1. “Are you on Facebook?” is the new “Can I get your phone number?”

    By Emma Medeiros

    Erik Qualman, who wrote Socialnomics, said this and I think it’s so true! When interviewed by Garrett Pierson, he explained that the world is “shifting just from an individual standpoint. A fun thing to think about is the dating game. It’s progressed from what’s your phone number, to what’s your email, to what’s your mobile phone number; why don’t you send me a text, to are you on Facebook; Facebook me. It’s intriguing from that standpoint too.

    It almost eliminates the blind date. If you’re getting set up you can go on to Facebook and figure out what this person looks like, what their background is, so it’s almost a huge time saver from that standpoint. If it says, “I despise dogs” and you’re a dog lover, it might not be compatible from the start.

    There are always downsides to things, so one downside is does that take away some of the romance if you don’t have a blind date, or that people automatically make an assumption because they have all this information about this person. The discovery phase is less romantic, but as I whole, I argue that it’s actually a positive thing. I’m not naïve to think there aren’t also some downsides to that. It’s intriguing, going back almost a year and a half ago, when I was talking more about how social media is not a fad. Everyone was saying it’s just a fad, and you can hear it in the streets, “Are you on Facebook?” That’s one of the points I wanted to pull out.”

    Personally, I also think that social media sites like Facebook are a good way to screen prospective dates. Even though it sounds unromantic, it’s the responsible thing to do before getting too involved with someone. 

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