Dating. Virtual, or virtually Impossible?

Boy, has the dating world changed since I last dated! No longer do you have to see someone in person, or get 'lined-up' by a friend who knows you, to make a date...you can just go online and keyboard in your preferences and you will have a whole list of people to choose from....from just about anywhere (and I mean ANYWHERE) in the world! Not that the technology is any big surprise to me, it's just the immediacy (is that a word?) of meeting people. Or if you choose, to NOT meet them. You don't have to turn anyone down face to face. There is a plethora of SWM to choose from. And by the same token, a plethora of SWF to choose from if you are a man in search of a woman. So how does one get 'noticed' floating out there in the sea of beautiful competition? I'm going to give this some thought. I'll get back to you on it.