GROUP 7

MEMBERS : CRUZA, ELMER

DELA CRUZ, REA
MANGALI, JHON GUILLER
NAJERA, MARITA

PED 7 COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY 1

“On internet, some things are not what they seem to be. Be aware and enjoy the web at its best. Know how to surf safe”.

Digital technology, especially smart devices, have transformed many aspects of our society, including how people meet
each other and establish relationships – romantic or otherwise.

Attitudes towards dating applications and services have grown progressively more positive in recent years. The activity is a
good way to meet people, and dramatically changed the way we communicate, meet and express our love from the
traditional face to face and physical togetherness into virtual courtship and relationship.

How we conduct our relationships is changing, and it’s clear that technology has a key part to play in this change. People
are now not only turning to their devices to work, shop, and play, but to manage their personal lives and relationships too.

ISSUES AND CONCERNS ABOUT ONLINE DATING

 People turn to online dating for a variety of reasons – some do it for fun, while some look for more meaningful
relationships and one-in-ten are simply looking for sex.
 People share information with others too easily when they are dating online, some will share their full name publicly
on their dating profile. One-in-ten have shared their home address, and the same number have shared naked
photos of themselves this way, exposing them to risk
 Even though lying is one of the most hated aspects of online dating, a lot of online daters lie to each other, faking a
range of attributes such as their names, marital status, location, appearance and intention.
 Meeting someone who was not who they said they were.
 Some have experienced some form of threat or problem while dating online.
 Some become victims of internet pornography, personal accounts being hack, fraud and blackmailing.

REASONS FOR ONLINE DATING

 FOR FUN
 TO FIND FRIENDS
 TIME PASS
 CASUAL DATING
 TO HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH SOME INTERESTING PEOPLE
 TO FIND A PARTNER
 FOR SEX
 TO FIND A MARRIAGE PARTNER
 TO FIND IF THEIR PARTNER IS CHEATHING ON THEM
TOP DATING APPS WORLDWIDE
Best for Those Trying to Cast the Widest Net: Tinder

TINDER
According to the Kochava Collective, Tinder has the highest number of users. If you want the most options available, this one is the way to go.

If You Want to Make the First Move: Bumble

BUMBLE
On Bumble, women are in control — the ladies are the ones who get to initiate communication. Kochava says most of its users are in the 26- to 35-
year-old age range, so it's also good for younger daters.

For Daters Just Out of College: Plenty of Fish

PLENTY OF FISH
Of the apps profiled by Kochava, this one had the youngest user base after Bumble, with more than half its users coming in under the age of 36.
And, true to its name, the site claims to be one of the world's largest dating platforms.

For Those Who Need a Little Push: Coffee Meets Bagel

COFFEE MEETS BAGEL

If you're not a natural at online dating, Coffee Meets Bagel helps you through the process, offering icebreaking prompts and gentle reminders to
respond to your waiting messages. "Bagels" are delivered every day at noon, so you're not overwhelmed with matches all day.

For Dating After 50: Lumen

LUMEN
Lumen is geared towards daters aged 50 and up. And, to keep the catfish away, the site says it verifies the photos on every single profile, and each
profile has at least three photos and a bio.

For People Who Can't Make Decisions: Ship

SHIP
If you always need to consult a gaggle of advisors before you make a choice, Ship lets your friends weigh in and vet your matches. That way, if your
date is a bust, you can spread the blame around.

For Dating After 40: MeetMe

MEETME
Kochava's data shows that most of MeetMe's users are in the 46- to 55-year-old demo, and its second-highest demo is the 55 to 65 bracket.
If You're Looking for a Guy: Happn

HAPPN
In addition to having a wide user base, Kochava notes that there are way more guys than women downloading Happn, a location-based dating app.
The ratio works in your favor here, ladies.
For LGBTQ Daters: Grindr

GRINDR

Grindr bills itself as "the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people." Reports are that even Fleabag's "hot priest" uses
Grindr, so there's at least one dreamboat on the site.

For People Who Are Over Tinder: Hinge

HINGE
Hinge uses a swiping system similar to Tinder, but the site encourages better dates through a robust profile and matching algorithm. In that way, it's
more focused on finding relationships — in the site's words, it's the app that's "designed to be deleted."

References: Goodhousekeeping.com/ Kachava.com

Look around. Someone near you is dating online

Online dating provides users with the ideal place to meet people that have similar likes, dislikes and character traits to them.
It improves the chances of a user actually liking the person they’re going to meet on a date (because they can search for
people that meet certain criteria), and, if you believe the online dating services themselves, an increasing number of people
are also now finding lasting and meaningful relationships online.

.A pocket-sized relationship?

So why are these people going online to start up relationships with others? Certainly, online dating provides all the
convenience of making it quick and easy to meet people. Plus, it’s an activity that’s available across multiple devices, at all
times of day and night, literally allowing people to carry their relationships around with them wherever they go.

It’s all in the profile

The profile is understandably a crucial part of online dating. It allows users to share snippets of their lives. It acts as a
window, or a preview of a person, enticing others to reach out to them or find out more.

Is the profile crucial to the success of online dating? Yes. But is profile information secure? No. Through the profiles, placing
sensitive information about themselves into the public domain, which could potentially lead them to harm if the information
was to fall into the wrong hands.

Matching up to danger

People tend to share their information even more willingly with matches and it doesn’t take long for online daters to be
persuaded to part with personal information about themselves,

People are more likely to give up information to those they have been ‘matched’ with in the online dating world giving out
personal details to matches, telling embarrassing things about themselves ,many share photos of themselves, their loved
ones, friends and colleagues– publicly by displaying them on their profile and more worryingly, some have even shared
intimate photos of themselves, literally exposing themselves to the danger of having their precious or sensitive images
mistreated by total strangers.
 All of this information, in the wrong hands, can be used to track online dating users and their families online and offline, to
crack their accounts by guessing passwords, for blackmail, and more. What’s more, this risky sharing happens faster than
you might expect.

PROPOSED POSSIBLE SOLUTION (AS A FUTURE EDUCATOR)

Our minds are still more powerful than technology. We can control the use of it and we should not let it have the control over
us. As a future educator that young ones are looking up to, we must start with our very own social media profiles and
internet activities, keeping it as private as possible and posting and sharing things considered ethical with the profession.
Through this we can impart to the students the value and advantages of privacy to avoid the risk of being a victim of
cybercrimes.

The following can also be a contribution

 A constant communication with the parents/guardians of the students reminding them to check from time to time the
internet activities of the students.
 A collaborative discussion with the students about the pros and cons of online dating.
 Encouraging the students for “real” social and physical interaction.
 Discussing the risks of communicating with unknown strangers online.
 Sharing a true to life experiences of people who deal with such.
 Advising the students to have a strong internet security to avoid the risk of fraud and malwares.
(hard to guess passwords, not clicking any link, having an anti-virus)

 Be responsible when sharing personal and sensitive information.

 Never allow to be disrespected. (Don’t ever share intimate/naked photos)
 Know your Rights (R.A 10175 The Cybercrime prevention Act of 2012)

Today, people are time-poor, and we rely on our digital devices to help us manage our schedules, our busy lives,
and how we interact with others. Digital devices act as a window to the rest of the world, including our relationships.

There is nothing wrong about online dating, it is indeed a way for a lot of people finding their one true love and we
have heard a lot of successful love stories that started through it.

Therefore, our conclusion, If you want to do it, Do it Safely. (“,)