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It is not clear whether ABC's David Muir (subscription required) was presenting an expose into a company called Intelius or drumming up business on its behalf. Intelius has compiled a telephone directory, complete with names, numbers and addresses, for cell phones. It claims to have 90m records already in its database with a further 70m to be collected within days. At a charge of $15 a name, one can buy a person's number and address. Muir mentioned some of Intelius' justifications. It can, for example, "help someone who is doing research before a blind date."
On a more friendly note, Muir's colleague John Berman brought us SweetOnGeeks.com, an online service that "may be an answer for all the Star Trek loving, lightsaber wielding, videogame playing--yet loveseeking people out there." The dating service runs ads for cloakmakers and paranormal investigators and so far has 4,000 self-confessed nerds signed up for a hook up.
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