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LAUREN SHEPHERD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
06-14-2007

'Geeks' capitalize on social sites - when they can
By LAUREN SHEPHERD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 06-14-2007, Thursday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions

NEW YORK — While at a barbecue with her brother and his friends, Joyce Kim checked her e-mail and saw an unfamiliar name.

The e-mail was from a guy she'd supposedly met at a party who now wanted to take her out on a date. The only problem was, she didn't remember ever meeting him.

She read the e-mail aloud to her brother Jared and his entourage — all "tech geeks" who had toted their laptops to the party. The group immediately turned to their keyboards ...

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