Online dating is no longer seen as a last attempt for the desperate and lonely to find their soul mate.The stigma is beginning to dissipate as an increasing amount of Americans believe that online dating is now socially acceptable.Arseniuk, a writer in New York, plunged into both about six months ago after the end of a three-year relationship. "I could be at a coffee shop or meeting a girlfriend and she's running late, so I could fire up the app and see who's around," she says."It's kind of a good supplement to the more traditional Web-based dating sites.
——- Meetmoi A very nifty way to meet other singles and flirt on the go.Exponential growth In less than two decades, online dating has soared and is "in the growth phase of its economic life cycle," says an IBISWorld report.Though 18- to 29-year-olds make up the biggest chunk of users, with 30- to 49-year-olds next in line, demand is expected to increase with the north-of-50 crowd, too.Consumating A geek's paradise: a dating site based around tags and aimed at self-confessed freaks.Consumating spices it up with the features of a typical social network: host conversations, participate in contests and start meetings with others.