Cyber Love Story of the Week – Meredith and Mark
Dec 31st
Mark sent an introductory email to Meredith in August, 2006 on Match.com® Official Site. Meredith didn’t respond to his emails at first. Mark was determined to meet Meredith and cleverly figured out her personal screen name on AOL and contacted her directly. His efforts paid off and the couple’s first date was in September, 2006. Things progressed well and they moved in together the following year.
On November 22, 2008, where it was a chilly 25 degrees in Boston, Mark got down on one knee and proposed to Meredith under the Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall. The couple is now planning a wedding in the Spring of 2010.
Congratulations to Meredith and Mark, our Cyber Love Story of the Week at cyberdatingexpert.com
For consideration in the Cyber Love Story of the Week, please send your submissions to info@CyberDatingExpert.com.
On the Night Before Christmas
Dec 25th
It was the night before Christmas, and although the streets were quiet with people at home getting ready for the holidays, there were two large Christmas Eve Celebrations in town for those who were celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah.
This year both Christmas and Hanukkah are being celebrated at the same time. No one felt left out at the House of Blues on Sunset Strip, where JDate hosted the 15th annual Schmooza-A-Palooza event.
It was mostly a 30-something crowd on the dance floor and guests went home with a musical CD called SONGS IN THE KEY OF HANUKKAH to play for the remaining days of the holiday. It was the perfect opportunity for someone who might have viewed your online dating profile to say a friendly hello.
Best wishes for a warm and happy holiday. I wish you all the best for successful cyber-dating in 2009!
You’ll flip over the Flip
Dec 24th
You will absolutely flip over The Flip!
There is always that one gift on your wish list that you just have to have. In my case it was The Flip Mino HD™ and I couldn’t wait to see if it would be in my stocking or not. I just opened the box of what is now considered “The Gift of the Year” and will bring it to holiday parties as well as ring in the New Year.
The Flip Mino is the world’s smallest HD Camcorder. It is portable, high quality, and you can put it in your pocket or purse and memorialize your cyber-dates.
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Design your own Engagement Ring
Dec 23rd
If love is in the air this holiday season, you might be discussing getting engaged. Perhaps your sweetheart is planning to surprise you and propose. If the discussion comes up about your desire for the perfect engagement ring, why not let your beau know that you can design your own engagement ring at DIAMOND.COM
So if he asks your preference, let him know about this site and the two of you can go online and design it together. Won’t that be a lasting memory? Create the Engagement Ring of your Dreams at Diamond.com
Cyber-Dating Expert Launches New Book with New York Publisher Morgan James
Dec 22nd
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK — DEC. 22, 2008
An early adopter of the Internet in the Web 1.0 world, with nearly 15 years of online dating experience, Julie Spira seeks to empower singles everywhere to try Internet dating with her new book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online.
Recently signed to Morgan James Publishing, a New York publisher, Spira’s tell-all cyber-dating memoir is set to be released in February 2009. Entertaining as well as informative, The Perils of Cyber-Dating™ delves into the newest technologies of the Internet dating scene including text messaging, the BlackBerry, MySpace, Facebook and more. From setting up an online profile to the best practices for responding to an online personal ad, Spira provides an exclusive look into the world of online dating based on her personal experience from more than 250 dates.
Author, entrepreneur and cyber-dating expert, Spira was involved with several Internet startups in the 1990s. The first on her block to put up an online dating profile in the early days of Internet dating, Spira continues to embrace the newest social networking advancements in the world of Web 2.0. For more information, including Spira’s “Rules of Netiquette” for successful cyber-dating, visit her Web site at www.cyberdatingexpert.com.
About Morgan James Publishing
Morgan James has revolutionized book publishing — from the author’s standpoint. Their Entrepreneurial Publishing™ model enriches authors as well as the company. Morgan James Publishing was selected for Fast Company Magazine’s Fast 50 for 2006 for their leading creative thinking, significant accomplishments and stands to have a significant impact on the industry for the next 10 years. For additional information, visit http://www.MorganJamesPublishing.com.
The Ball 2008 – 16 Cities, 1 Big Night
Dec 22nd
December 24th will be a big night for Jewish singles in the cyber-dating world. While some online daters stay home and put out cookies and milk for Santa, every year for the past 12 years, JDate has hosted a fabulous party for the others on Christmas Eve. This year, The Ball 2008, in conjunction with letmypeoplego.com will be the largest Jewish singles event in the nation. The parties will be held in 16 major cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, New Jersey, New York City, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington DC. Dress up in style and meet other members of JDate as you dance the night away.
