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Finding a Second Act on the Internet
Filed in archive Dating Sites by Mark Brooks on April 19, 2005

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NY TIMES -- Apr 12 -- Hani joined JDatewhere she met David, a fellow graduate of Lafayette High School, class
of '59. Her email,"David, is that you?" According to Nielsen/Net
Ratings, the number of online dating site users 55 or older rose 19% in
the last year. "As older folks and baby boomers become
increasingly Internet-savvy, a lot of them are turning to online dating
to find both romance and companionship," said Kristin Kelly, Match.com, whose 50-plus membership has tripled since 2000. "It's one of our fastest-growing segments," said Andrew Conru, CEO of FriendFinder, which operates SeniorFriendFinder with 400,000 members. FULL ARTICLE @ NY TIMES



Mark Brooks: My mother is learning to use a computer now, at 72. She's kicking it's ass at Scrabble.



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