This post is not all that relevant to my subject, but being a mass media junkie I thought it was interesting and something we should all read. My good friend is going to college now in Cairo and she asked to spread this news...http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=130566857009092

Online Dating in my eyes...

Online dating is a $4 billion industry worldwide. I said $4 BILLION! What is this obsession about? While I am not personally interested in online dating, it fascinates me to read and learn about this online lifestyle that many perfectly normal people participate in. I haven’t yet decided if I'm a supporter or hater of online dating, but I do hope to find out. I hope some of the links I post and questions I ask interest you too and have you wondering more about a 4 BILLION DOLLAR industry in our world right now.
Obviously 4 Billion dollars is a lot of money! 4 billion dollars could be used for something else and people could rely on fate for meeting their life partner. But is that even possible for some people anymore (to just rely on fate in meeting the man or woman of their dreams)? Were able to learn so much about a person now through technology, that we don’t even have to meet someone in person first before we decide if we like them or not. I'm sure none of our grandparents met on match.com and they couldn’t have even imagined it back then.
Since the internet can provide so much information about a person, I can't help but wonder...What will our grandchildren and future generations be doing to meet the love of their life?

Check out these statistics of online dating...
http://www.datingsitesreviews.com/staticpages/index.php?page=online-dating-industry-facts-statistics

How do we construct our identities to market ourselves

There are countless numbers of tips and helpful studies on the internet about how our facebook pages can effect our jobs. There is no way to hide it, once you have put something about yourself on the internet for the world to see, anyone has the right to read it and make a judgement on who you are and what kind of person you might be. So, do we market ourselves differently on sites such as Facebook and Myspace in hopes that someone will read it and think we are something different than that of who we truly are in reality? It doesnt matter anymore how professional you are at work, you can lose respect by how you handle yourself on Facebook. It is also wise to friend your boss and intentionally post things on your Facebook that can make them think highly of you.

How do people present themselves on online dating sites? Many sites such at match.com and eharmony allow individuals to make profiles about themselves. Is it possible that many people on these sites are marketing themeselves to be something they really arent? There are even websites that provide tips on how to market yourself on online dating sites!!! What happened to just being honest and putting your true self out there. Yes, maybe marketing oneself on sites such as Linked In is a good strategy for future boss's could be looking at your information...but marketing yourself for an online dating site seems kind of bogus! If the point is to meet someone to share your life with, wouldnt you want to start off on the right foot and put your true self out there from the get go? On a site called HubPages.com they say "Marketing yourself for online dating is similar to selecting or choosing the best product that is available based on price and benefits.". Price and benefits, really??? Is it online dating or online buying and selling???

Anyway world, I say whether your using Facebook, Myspace or any online dating site, the best way to go is honesty of course! Why put something on these sites about yourself that is not always true? Just seems stupid to me!

Introduction

Hello online world! My name is Kimberly West. I am a communcation arts major at Reinhardt University, a small school nestled in beautiful North Georgia. I am currently a senior and am looking forward to graduating in the fall and entering a new and exciting world. I am the third of three children and possess all stereotypical traits of the youngest child. I am proud to be from Louisiana and enjoy sharing my heritage and culture with those I come into contact with. I have started this blog as part of a class I am currently taking. I hope you enjoy my postings and look forward to sharing my future adventures with you!