Online dating craze

1. What is your topic and how does it relate to the overall theme of trends and culture?
Online dating craze. Related to the growing trend of internet affecting all spheres of our life. It is becoming a common part of society (some conservative ones too). Provides the user with a lot of choices to pick from. You can narrow it down to exactly what you are looking for.

2. What is the main controversy? Who are the participants in the debate?
Is it really trustworthy? Can not really rely on something that is just posted online. No guarantee that the information is all correct. The participants in the debate are people who have had some bad experiences, conservatives for whom internet is not the best option to pick a life partner.

3. Please list all the causes/effects you intend to explore in your essay. Obviously, you might come up with other causes/effects based on your research, but it is useful to know what you have to start with.
The effects of such a trend are that people are relying on it a lot. Some people out there don't feel the need to socialize because they get so "hooked up" to online stuff like this. The advertising industry is getting a lot of business with such a service. People engage in other stuff such as online sex and porn as a result of this.

4. What approach will you be using? Please explain if you plan to combine approaches.
I plan to use cause/ affect approach discussing various effects of such a craze.

5. What information will you be looking for as you start researching the topic?
I plan to look at how successful has online dating proven to be. Is it still going to continue to be this famous in near future?