If you are in Boston, you can attend their annual JBall in one of two locations depending on your age. If you live in Philadelphia, they are holding their 10th annual TO LIFE party at Cuba Libre. In Los Angeles, their famous 15th annual Schmooze-A-Palooza will be held at the House of Blues on Sunset Strip.
For tickets to these events, go to www.jdate.com/events and find a party in a city near you. Go ahead and find that special someone who’s profile you have hotlisted and ask them to dance!
Cyber Wedding Album – Kiaran and Jonathan
Dec 22nd
Kiaran and Jonathan – San Francisco, CA
Met in October 2001
Engaged in December 2006
Married in March 2008
Met on Match.com® Official Site
Kiaran and Jonathan met when they were in their early twenties on Match.com. They took it slowly, and after three months of emails, they finally met in person. They couple dated for several years and were engaged in December, 2006. Their fairy tale wedding took place in San Francisco in March, 2008.
Congratulations to Kiaran and Jonathan and welcome to the Cyber Wedding Album at CyberDatingExpert.com.
For consideration in the Cyber Wedding Album, please send your submissions to weddings@CyberDatingExpert.com. The winners will receive a free digital download of the book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating.
Peril of the Week – Two is Not Better than One
Dec 21st
In the category of oops – I got caught, I recently heard the story of a young woman who was told she had an exclusive relationship by the man she met online. Apparently, he made the same promise to another woman in the same town. What the gentleman courter didn’t realize is that while one girlfriend was a hairdresser at a fancy salon in town, that the other girlfriend was a patron of the same establishment. Now, no one knows more of the intimate details of their patrons than a hair stylist or a manicurist who are not bound by confidentiality. So when the patron told her hair stylist about her new beau, the hair stylist shared her joy and told her she also met someone online and that they agreed to date exclusively as well. With his online profile removed, both felt comfortable their love was sincere. However, while sharing this information both became aware that their new boyfriend had the same first name. When his last name was revealed and it too indeed did match, a cat fight did not take place. The beau simply got caught and was dumped by both of the women. The moral of the story, “two is not better than one.” If you are not ready to commit, make it plain and clear while you are dating, or you may walk away empty-handed.
For consideration for The Peril of the Week, please send your submissions to info@CyberDatingExpert.com.
Digital Family Reunion
Dec 17th
It was an event that topped all events last week at the Digital Family Reunion where early adopters of the Internet from the web 1.0 crowd mingled with the web 2.0 crowd at a holiday celebration. Presented as the holiday party of the millennium with about 800 in attendance, many of us reminisced about the last ten to fifteen years including the dotcom bubble as well as the bursts in our careers.
Guests were promised they would reignite old relationships, spark new ones, and get ready for 2009 with a new start. The promise was an understatement. It was social networking at its best.
The producer, a long time friend of mine – Brad Nye, along with Tony Winders, Kurt Daradicks, and Dave Leighton from Women in Technology International, coordinated an energizing event with technology gurus in our industry.
I was practically in tears as I thanked Brad Nye for co-creating the title of my new book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating, with me back in 1995. Almost 14 years later the book is now being published and will be released in February of 2009.
The Digital Family Reunion’s mission is to help set an engagement platform to advance the conversation between these like-minded, yet diverse communities by asking the question: “If we knew how connected we all are, how would that change everything?”
Lives were changing that evening as busy attendees were cultivating new relationships. Embracing the web 2.0 world with new friends we meet along the way is changing the way we communicate and relate in today’s world of expanding your social and business network on a daily basis. I am glad to be a part of this convergence and wonder what will be in store for us when web 3.0 arrives.
Jamah and You
Dec 17th
How would you like to have a beautiful Jamah bag named after yourself? Jamah bags are stunning, stylish, and are designed with their committment to building self-esteem in American kids and bringing attention to fashionable products manufactured in the U.S.A. These bags are so special, that Brad Pitt was recently spotted with “The Nanny,” a truly Unisex Diaper Bag.
From now until December 31, 2008, you can enter their contest to be the winner of a Jamah bag named after you. Just join the Jamah Group on Facebook, and let them know why you think you are the one to have their next gorgeous purse named after. If you are the winner, fashionable purse collectors everywhere will be seen with a Jamah bag with your name on it. Now isn’t that something you can brag about while at the same time helping their cause? Visit them at www.jamah.com to view their collections.
