Monthly Archives: March 2010

Those Dirty Dirty Brits

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

This article has been making the rounds recently on Twitter and the Internets. It’s from the Telegraph in the UK and talks about a health expert’s claim that Facebook is linked to rise in Syphilis in the country. Specifically in … Continue reading →

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Good Grief

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

I’m sorry, but everything about this, and making the case for settling for Mr. Good Enough, is just stupid on a number of levels. You can read the TimesOnline article from the UK here. if you must.

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Macho Macho Man

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

Apparently women prefer girlie men. At least abroad, according to a recent article by Jena Pincott for the Wall Street Journal entitled: Why Women don’t Want Macho Men. Sometime in the past year over 4,000 twenty-something women from 30 counties, … Continue reading →

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Pick Up Games

Posted on March 30, 2010 by

I was sent a rather annoying article recently from a friend that was posted on SFWeekly.com titled Girl Game about how a “world famous” pickup artist is teaching single women how to attract “suitable” guys in San Francisco. Which is … Continue reading →

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Fun Facts About Online Dating

Posted on March 27, 2010 by

BUZZFEED posted an interesting item recently titled “The Truth About Online Dating” – A new infographic from the stats-minded folks at Online Schools that offers some insight into the world of online dating. It’s focused more on dating sites and … Continue reading →

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Guinness Is Good For You

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

A Wee Little Irish Saint Patrick’s Day Toast Saint Patrick was a gentleman Who through strategy and stealth Drove all the snakes from Ireland Here’s a toasting to his health. But not too many toastings Lest you lose yourself and … Continue reading →

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Happy B-Day Dot Com

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the .com domain. Symbolics.com was the very first domain to be registered as a .com address on March 15, 1985.  Today there are now 80 million .com web sites, including 11.9 million e-commerce and … Continue reading →

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Unhappy Hipsters Make Me Happy

Posted on March 13, 2010 by

Unhappy Hipsters is an anonymously written blog that documents (i.e. pokes fun at) lonely hipsters living in a modern world, utilizing photos from Dwell Magazine (a hipster, modern publication, which I love) and a few others. One post/caption in particular … Continue reading →

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The Dos and Don’ts of Online Dating

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

Ranya Fattouh wrote a nice piece for Glamour offering some useful hints and tips for women interested in, or actively involved with, online dating. The article says: Anyone who says online dating is painless and easy never tried it; between … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Guide Features Section For Online Dating

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Dining and drinking guidebooks typically separate restaurant listings under sections like “Romantic” or “First Date,” but don’t usually have a separate section for “Online Dating.” Until now. Marcia Gagliardi (described as San Francisco’s cuisine concierge) writes a foodie e-column called … Continue reading →

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