Re: Social networks   
     By: Nightfox to Hustler on Thu Jul 04 2013 00:00:01   
      
    > I think there were simply fewer users.  Back in the 80s and 90s, far fewer   
    > people had a computer, and many people weren't familiar with computers at al   
    > Calling people on the phone, visiting in person, and I imagine scrapbooking   
    > were all more popular before people started using Facebook and similar socia   
    > networking sites.   
      
    > As a side note, one thing I've noticed that I think is interesting is that e   
    > just 5-10 years ago, I heard many people say they didn't like (or didn't   
    > understand) the idea of meeting a spouse online, but these days, I have the   
    > feeling that that's how most people meet their spouses - on sites such as   
    > match.com, eharmony.com, or perhaps just by random chance in an online game   
    > chatting with random people.   
      
    > Nightfox   
   Good point. Does that mean folks from the techno age will need to have HS    
   reuions online? How does computer dating weed out the liars and cheaters? I    
   don't think I could trust someone that I met through a computer but I suppose    
   it works for some people.   
      
      
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