Embrace Your Inner Furry: Microsoft Patents 'Fringe Interests' Dating Service
An ingenious idea: Let those with "incongruous" dating appetites admit their kinks and quirks quietly, and, when no one is looking, have a match service pair them with potentially like-minded weirdos mates. Microsoft filed a patent in 2009 -- but made public last week -- for its own online dating service, with an algorithm into which users can secretly enter "private affinities," thus matching up ...
Welcome to the 21st century, where love knows no limits -- thanks to photo-sharing Web sites, that is. According to a profile in the Telegraph, aspiring British photographer Rosie Hardy met North Carolinian Aaron Nance, her professional photo retoucher boyfriend, through Flickr, where both participated in the Flickr 365 Days project. Piquing each other's interest via the shared photo pool, ...
Shockingly enough, the image you see above isn't as radical as you probably think. Just last year we saw a San Francisco couple profess their inexplicable love for TiVo with a his and her cake arrangement, while another treated guests to a flavorful version of their wedding day playlist. This perky pair, however, decided to create cakes that would visually describe just how they ended up ...
Online games are no longer just for the proverbial basement dweller any longer as everyone from high-powered CEOs to your granny are meeting up in games like 'World of Warcraft' and 'Everquest' to slay beasts, gather wealth and sometimes even hook up. Recently the BBC took a look into the phenomenon of gamers finding potential mates through the unconventional means of online role-playing games. ...








