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Julie Spira

What Should Martha Stewart's Match Profile Look Like?

Julie Spira | Posted 04.29.2013 | Style
Julie Spira

It's official. The Today Show reports that Martha Stewart has changed her mind and decided to become one of the single millions looking for love online on Match.com. The domestic mogul has gone digital and hopes to find a man who wants to date, mate or bed in cyberspace.

Google Image Search: Can It Replace Online Dating Sites?

Julie Spira | Posted 05.11.2013 | Style
Julie Spira

It started off as an inbound phone call to my cell phone. Even though the caller ID listed the call as "private," I answered the phone since I was waiting for a return call from someone I had just spoken with.

The Online Dating Game: Tips That Can Help You Stay Safe and Protect Your Identity

Women & Co | Posted 04.13.2013 | Women
Women & Co

When Rat Pack singers croon about "strangers in the night," it sounds so romantic. But in the online dating world, meeting strangers can be scary and poses a whole host of challenges.

5 Online Dating New Year's Resolutions Worth Keeping

Julie Spira | Posted 01.03.2013 | Style
Julie Spira

Little-by-little, finding love online ends up moving down on the totem pole on your list of daily activities. Here are five simple dating resolutions I think you'll be able to keep, while casting your wide net.

Social Media Etiquette: Do You Kiss and Tell?

Julie Spira | Posted 09.18.2012 | Style
Julie Spira

Posting your first kiss and details of your romantic life on social media sites is no longer considered exploitative. It's actually expected. But where do you draw the line between kiss-and-tell and kiss-and-post?

Finding Love at the Apple Store

Julie Spira | Posted 10.27.2012 | Style
Julie Spira

This week I celebrated a very important anniversary. Just three years ago I fell in serious "like" at the Apple store with a special guy whom I now fondly refer to as the "Apple Guy."

11 Things You Should Never Do On OkCupid

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 08.24.2012 | Technology

If you're an online dater, then you've probably seen some miserable OkCupid profiles: cellphone pictures taken in the mirror; messages begging you to ...

5 Ways Google and Facebook Can Make Online Dating Safer

Julie Spira | Posted 05.22.2012 | Style
Julie Spira

Here are five online dating safety tips to use (short of paying for a background check).

Experts and Researchers Say Online Dating Has Lost Its Stigma

Julie Spira | Posted 04.13.2012 | Style
Julie Spira

It's official. According to a team of five researchers, online dating has lost its stigma. The report was published on Monday in the February issue in the journal, Psychological Science in the Public Interest.

New Online Dating Site Matches You Based on LinkedIn Profiles

Julie Spira | Posted 03.19.2012 | Style
Julie Spira

Hitch.me was created with the hope of adding authenticity to online dating profiles by focusing on business information on LinkedIn.

5 Signs You're Suffering From Online Dating Fatigue

Julie Spira | Posted 11.29.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

While I don't suggest you should abandon online dating completely, consider taking a break from the process and return refreshed, along with realistic expectations and digital tools that might increase your chances of success.

Rules of Netiquette -- Should Deceased Be Added to the Facebook Relationship Status?

Julie Spira | Posted 10.24.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

Should there be a mourning period for your social networking profiles? If so, what's the grace period? Should you take the time to change the status on your loved one's profile to deceased?

Texting While Driving? Californians Will Be Paying More

Julie Spira | Posted 10.16.2011 | Los Angeles
Julie Spira

At the end of the digital day, driving while texting breaks the rules of netiquette. It's not just a distraction; it's an obsession, and a deadly one at that.

Best Cities To Meet Single Dads

Julie Spira | Posted 08.18.2011 | Divorce
Julie Spira

As we approach Father's Day, it's time to honor the single dads who have returned to dating and are looking for another chance at love. For the divorc...

The Rules of Netiquette -- To Tag, or Not to Tag

Julie Spira | Posted 07.17.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

Being tagged in a video without your permission where you have no sales relationship with someone simply breaks the rules of netiquette. My followers would assume I was endorsing and approving a service that I knew nothing about.

The Rules of Netiquette -- Signature, Please

Julie Spira | Posted 06.20.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

Receiving an email from Joe12345@hotmail.com will not identify you as the sender. The recipient won't see your last name, and most certainly won't know or remember the name of your business.

Deal-of-the-Day Dating

Julie Spira | Posted 05.31.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

If your email inbox is being filled with Groupon-type offers, you're not alone. With Groupon, Living Social, and even online dating site JDate's deal-...

Couples With Benefits

Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

Many of us have grown up hearing "It's a couple's world." Some feel pressured into getting married by a certain age, typically around a big birthday. ...

And the Match Study Says: Single Men are Equally Interested in Marriage as Women

Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

For women who are worried that their hope of marriage and children are fading away, I've got good news to share with you today.

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder? OkCupid Study Reveals Interesting Statistics

Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Julie Spira

OkCupid just released their latest OkTrends study as it relates to beauty. And rather than focusing solely on the profile photos, they took a deeper look into the male attraction.

Are You Too Picky?

Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Julie Spira

You've heard it before. Your friends and family have complained that you're just too picky when you've declined yet another opportunity to be set up o...

Summer Love on Match.com Big in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles

Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Julie Spira

I had a feeling this summer would show record numbers for singles looking for love online and Match.com's latest news proves this. According to the...

Love and Marriage in the eHarmony Carriage

Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Julie Spira

It's a Happy Anniversary for eHarmony, who is celebrating a decade of matching serious and marriage-minded singles. Today, I joined Grand Marshall Lee...

5 Topics You Must Never Discuss on a First Date

Julie Spira | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Julie Spira

Dating is a numbers game and you always need to put your best foot forward when making a first impression. It's important to prepare for your date em...

I Want to Hold Your Cyber Hand

Julie Spira | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Julie Spira

Professor Liu Yunhui with the Cyber Hand Photo Credit: The Sun - UK I've been humming the tune of the Beatles song, I Want to Hold Your Hand since ...