The article "Internet Dating 2.0" talks about many internet dating sites and what they offer for the socially inclined. It first talks about this site called HonestyOnline that offers a certification system that "takes the lie out of online". The check can dig down to confirm that everything you put in your profile is the truth and that you are not some serial killer with families spread thoughout the U.S. They can also show up to your house, snap some profile pictures, stand you on the scale, run a tape measure from head to toe, and even give you a urine test. The next site is called OmniDate. They can place you in a virtual reaturant with an animated date while both parties work keyboards. These animated figures called avatars move, speak, and even kiss goodnight for you. Then it just goes on about the percentage of people who are actually taking advantage of all these internet dating sites.
The article "Is eHarmony Biased Against Gays" goes over the fact that eHarmony helps in opposite sex dating but not same sex dating. The founder of eHarmony, Neil Clark Warren, is a conservative Christian who apparently believes that gays are some kind of different species. He states that the priciples are probably different so they wouldn't know how to help two people of the same sex and so they just won't try. Then it talks about a lawsuit filed by a lesbian claiming that eHarmony's no-gays policy is discriminatory under California law. The company then replied that it might offer gay matching services in the future and denied that it discriminates. The writer states that the lawsuit is a mistake for the fact that their are many sites other than eHarmony that are strictly for same sex dating. He then talks about how a straight person should file a lawsuit against the same sex dating sites because they discriminate against straight people.
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