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AUSTRALIA : Australians embrace phone-mance to win hearts this Valentine s Day [TendersInfo (India)]
(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Telstra s latest State of the Nation Report1 reveals modern technology is transforming traditional dating rules, with half of all Australians aged 18 to 34 years considering it okay to ask someone on a first date via a social networking site.
However, Telstra s research suggests many Aussies play hard-to-get when it comes to technological courtship, with more than one-third admitting they delay adding a potential love interest to their social networks to seem uninterested , and one in five stalling on adding that special someone unless they make the initial request.
Telstra Consumer Marketing Director, Maryanne Tsiatsias, said Australia s love affair with smartphones and easy access to social networking sites, means there are now so many more ways for young couples to interact than there were 10 years ago.
Dating has changed dramatically since our parents were going steady and the home phone was a dating lifeline. Now, our research suggests timing is everything when it comes to navigating the complex world of 21st century dating.
Nearly one-third of younger Australians say they ll change their Facebook relationship status after just three dates, and they re just as quick when the flame fizzles out with one in five almost instantly updating their status to single, Maryanne said.
Telstra s research also reveals that despite embracing new ways of connecting with potential suitors, almost half of all Gen Y still rate the traditional phone call their top pick for asking someone out.
With more than 46 per cent of Australians owning an internet enabled smartphone2, it s no surprise that social media is shaping the way we date in 2012. Nevertheless, it seems the anticipation of a personalised phone call is still a critical move in the modern dating game.
When it comes to navigating the complex world of technological courtship, remember you sometimes can t go past a simple phone call. Also, be social sensitive a picture, status update or check-in can say a thousand words, so always think before you post, Ms Tsiatsias said.
(c) 2012 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company
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