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Monthly archive May, 2005

Ramon Thomas interviews Big Brother’s Mark Pilgrim

Mark Pilgrim 2004Mark Pilgrim is one of the most recognizable radio and television personalities in South Africa. His first love has always been radio, and for the past 10 years listeners have enjoyed his warm (and somewhat wry) sense of humour.RT: What is your current relationship status….and why? MP: I am seeing someone new. I have just come out of a long term relationship and met someone else I was attracted to. P.S, contrary to tabloid gossip, I have never been married. RT: What are the things you find attractive in a woman Read More →

Checking on online daters a growing issue

NEW YORK - A fast-growing online dating service in Texas says it is offering its users something none of its big competitors can match: a safer date. True.com, which was founded in Dallas last year, says it now has 3 million active members who agree to have criminal background checks done on themselves and their potential dates. But Herb Vest, 60, the founder and chief executive of True.com, said that he isn't satisfied with business success alone. He is lobbying state legislators to change the law so that online dating services must inform their clients whether or not Read More →

Saturday night fever

It's one of those Saturday nights where I'm feeling in between the shadows and the soul as Neruda once said. My final research report is due next week so I can complete my Post Graduate Diploma in Information Management from the University of Johannesburg (old RAU). So I have to dig in an resist the tempation of going out or watching movies or hooking up with a friend. The week ahead is hectic with the biggest event on the South Africna ICT calender, Futurex taking place as usual in the Sandton Convention Centre. This year Read More →

Meeting and Dating Positive People Online

Ben Sassman The Positive Connection website hiv positive people ownerby Linda Kunene Ben Sassman What if you had a secret? A secret so big that, when revealed, it would make your girlfriend/boyfriend pull away from you in fear of contamination. This would be a hurtful experience. However, this is what faces many HIV positive people. To help HIV positive people find an ideal partner who shares or accepts their positive status, Ben Sassman launched The Positive Connection in September 2002, a website dedicated to online Read More →