SF CHRONICLE -- July 15 -- Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey. According to Harlequin Publishings annual romance report survey of 2,000 men and women in North America, 73% of women said "a sense of humor" was what attracted them to a man in the first place. For more than 30 years, Thomas Technologies has provided services to help with corporate recruiting, interviewing skills and team building. Only recently has it moved into Internet dating. Director Patrick Marshall said, guys "see what she looks like, want to know if she is local, and if they could hook up. But women respond to the 250-word essay...They want to know, can he write? Is he amusing?" FULL ARTICLE @ SF CHRONICLE