Meeting People is Easy...

obiwankobe · Post by **obiwankobe** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:56 pm

iPod: A Way to Meet Other Singles?
Olga Kharif

Ok, I just read the cutest story on Wired about how teens are using their iPods to meet each other and to break the ice. This new take on a snappy come-on line is called iPod jacking: You come up to fellow iPod listeners and ask them if they'd like to swap their ear buds with you for a moment. The idea is to see what music the other person is listening to to start a conversation.

The iPod is turning into a dating device, clearly. Already, PodDater.com allows people to download videos of other singles onto their video iPods. When I checked the site a couple of days ago, it had more than 600 profiles up. Not bad for a brand-new dating site. There's also single.podcom.org, allowing people to download and listen to other singles' audio file messages.

Neat ideas, but I am wondering about how well they really work. Have you used such services? What has your experience with them been like? How was using them different from using online dating services, often offering audio and video capabilities?

*Annie* · Post by ***Annie*** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:05 pm

I trade iPods with people all the time.

obiwankobe · Post by **obiwankobe** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:16 pm

you probably have other people's ear bacteria

*Annie* · Post by ***Annie*** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:40 pm

No, you keep your headphone's... you only trade the iPod and plug it into your own hearphones.

biLzamo · Post by **biLzamo** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:43 pm

It's eeeasy, when you know how its done.

*Annie* · Post by ***Annie*** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:44 pm

Just like the hokey-pokey!

obiwankobe · Post by **obiwankobe** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:49 pm

You are an I-Pod whore!

a KROQ spy! · Post by **a KROQ spy!** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:07 pm

obiwankobe wrote:You are an I-Pod whore!

Gooch · Post by **Gooch** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:58 pm

obiwankobe wrote:You are an I-Pod whore!

Some called me?

July Cleaver · Post by **July Cleaver** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:15 pm

*Annie* wrote:Just like the hokey-pokey!

THAT'S what it's all about!?!?!?!?!

gidgetgoestohell · Post by **gidgetgoestohell** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:19 pm

You putcher HONK HONK in....you putcher HONK HONK out....you putcher HONK HONK in and ya shake it all about....

July Cleaver · Post by **July Cleaver** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:21 pm

gidgetgoestohell wrote:You putcher HONK HONK in....you putcher HONK HONK out....you putcher HONK HONK in and ya shake it all about....

Wow... Deja vu...

gidgetgoestohell · Post by **gidgetgoestohell** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:23 pm

Yeah man......and ya know what??? It was JUST as funny the second time as the first....

~puts her hands on either side of her head...starts vibrating her head~

WHAT AM IIIIIIIII????????????????

July Cleaver · Post by **July Cleaver** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:24 pm

gidgetgoestohell wrote: ~puts her hands on either side of her head...starts vibrating her head~

WHAT AM IIIIIIIII????????????????

You are scaring the waitress!!!

and your voice carries.... *giggle*

gidgetgoestohell · Post by **gidgetgoestohell** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:25 pm

I am NOT scarying the waitress....sheesh....If I were scarying the waitress...I'd say BOO instead of HUMMMMMMM......