Online dating and the search for true love — or loves
By Katie Engelhart - Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 0 Comments
The soulmate search will soon be mobile, transparent and constant
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In 2003, a young Mark Zuckerberg sat in front of his computer and instant-messaged a friend. Back then, “the facebook thing” was still a rough idea, and 18-year-old Zuckerberg was trying to finesse the concept.
Already, he knew what he didn’t want. “I don’t think people would sign up for the facebook thing if they knew it was for dating,” Zuckerberg wrote. “I think people are skeptical about joining dating things.”
A decade later, a somewhat savvier Zuckerberg has had a change of heart. Last week, Facebook unveiled “Graph Search,” a new search engine that will allow users to comb through data from their existing online networks. At a press launch, Facebook reps showed off the new product, explaining that it could be used to search for restaurants, or for job recruiting. At one point, a Facebook employee stood to demonstrate a search for “friends of my friends who are single and living in San Francisco.” Continue…
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Bill hearts Hillary
By Anne Kingston - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 12:54 PM - 0 Comments
Hillary Clinton’s speech was bang-on. And yes, we can — and will — spend…
Hillary Clinton’s speech was bang-on. And yes, we can — and will — spend days dissecting what she didn’t say, more “how HIllary screwed it up” deconstruction that has eclipsed the fact Clinton didn’t lose the nomination, Obama won it. But what she did say was powerful, particularly her “keep going” remark, referencing Harriet Tubman. Will it be enough to sway the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits? Who knows? That’s one aggrieved gaggle of women. More interesting is the question of whether that shade of orange (more Hermès packaging than pumpkin) will henceforth be known as “Hillary Clinton citrus,” along the lines of “Nancy Reagan red.”
The unexpected bonus of the night had to be the seemingly heartfelt delight/devotion on Bill Clinton’s face as he watched the missus knock it out of the park. Check out minute 2:46. I’m not a lip-reader but the famous horndog whose concerned meddling had a big hand in his wife’s campaign’s detonation appears to be saying: “I love you. I love you Hillary forever.” Continue…
