Article 10/21 - Online Dating

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/tech/web/online-dating-pew/index.html

This article from CNN is an interesting one on how internet dating is becoming more popular and socially accepted. According to a Pew Research Center project, six out of ten Americans now believe that dating websites are a legitimate way to meet people. Also, only two out of ten still believe that it appears desperate when a person uses an dating site. Even with increased numbers and acceptance there is still a flip side, being that about 54% of the users said they met someone whose profile was not accurate to themselves, and 28% said they had been harassed by someone they had met. More specifically, people ages 18-24 are the most internet social based and most admit to having flirted over the internet. I found this article very interesting and not surprising that with today's integration of technology and social communication this idea of online dating has become popular. The purpose of this article is to inform about a new acceptance of online dating. The intended audience is those who are interested in possibly using online dating or those who are interested in technology and social media. The author establishes very good logos with all of the facts from the study, but lacks in pathos and ethos.