I’m a Character, You’re a Character – The 140 Conference in New York
February 22, 2010
It’s with great excitement that I share with you that I’ve been selected as a character in the upcoming 140 Characters Conference – Exploring the State of Now, to be held in New York City on April 20-21, 2010. The panel will focus on dating and is called, “Experiencing: Love, Dating and Romance in the Real-Time web.”
According to Jeff Pulver, “This event is shaping up to being the largest worldwide gathering of people interested in the effects of the real-time Internet on both business and “we” the people.”
When I attended the 140 Characters Conference in Los Angeles in 2009, I had a conversation with Jeff about the 2010 New York event. I told him the importance of including a first-time dating panel at this conference. I explained the huge growth of online dating and the popularity of dating in real time with people hooking up on Twitter, Twitter marriage proposals, and the huge growth of mobile dating. I promised him it would be a fun panel. I didn’t want to disappoint those in the Twitterverse.
I am pleased to announce that on the panel I will be joined by my friends and colleagues Thomas Miller of Your Tango, known for his column Tomfoolery, and dating coach Scot McKay. Both Tom and Scot have been guests on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert radio show and I have met both of them in real life.
The 140 Characters Conference will feature some of the most important people in social media and on Twitter. I will be in good company along with Gary Vaynerchuk, MC Hammer, Ann Curry, Shelley Palmer, Ivanka Trump, Alexis Maybank, and Donny Deutsch. Over 140 characters will share the stage at the 92nd Street Y.
If you have a Twitter dating story to share, please let me know.
For a complete list of characters visit http://nyc2010.140conf.com/characters
Tickets are only $100 through March 6, 2010. To purchase your ticket in the presale, visit 140conf.com
I hope to see you there, IRL.
Julie Spira is known worldwide as The Cyber-Dating Expert. She is the author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Visit her at CyberDatingExpert.com
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show Featuring SKOUT
February 18, 2010
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert
Join Cyber-Dating Expert, Julie Spira as she welcomes Christian Wiklund, CEO of SKOUT to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
SKOUT is a social dating service which allows you to browse singles, flirt, chat, and meet in real life. Their location based service is growing in popularity as mobile and GPS based services are expanding worldwide.
Find out more about real-time mobile dating on Saturday, February 20, 2010. Call in at 646–929-0012 to find out more about dating, love & romance in a Web 2.0 World.
ABC News – How to Find Love on Facebook
February 12, 2010
In a Valentine’s story by ABC News, I was interviewed as to why people are finding love on Facebook with a nice mention of our Cyber Love Story of the Week feature.
“Facebook provides a friendly place for people to engage in conversation, reflect on their past memories and reunite with people they may [have] lost touch with,” said Julie Spira, cyber-dating expert and author of “The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online.” “People feel more comfortable in reaching out on Facebook because they don’t run the risk of rejection that they might get on a phone call.
On her Web site, Spira features a “Cyber Love Story of the Week” and said that all kinds of circumstances have helped couples find love on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites not dedicated to dating.
One couple started dating, and ultimately tied the knot, after realizing on Facebook that they share a name.
Out of curiosity, Kelly Hildebrandt, a 20-something female from Florida, searched Facebook for her name. When she found Kelly Hildebrandt, a 20-something male from Texas, she sent him a note.
The two started corresponding over Facebook, he flew out to visit her and eight months later, he proposed.
Facebook Helps New Acquaintances Build Relationships
Spira said social networks also provide places for new acquaintances to become better friends.
“Quite often you will meet someone at a party or business networking event, exchange cards, and become Facebook friends,” she said. Status updates, pictures and comments on a member’s profile give people clues about a potential partner’s dating status.
Click here to read full article @ABC NEWS
Article written KI MAE HEUSSNER ABC NEWS
OkCupid on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show
January 9, 2010
Listen to the Season Premiere of Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show featuring Sam Yagan, CEO and co-founder of OkCupid.
Find out why they are different from other online dating sites and why Sam thinks his site is like an online singles bar.
