Online dating article with Canadian angle
Macleans says online dating sites have sparked a new casual sex or "extreme dating" revolution. "Though most sites still focus on the larger, more lucrative pool of those who want romance, on a street level what the numbers mean is that extreme dating is gaining acceptability, at least among the tech-savvy younger generation that watched word processors kill the typewriter." Methinks this reference is a little dated; how many people under 30 have ever used a typewriter? The article has sections devoted to LavaLife (based in Toronto) and Friendster (created by a Canadian).