lifeknot launches Google gadgets

lifeknot's Google gadgets are a great way to meet new friends that share your interests. You can add lifeknot's gadget to your pesonalized Google search page or your own web page.

lifeknot lists over 1,200 member-suggested activities. Click the activity gadget's "Shuffle" link to see five random activities. Click an activity to see profiles and pictures of people who enjoy that activity. Repeat. Enjoy.

lifeknot members create activity profiles listing any of over 1,200 member-suggested activities: hiking, skiing, skinny dipping, buddhism, beekeeping. Yes, even beekeeping. Find activity partners for any activity imaginable at lifeknot. Post your own activity or personal ad so people can find you.

lifeknot also has a gadget that permits members to conveniently run their saved searches, check their eMail and more. The random activity shuffle is also available with this gadget.

Clicking the edit link a the top of both google gadgets allows you to customize the location and gender of profiles shown, as well as the color of the gadget.

lifeknot Brings Online dating and Social Networking to Cell Phones

Find activity partners, friends, and dates anytime, anywhere with lifeknot mobile.

CAMBRIDGE, MA, August 15, 2006 - lifeknot.com a novel site that has features in common with social networking and online dating web sites, has launched a mobile version of its web site. lifeknot's mobile site enables members to use their cell phones as a digital ice-breaking device-as well as to search and view member profiles and pictures from their cell phones.

Enter the usernames of two lifeknot members into a cell phone to see a list of shared activity interests, bands, books, movies and tv shows. Scrolling down through a list of shared interests gives you an immediate indication of your compatibility and some great talking points that will help break the ice. What makes this comparison so interesting is lifeknot's extensive member-suggested activity listings. From the usual (hiking, biking, camping, and cooking) to the unique (beekeeping, home brewing, longboarding, and belly dancing) members are certain to share some of the 1,100 and growing activities listed.

lifeknot maintains the personal intimacy found at online dating sites and incorporates aspects of social networking by connecting people through shared activity interests and not limiting their service to singles only. The result is an online community where the focus is simply making new friends that share interests and passions in any activity imaginable. "You can truly sift through and find people who enjoy the same things without any pressure to date," states Mary Robinson of San Diego, California.

But if you're looking for someone to date, you can find that too. Members may post personal profiles in addition to activity profiles. With lifeknot now accessible from the 182 million cell phones in the U.S., members may find their perfect activity partner, or life partner, right from their cell phone.

Membership is free, including the ability to e-mail other users. For more information, please visit www.lifeknot.com.

Meet New People and Make New Friends

lifeknot makes it easy for you to meet new friends with whom you share interests. Members create activity profiles listing any of the over 1,100 member-suggested activities. lifeknot members frequently suggest new activities as they seek people that share their interests and passions–passions as diverse as sled dog racing, sushi, scrabble, sailing, shiatsu, hiking, home brewing, horseback riding, biking, beekeeping, body surfing, and belly dancing to name a few.

Members may also create personal ads/profiles similar to those of online dating sites. This enables members to state whether they're looking for platonic activity partners only or looking for friends and dates. The benefit for singles using a service that includes those in relationships is that developing friendships with users who share similar interests creates a larger network of people through which they can meet dates. The advantage for those in relationships is that they have a large group of people from which they can choose activity partners for pastimes their significant others might not enjoy.

lifeknot’s combination of personal ads/profiles and activity profiles strikes the perfect balance between social networking and online dating websites; resulting in a more natural way to meet new people and make new friends. At lifeknot, the focus is simply meeting new people that share your interests and passions in any activity imaginable.