Match.com offers Facebook application
We all know Match.com - it's been present in the online dating world ever since the very beginning. They're going to release their own Facebook applications called Little Black Book. This application will enable Facebook users to search for others on the network who also have profiles on Match.com, and while this may be interesting, there are a few things to pay attention to.
There are plenty of Facebook dating applications that are already active, for example Pose For a Date. Most don't communicate (or share) your data with other dating sites (everything stays home). You may want to think about this for a minute. Are you sure you want your friends, family or colleagues to be able to see your dating profile(s) from all over the Web? If you are concerned about complications, maybe it's a better idea to keep your dating and your "other" life separate.
If, however, you don't find this to be a problem, Match.com will help you find a potential match among Facebook members, who also have a Match.com profile. This could actually turn out to be interesting. The application officially goes live on Facebook on Thursday (December 20), so if you are interested you will have to wait until then.
Match.com have also released another service called Match My Friends which allows for existing Match.com members to create dating profiles, along with giving testimonials on why their friend is a good catch, for their friends on Match.com, with friends having to approve this in the end naturally.
Both developments are part of an effort to help people take the initial step towards online dating. It is this initial step that is usually the hardest, so having a little help from friends should entice other people to take part. So, got any friends who are thinking about online dating? Give them a little push, maybe that's all they need.