Teletext, the company offering services for analogue and digital TV subscribers, has launched online versions of its services Rabbit Chat & Date, following the launch of Freeview previously in May. Users are able to send picture and text messages, which are then showcased on the site and on the Freeview channel.

The move has already spawned strong interest from the gay community on the channel, and there are plans to put the service online in the future.

Thus far, more than 16000 people have registered to use Rabbit Chat & Date since its beginning some two months ago.

[Via: NMA]

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It has almost become normal thing to meet men online but it seems that many women are not using the ounce of caution they should when they meet these men in person.

Women will often chat with a man for months and then agree to meet them. However, this will have to change as there has been an increase of attacks on women who go on dates with their online "friends."

According to the Auckland Sexual Abuse Help Foundation, women that meet men online will chat with them for months gaining the feeling that they "know" the men. This is what leads to them letting their guard down when they do agree to meet them. The problem is that lately there have been some horrifying outcomes to these dates.

Crisis service manager Kate Brady Kean says, "The reality is that women don't really know their Internet dates. By removing their usual defences women are leaving themselves open to assault. A woman's first response is often: 'I can't believe he did this, he seemed like such a nice man.'"

The Auckland Sexual Abuse Help Foundation will be furthering it's research on the impact of Internet dating.

[Via: oneIndia]

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Believing in the paranormal can cause people in your environment to be judgmental about you, and makes things very hard when you want to meet singles. Now, there is an environment which allows its members meet like-minded others.

Paranormal Passions is a social place which provides people with ways to discuss and share paranormal knowledge and experiences, but also meet interesting singles. All members are organized into "paranormal groups", only some of which are alien abduction, crop circles, remote viewing or psychic phenomena. Basically, the idea behind Paranormal Passions is to create an paranormal friendly environment with all the social networking characteristics found on other social networking and dating sites.

If you believe in the paranormal, or would like to meet singles with similar beliefs, head on over to Paranormal Passions, membership is free.

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SpeedDating's Facebook application is the latest casualty in Facebook's initiative to shut down "annoying" apps. It seems the applications didn't meet some of the criteria required for Facebook survival, and was terminated. If you've been using their app and are willing to take a trip to another social networking site, you can always visit SpeedDating's application on Meebo.

I wouldn't be surprised if you find some of the friends you've met on Facebook, right there on Meebo.

By the way, the number of speed dating apps on Facebook is now 6 in total.

[Via: TechCrunch]

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Chicago Sun-Times has an interesting article about niche dating services and how people can get much better results using them.

Forget eHarmony, Match.com or Yahoo personals. Singles increasingly are turning to niche online dating sites promising to match couples with similar interests, backgrounds or religions.

We couldn't agree more. You should try out niche sites that could help you save some time along the way. That's why we have dating services categorized at Great Dating Services — so you could more easily find the right service for you and your lifestyle. Try them out and don't forget to read the full article on Chicago Sun-Times. It's a must read!

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