Lifeknot
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| URL | www.lifeknot.com |
| Type of site | Social network service |
| Registration | Required |
| Owner | lifekot LLC. |
| Created by | Matt Muro |
lifeknot is a social networking website with a focus on shared interests and hobbies. It was founded in November 2003 by Matt Muro, a graduate of Marist College, is based in Boston, MA and is privately owned.
The site has been noted twice in the Times Online, Get clicking with a like-minded stranger[1], Social whirl online [2]; the Gothamist, Lifeknot: The New Online Meeting Place[3]; the Denver Post, Internet hookups lead to recreation - and romance[4]; and the Boston Herald[5].
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As of December 2007, lifeknot lists over 1,290 member-suggested activities across 45 categories.[6] Members create activity profiles listing their favorite activities and hobbies, in addition to optionally creating a personal profile common to online dating web sites. Members may perform searches for people that share their interests. lifeknot can compare members' interests to show members those with whom they share the most in common.
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- ^ Knight, James (November 11, 2007). Get clicking with a like-minded stranger (ece). Times Online. News International Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ O'Neill, Brendan (January 8, 2006). Social whirl online (ece). Times Online. News International Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Otis, Christine (January 8, 2006). Lifeknot: The New Online Meeting Place (php). Gothamist. Gothamist LLC.. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Wheeler, Sheba (July 22, 2007). Internet hookups lead to recreation - and romance. Denver Post. MediaNews Group Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Noyes, Jesse (August 2, 2006). Lifeknot seeks niche in dating market (pdf). Boston Herald. Herald Media Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ lifeknot.com snapshot (php). lifeknot.com (December 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