Hear about OkCupid Trends, their blog filled with interesting surveys including:
- How to get a better response to your initial greeting
- How short or long should your profile be
Find out what the most popular dating tests are including:
- The Commonly Confused Words Test
- What Kind of Girl Are You Test
Hear about their iPhone app and what Sam thinks of mobile dating and more on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
Huffington Post – Finding Love on Facebook
January 8, 2010
Finding love on Facebook. Why not? The dating pool there is as large as many countries. Read my latest story on Huffington Post about two happy couples who found love on the largest social networking site in the world. My personal search led me to a chocolate bar with my namesake.
Click here to read the article and comment
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show with OkCupid
January 7, 2010
Join me on Saturday, January 9, 2010 for the season premiere of Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
My guest will be Sam Yagan, co-founder and CEO of the online dating site OkCupid.com.
OkCupid has been called, “The Google of Online Dating” by the Boston Globe. The New York Post calls OkCupid “A Perfect Example of the Web 2.0 Revolution.”
OkCupid is one of the top free Internet dating sites. They have set up hundreds of thousands of relationships. You will hear details about their report where they tracked one million users to see which singles had the best success rate of writing back.
Call in with your questions for OkCupid at 646-929-0012 at 2pm/eastern time, 12pm/central time, 11am/pacific time or listen live online at BlogTalkRadio.com/CyberDatingExpert
Listen to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert
Dating and Relationships: The Game Has Changed
January 7, 2010
Join me on January 14, 2010 as the Social Media Club of Los Angeles presents, Dating and Relationships: The Game Has Changed. Get all the tips you need a month before Valentine’s Day.
I will be on a panel with my friends, AV Flox, Evan Marc Katz, Liz H. Kelly, and Linda Sherman. We’ll be talking about social media and dating. It will be a fun evening. Learn how online dating is becoming social dating with some dating advice thrown in. You can RSVP on Facebook.
There will be a book signing at the end of the event, and I’ll be there with copies of my online dating book, The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. One lucky guest will win the Cyber Swag Bag filled with over $400 of romantic gifts including an autographed copy of my book, one free Irresistible online dating profile, 1 private Pilates session at Beyond Physical Therapy, and a free olive butter treatment at Byu-ti salon.
What: Dating and Social Media Panel and Mixer
Where: 12th and Highland, 304 12th Street, Manhattan Beach, CA
When: January 14, 2009
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00 pm
RSVP on Facebook
Gelato – A New Flavor in Online Dating on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show
December 12, 2009
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert
Listen to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show where Julie Spira interviewed Steve Odom, founder of the new online dating site Ge.la.to
Gelato dating is reinventing the way that singles date online by offering a real-time search service. They call it stream dating.
It’s simple to sign up from your facebook or twitter account and share your information from last.fm, pandora, netflix, flickr and more.
In this segment, you will find out:
- Who their users are
- What Steve’s favorite flavor of gelato is
- What is a SCOOP and how to you get a high scoop rating
Listen to hear more about dating in a Web 2.0 World.
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show with Ge.la.to
December 10, 2009
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert
Join Cyber-Dating Expert Julie Spira on Saturday, December 12th as she welcomes Steve Odom, founder of the social dating site Ge.la.to to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
Gelato is a new dating service where the profiles on are based on content from Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Pandora and other services. Call in at 646-929-0012 at 2pm/eastern time, 1pm/central time, 11am/pacific time to learn more and for dating advice in a Web 2.0 World.
Listen to The Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show
The Zoosk Single’s Survival Guide to Holiday Dating
December 7, 2009
Zoosk, the world’s largest social dating community, just released their Single’s Survival Guide to Holiday Dating.
The FREE Guide includes tips from myself along with two other relationship experts, gift giving ideas, online dating holiday trends, and more dating tips for the holiday season.
Their study showed that the majority of singles wanted to couple-up during the holidays and were looking for a long-term relationship.
Their survey found:
- This holiday season, 63% of singles are looking for long-term true love, 33% of singles are just looking for a holiday party date and 4% feel it’s too stressful to date during the holidays.
- Surprisingly, 19% of men say they would invite a woman to their office holiday party as a first date. Only 10% of women are this daring.
- The most desired gift is a hug or a kiss.
For more information, download your free guide at http://www.zoosk.com/survivalguide.php.
