Going all the way before the first date: the folly of sham link exchanges
July 6, 2008
Picture this: You’ve got your eye on someone special. Maybe you haven’t met them yet but have worshiped them from afar. Or maybe you just met them in passing at a party, but barely know them. But you heard they’re popular and you’d love a little of that popularity to rub off on you.
You decide to email them. “Hello, I’m a really big fan and I just know we’d be a good match. Would you be my friend? Or maybe we can just hop in the sack right away?”
Yeah, right. [Read more]
