Black Online Dating Users Increased by 64% in 2005
The number of Black users of online dating services increased to 18% of total users in 2005, up from 11% in 2004. This represents a 64% year-on-year increase and is one of the key findings from a new research report,
The NETucation Report - Online Dating in South Africa 2006, released today. "New partnerships by market leader
DatingBuzz with media companies like
Metro FM and
Sowetan has allowed the online dating market to tap into new sources for potential new users," says Ramon Thomas, Managing Director of NETucation, the
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BERKELEY — Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behaviour such as reckless driving. But a social welfare professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has found an upside to texting, especially for people who feel stressed out, isolated and alone.
Text messages in cognitive behaviour therapy can make people feel less isolated
Adrian Aguilera, a clinical psychologist who treats many low-income Latinos for depression and other mental disorders, said his patients report feeling more connected and cared for when they receive text Read More → 
