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February 16, 2006
More Asians flocking to social networking sites
Young (and old) Asians are flocking to social networking sites such as myspace.com and friendster to network with people with common interests and in many cases meet the ideal mate.
While in terms of web hits MySpace has taken the lead with 2.5 time traffic of Google according to a report by Associated Press on Feb 13th, Friendster is emerging as the dating site of choice for many Asians who are first or second generation abroad.
When it comes to using such sites for finding dates or life partners, many Asians believe these sites offer an alternative to an announcement of desperation when listing themselves on matrimonial sites such as sadi.com.
It's not always smooth sailing with these networking sites. Friendter which has approximately 21 million members, scared away many when it introduced a featuer called "Who's Viewed Me." This feature allowed people to see who checked them out recently. Friendster allows users to opt out of "Who's Viewed Me" after much dismay by its members.
Posted by admin at February 16, 2006 05:55 PM