NANCY CAPULET has written a practical book about how to find a mate on the net, using singles ads and services like Matchmaker (which has a London site) and Swoon. She succeeded in that - the book says she's going to marry David - and could well flog a few books via her Web site at www.HeartsOnline.com. (The Guardian (U.K.), July 30, 1998).

A gold mine for every single who is serious about finding love. Beautifully organized, thorough, and written with a delightful light touch, this book answers every question you might have about looking for love online. (Susan Page, author, _If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?_)

A must-read for singles who are searching the Internet for meaningful, romantic relationships. (Trish McDermott, Match.Com Dating Advice Columnist)

The first thorough review of the online dating scene.

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PUTTING YOUR HEART ONLINE is chock full of suggestions that, if taken to heart, will have you well along the road to finding a date or meeting a lifetime mate online. This friendly informative guide reveals:

* How to find the best Web sites

* How to protect your identity with anonymous e-mail

* How to turn the gender imbalance on the Net to your advantage For example, how to get responses even if they are few people of the gender you are seeking

* 10 tips for writing a compelling personal ad

* How to flirt over your modem

* Why women who use online matchmaking services may be deluged with e-mail--like the 240 lb woman who received 350 responses!

* How to conduct online background checks even if you don't know the person's last name

* How to turn a promising connection into a real relationship

Whether you are computer literate or a novice, Ms. Capulet tells what you need to know to turn your modem and browser into your own personalized matchmaker. Nancy Capulet is the pseudonym of an internationally-known computer professional who met her fiance by putting her heart online.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Look at Searching for Love Online, Jun 1 2000

By	Todd Hawley (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This book is a guide to searching for that "special someone" using the Internet. Not only does Nancy explain to "techno novices" how to use the 'Net (for example, email etiquette and a handful of appendices explaining the Internet and Internet terms), but also what to look for and what to watch out for in a prospective partner.

For men, it explains how to increase your odds of getting responses by being creative with your ad. It also discusses what not to say in your ad..very valuable information!

I loved some of the examples given of creative and succesful ads shown in the book. There's lots of good advice in this book and I intend to use it the next time I run an ad online.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Take a chance! Its worth it., May 26 2000

By A Customer

In this fast changing world technology seems to be far ahead of everyones notion of 'dating.' But as young professionals, who has time to find love? Doing the college thing of hitting the bars isn't going to get you anywhere. So why not try something more functional?

The book guide you and helps you learn the basics communication needs of the web dating services. Its clear and easy to understand and its worth your money. Buy it and go on line!

And since I already took a few minutes to write this review, let me put in my 2 cents of the different web sites;

There the professional ones, and there are the short and simple. AVOID the short and simple! What you see is what you get. If a person takes 2 minutes to write down his/her info - this is how much you will get out of it. Find a web site that demands you to write down essays, it going to take time and effort. But those two things add to value. A good example of such site is the Jewish dateing site ...jdate.com Being Jewish, it appears to me to be the best web site out there. It took over 2 hours to fill up all the information they wanted me to fill out, but then I had the chance to search and KNOW a lot about the differnt people out there. For those of you who are not Jewish, I'm sure there are lots of other web sites that demand the same effort. Use those sites.

And good luck. Your someone special is out there...maybe he/she needs to be on-line, but they are out there.

Keep smiling,

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is well worth buying!, May 10 2000

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This book is designed for anyone who may be interested in checking out the now considerable opportunities to meet someone by placing a personal ad online, with any of the numerous companies that offer such a service.

The book makes clear that you need very few computer skills -- little more than the ability to browse the Web -- to make use of such services.

This book makes no assumption that you have any experience with online personal ads, and quickly leads the beginner through the necessary basics. But as someone who's been playing with online personal ads for over two years, I still found this book chock full of extremely valuable advice.

The author seems to have thought of every possible aspect of this endeavor, and draws liberally from her own experience as well as that of others in offering many examples of things that worked, and things that didn't.

Her writing is crystal-clear, friendly, and amazingly thorough in covering her subject.

The book contains a plethora of information in the appendices regarding the differences among different online matching services.

The book also contains an enormous amount of good practical advice that is applicable to any kind of dating at all (on- or off-line), even valuable to the experienced dater.

If I were coerced to find one fault with the book, it would be the very minor carp that the book is perhaps unnecessarily devoid of nonsense. It might be a bit more fun were it infused with some more whimsy.

But in any case I highly recommend this book to anyone who may be remotely considering the fascinating endeavor of putting his or her heart online.

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