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Syeda Tanuja Hussain

16 February, 2010

A poll conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries by GlobeScan for BBC World Service showed that 30 per cent of web users regard the Internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.

A POLL conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries by GlobeScan showed that 30 per cent of web users regard the Internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend.

The world has become one nation with the advances in science and technology. Internet being one of the most advance technologies helps people to find love of their life just within a click. More recently, with the Internet changing everything from the way we shop to the way we find driving directions, cyberspace has become the hottest pick-up joint on the planet.

Today, with the gaining acceptance of internet dating, social contact is slowly loosing its importance in society. Online dating or Internet dating allows individuals, couples and groups to make contact and communicate with each other over the Internet, usually with the objective of developing a personal romantic or sexual relationship.

According to a new study conducted by GlobeScan, one out of every three Internet users regarded the web as a good place to find a relationship.
A poll conducted among nearly 11,000 Internet users across 19 countries by GlobeScan for BBC World Service showed that 30 per cent of web users regard the Internet as a good place to find a boyfriend or girlfriend. The poll also revealed that India and Pakistan are among the countries with the greatest numbers of enthusiasts for internet introductions.

"This shows what a major role the Internet now plays in the lives of millions of people around the world," GlobeScan research director Sam Mountford said in a statement.

"For many, and particularly in the developing world, it is not just somewhere to work, shop, or communicate with friends, but a credible way of finding a partner in life," Mountford further stated.