There are pros and cons to using a social networking site to date. There’s no reason that you can’t create a dating social network for yourself, but you need to realize that there are some different etiquette rules on social networking sites, and if you violate them, you will make yourself very unwelcome.

The pro of joining a dating site is that everyone is there for the same reason: to meet new people to date. On a social networking site, people are there to socialize. If you approach someone on Twitter or Facebook and ask them out too quickly, you’re going to come off as a creepy stalker.

But don’t write the sites off too quickly – they have some big advantages too. People on social networking sites are much more likely to reveal their true selves then they will on dating sites. On dating sites, since the main focus is on attracting a mate, people tend to greatly exaggerate good qualities or outright lie to make themselves look better. Married people become single. Short men become tall. Overweight women dig up their old “skinny” high school photo to use for a profile picture.

On a social networking site, people are doing the equivalent of hanging out at a pub or a relaxed social setting where they are truly there to meet new people – men, women, married, single – and share common interests. They are much likely to be show who they really are, without trying to airbrush themselves into false perfection.

So how DO you pursue dating on social networking sites without coming off like a weirdo?

One of the ways around this is to start out by joining a local group – say, twitterers in Boston – and start socializing by posting regularly on that group. When that group has “tweetups”, you can attend and meet people and socialize in person.

There are also Twitter apps that are dedicated to dating, such as flirt140, and Twitter parties specifically geared towards dating.

On Facebook, you can indicate if you are married or single or in a relationship. Facebook also has dating apps which allow you to search for compatible people.

Myspace is a very social, music oriented site. If that’s your scene, once you start building up a following of friends on Myspace, it’s not hard to meet up with like-minded people at local nightclubs or shows and see if there’s chemistry.

So what’s the key to dating using social networking sites? Going slowly and being patient. You’ll have to take the time to develop a rapour with someone, or join a social group and participate regularly, before you can ask someone out.

And that brings us back to one of the advantages of dating sites: you can cut to the chase much more quickly, invite the person you like out to coffee, and save a lot of time and effort.

The best thing to do is to experiment with both styles of online dating – social sites and dating sites – and decide which one you personally are most comfortable with.

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That’s why social networking sites are so wonderful. It’s very easy to meet people right in your area, based on numerous criteria, including shared interests in music, reading, nightclubs, sports, fitness, or religion.

On Twitter, you can start by finding out what “tweetups” are in your area. These are meetups of Twitter members that are held regularly in most cities. You can also do a geographical search on Twellow.com, and start following Twitter members who live in your area. Strike up a conversation with them on Twitter if they seem to have similar interests. Let them know you’re new in town and ask questions about your interests – ask where the best Italian restaurants are, what’s the best gym, where the good bike paths are, where there are dog parks…and the conversation may end up leading to more!

On Facebook you can also search for people geographically, and you can join groups based on special interests. For instance in your Facebook account under account settings, if you click on “networks”, you can enter various terms, like Boston or New York. You can then send a request to join that network, which will be made up of other people who live in your area. You can also find local nightclubs and other social organizations that have fan clubs on Facebook, and become a member of their fan club. These days bands, restaurants, social groups, and just about everybody are likely to have a Facebook account or a facebook fan page. Joining them is the perfect way to find people who live in your area and share the same interests

Of course, Linkedin and Myspace are good too, for different types of crowds. Myspace is still largely the home of the young and the youth-oriented, whereas Linkedin is geared towards a more mature crowd with an interest in business-related social networking.

With all of those social sites out there, even if you’re new in town, you won’t be alone for very long.

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Dating on Social Networks

there were a number of messages that were obviously from real people, and were overwhelmingly positive. Thank you.

With Facebook now attracting more visitors than Google.com, social networks are the biggest free dating sites around. However, there are lots of tricks, techniques and work that go into finding, friending, messaging, meeting and finally dating someone. Sooo…it’s not really free but using a social network to meet singles will save you cash.

This blog site is dedicated to helping people use social networks to meet new people. Simple enough, right? Well, the tricky part is that social networks are generally not built with this purpose in mind. That affects everything you do on a social network to meet someone new whether it’s searching for potential friends, messaging, etiquette, gauging reputation and a lot more.

We’ll also be looking at specific social networks and seeing how well each site works for meeting other singles. Another thing we’ll be doing is publishing guides and cheat sheets to setting up dates on specific social networks.

I’m sure there will be topics we come up with, and that our readers suggest, beyond even these. There is a lot to write about here! Thanks for your patience and we’ll be having new posts weekly, if not more often.

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