This week has been a crazy one for me, trying to maneuver several writing projects, yet the Internet (and this online dating blog) have waited for no one. In fact, my lack of posting doesn’t seem to have decreased traffic at all - in fact, I’ve received lots of hits from the New York Times - although I still can’t figure out where the link is embedded on the referring page. Still, I’m grateful for the new readers and want to warmly welcome all of you.

Others have found this online dating blog by clicking on a link from the Online Dating Insider, where I posted a quick hello and comment earlier this week. To my surprise, the blog’s owner David Evans wrote a quick diddy about Web Dating News, stating that it was “another blog about dating” - which got me thinking.

Does the Internet at large really need another online dating blog?

A quick Google search shows over fifty-eight million sites vying for top position as “online dating blog” extraordinaire, although sadly a great number on page one haven’t been updated for at least a year.

My super-quick, non scientific review found three different types of online dating blogs:

1. Industry or business related online dating blogs, such as Dating Pro or Online Personals Watch;
2. Personal stories, essays and rants about online dating, such as Quigley’s Dating Blog; and
3. Dating advice, articles and general dating information not necessarily focused on online dating persay, such as Rosalind’s Online Dating Blog or Cupid’s Dating Blog.

The problem is, few of these three online dating blog niches are really providing readers with anything new or exciting from people who have succesfully navigated the online dating world.

Many (but not definitely not all) of the business-related online dating blogs merely copy and paste press releases, making them tedious at best to read and nothing more than Google Alerts with a different graphical welcome mat. The few personal online dating blogs I found focused on the negatives to the point of being rude, obnoxious or downright offensive. And a blog providing generalized dating advice isn’t about online dating.

These are the reasons why I decided to add my hat to the myriad of other online dating blogs out there. I’ve got ample, first-hand experience with online dating, having used the Internet (and BBS’s before it) to date for well over a decade. I’m addicted to online dating - and proud of it - and feel strongly about sharing my experiences, knowledge and personal viewpoints about the ebb and flow of the online dating business and a society that supports virtual love more and more with each coming year.