Quick Presentation on Online Dating by Jandei Kim (Film 315 student at Queen's University)

1. Love At First Site

2. image source: alancleaver on Flickr “ Love is waiting for you, just around the corner.”

3. image source: victoriapeckham on Flickr And in the new age of endless possibilities, you don't have to go very far to find romance...

4. image source: Don Hankins on Flickr Now you can find that one (or more) special person in your life at the comfort of your own home

5. Netizens everywhere are creating personal profiles and signing up for online dating services, in hopes to find a companion on Flickr

6. image source: Wagner T. Cassimiro “Aranha” on Flickr 40 million US 140 million China 15 million India Millions of people around the world are utilizing the online dating services

7. image source: Snow Kisses Sky on Flickr The gender divide in users are 52.4% Male 47.6% Female

8. image source: Lite Speed Photography on Flickr 1 in 3 women who meet men online have sex on the first encounter

9. ...are top 3 things women lie about image source: puuikibeach on Flickr 1. Weight 2. Physical Build 3. Age

10. Most men lie about... 1. Age 2. Height 3. Income on Flickr

11. image source: Hannaford on Flickr However, there are more discomforting facts. It has been estimated that about 1 in 10 users are scammers

12. Online dating is used by 1 out of 10 Sex Offenders image source: kevindooley on Flickr

13. But for the most part, it is used as means of convenience especially for those who may otherwise be intimidated to seek out potential romantic interests image source: Declan TM on Flickr

14. image source: Mike Licht on Flickr There are also plenty of online dating websites dedicated to the LGBT community

15. image source: samcaplat on Flickr ...and other countless interest/lifestyle based communities [Religious, Local, Hobby, Fetish, etc]

16. image source: AV Hire London on Flickr In a way, it is simply an effective screening process of finding ideal mate

17. image source: Jim Donnelly on Flickr ...to bring people closer beyond the screen

18. to a happy ending on Flickr

19. http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/online-dating/ http://www.datingsitesreviews.com/staticpages/index.php?page=online-dating-industry-facts-statistics http://onlinedatingbook.org/427/online-dating-statistics/ Resources

20. All images under Creative Commons sourced on Flickr image source: BotheredByBees on Flickr