard could have ditched her Internet date, she would have done it in a second.Bone tired after a Memorial Day trip and wary of another less-than-electric online match, the Seattle accountant yearned for a night of relaxation on her couch. But she could not find her date's phone number, so she reluctantly made her way to the restaurant. Then, she did a double take. Igor, an interpreter wearing a black turtleneck and stylish horn-rimmed glasses, was even more handsome...