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At the time we conducted our
Part 4: Social networking sites, Cell Phones, Dating, and Relationships. The technological landscape has changed dramatically since we first studied dating and relationships in the fall of 2005. At the time we conducted our first survey on this topic, the release of the iPhone was still two years in the future, Facebook was in the process of expanding from college campuses to high schools, and just one in ten online adults used social networking sites of any kind.

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Today six out of every ten Americans use social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook or Twitter, and more than half are smartphone owners. In this chapter, we examine some of the ways in which mobile phones and social networking sites are impacting the world of dating and relationships. One in three SNS users have checked up on someone they used to be in a relationship with, and one in six have posted pictures or details of a date on a social networking site. Social networking sites offer fertile ground for checking in on past relationships, and also for posting updates about current ones. One third (31%) of all SNS users have gone on these sites to check up on someone they used to date or be in a relationship with, and 17% have posted pictures or other details from a date on a social networking site. Younger adults are particularly likely to have done both of these activities compared with older adults. Some 48% of SNS users ages 18-29 have used these sites to check up on someone they dated in the past, and 31% have posted details or pictures from a date. Otherwise there are few demographic differences when it comes to either of these behaviors. 30% of SNS users with recent dating experience have used these sites to research prospective partners, they also offer a venue for linking up with