Monday, February 18, 2008

the guy you like on match.com? yeah. he didn't write his own profile.

Breaking News: Online daters steal other daters' profiles.

via Wall Street Journal: Hugh Gallagher, a 36-year-old writer in New York, is one of the copied. Match.com has more than 50 profiles with parts of Mr. Gallagher’s college entrance essay, which he penned nearly two decades ago and later appeared in Harper’s Magazine. “I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees” and “I write award-winning operas” are among Mr. Gallagher’s most popular lines.

The book “Online Dating for Dummies” tells readers not to fret about copying. TheProfileCoach.com, meanwhile, offers 12 “proven” profiles for $4. Sample: “There is a shallowness, a fakeness to much of the ‘singles scene.’” A number of blogs offer free headlines for social-networking profiles, including, “Ernie’s train of thought has derailed.

Ummm and this is surprising?

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