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➟ Sign up and provide information about your likes,

dislikes, preferences, and so on. This often takes the

form of a self-guided interview process. See Chapter 2

for advice about creating anonymous online aliases.

➟ Create and modify your profile to both avoid expos-

ing too much personal information and ensure that

you’re sending the right message about yourself to

prospective dates. (Get more information about this

in Chapter 8 on social networking).

➟ Use search features on the site (see Figure 9-1) to find

people who interest you and send them messages or

invitations to view your profile.

Figure 9-1

Indentify the type of people you’d like to meet

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