Welcoming a new perk to our site is Meetup.com! A new feature that lets everyone know that there are so many fun things to do here in the Bay Area! It's a free place to connect and explore new and familiar ideas. I am really excited to have become a member, and a participant. I hope to see more people check us out!

George

Fast food is not a date

There are dating disasters and there are "dating disasters" Taking someone to a fast food joint is one of these cases. As it is, we all watch TV from time to time... Commercials are here to let us know what is cool and what is fun right? Wrong. A recent commercial from a very popular "restaurant" shows a couple ordering "nuggets" and the mans voice over explains how inexpensive it is taking out this woman, and all I can think about is: "Really?" He took her to "Mc Whatevers?"

Don't make the same mistake. Fast food is not a date!

George

 We are proud to present to you the latest commercial for howaboutadate.com!


 Some of us in the dating world have had this hair raising experience! This is what happens after being exposed to too many "interview dates"! At Howaboutadate.com, We do not do the interview date.


George

Escapades from direct marketing in San Francisco

It was a Sunday afternoon in the heart of Hayes Valley where we letting people know about the dating website. 


I knew this new dating website, www.howaboutadate.com, is a conversation piece getting attention every time it's mentioned. As I was chatting about it a couple walks by overhearing us talk. The man quips to his wife, 'When I was single there were no women on the street asking a man "How about a date?"' His wife simply smiles and he encouraged us to continue on...the response has been amazing!

- dexicanmeisje34
you can find me on www.howaboutadate.com

Weekend Date Suggestions

So much going on in the SF Bay Area! Here are just a few of our favorite picks:

Friday, March 23^rd 5pm – 10pm

Off the Grid 2012

SF’s largest food truck party – with 30+ vendors & live music – Fort Mason

http://sf.funcheap.com/city-guide/grid-food-truck-party/

Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25   

The Treasure Island Flea

Huge two-day indoor flea market

http://www.treasureislandflea.com/

Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Free Sailboat Ride Day | Berkeley

Cal Sailing Club | 124 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

http://sf.funcheap.com/free-sailboat-rides-berkeley/

Half price voucher for Skydiving 
$99 - Thrilling Tandem Skydive Experience w/DVD, Reg. $198
http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/South-Bay/Other/13014

Commercial success!

Director Rebecca Quinn, Videographer Robert Schultze having a serious moment on set 

 

Getting ready for the next "date"

Above: On set at Yoppi Yogurt in Russian Hill

Coming soon: our next commercial for howaboutadate.com! Last week we were in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco filming our next segment that showcases what we are all about.

I cannot express how much fun we had prepping and playing our characters for this shoot. The director Rebecca Quinn http://gallery.me.com/rquinn88#gallery  at the helm making sure everything was "spot on" while our videographer Robert Schultze http://www.rschultze.com was filming all the potential dates. This upcoming commercial is about the dreaded "Interview dates" so stay tuned and check out our last commercial on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/HowAboutADatecom.

Thanks!

George,
Social instigator

Happy Hour coming soon...

photo from Happy Hour at Palomino SF, March 2, 2012 5pm until late...

We're getting ready for our next Happy Hour in early April. When and where to be announced soon. We have raffle prizes, door prizes, and great folks to meet and mingle.

Raffle prizes for this month include two tickets to the play BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY featuring Robert Gossett (The Closer),  playing at the The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre in San Francisco. http://lhtsf.org/

Being the architect of your own social calendar

It’s nice having access to so many modern conveniences… Twitter, Facebook, etc. What about all the dating sites out there that make claim to setting up the “perfect” date? What about the commercials we see everyday telling me that we can find that one special person? Being the architect of your own social calendar allows you to be at ease doing what you love. I’d rather not have someone playing matchmaker for me. I would think that sharing what a person loves to do rather than taking chances with random guessing is a much more likable idea.

George 

Social Instigator

YouTube commercial: The Volleyball Fiasco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS03UfXY1po

Haven't we all done this? We ask our coupled friends, "How did you two meet?" and then go out to do the exact same thing in the hopes of meeting someone great ourselves. Only it never works out... at least not for Amanda. Watch this video and see that life should be about doing the things that YOU love!

Leading Actress: Annie Finnegan, Written by Joey Price, Directed by Rebecca Quinn, Executive Producer: Dao Nguyen. Special thanks to Jose Lopez and his volleyball friends and the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, http://lhtsf.org/

Dating is never simple

For our marketing campaigns, one of our slogans is “Dating made simple.”  During one such occasion, a person replied, “it’s never simple.”  To that I would like to reply:

Finding love is never simple.  Yes, trying to find your soulmate can be an impossible task, a game of luck and of chance…  However, just a date itself can be fun, easy and low pressure – if you allow it to be.  Our website is about allowing people to post dates and find people to go out with.  That’s it.  No match making, no long profile, no endless searches, no interview dates.   Just go out and do what you love, enjoy life and meet people along the way.   When there is no pressure on a date, a person can be themselves.  And when you are doing what you love, that is when your true personality shines.  This is the environment that allows for two people to really get to know each other and for natural chemistry to develop.  

Dao Nguyen, single female and Founder of HowAboutADate.com

The Scene

The dating scene here in the bay area can be really fun if you are ready to explore. I recently did an art crawl in downtown Oakland. One of the best first dates I have had in a very long time. There were good cocktails and great tapas at the bar before actually hitting the galleries around town. Walking around, I finally felt at ease because I knew right away that finding someone to go out with that has similar tastes is not easy to find.  I wish that I had known about the howaboutadate.com website before this, but I got lucky. I just don’t want to have to be lucky in finding dates….  I want an opportunity to post, receive, and choose what’s best for me.
G.

Promoting at SFSU, San Francisco, CA

Chalk is a lost medium... or is it?  :-)

Dating made simple

What is the ideal date? Is it dinner and dancing, or is it a hike through your favorite places in the city? Dating can be tricky if you have doubts about the right scene to be seen! I have gone out on some great dates here in The City By The Bay… Down to Pier 39 or Golden Gate Park. But what gets me is that I don’t want the same old hum drum site to post on.

For me, and I hope for readers out there, you’d want a simple and uncomplicated way to meet fun people and adventure through a common “like”. I detest sites that ask for a thirty point inspection in order to find someone I may be interested in taking out. Nor do I want to go through some lengthy process in order to only have some weirdo tracking/stalking my profile! Simplicity is the key… howaboutadate.com takes the best elements and streamlines profiles and people into one great place to meet and greet some of the best of the Bay. So check in, post, don’t pause! Just have fun!

George

1. howaboutadate.com

   Dating simplified!
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   The howaboutadate.com team promoting at the St. Patrick’s day Festival, Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Ca. 17-03-2012
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   Commercial shoot, Russian Hill/ 17-03-2012
   #howaboutadate? dating #love #great dates #dating made simple #simple #loving #swoon
4. Notify me of new date postings for my preferred activity!

   After many many hours of coding and testing, finally our new feature is live!  And here is the first live notification:

   Subject: New date posted for: Beverage - Drink (after work)

   Hello Dao, 
   A new date posting was just submitted for: Beverage - Drink (after work)

   What: Cocktails at the Top Of The Mark
   When: Fri Mar 30 5:30 PM
   Where: San Francisco, CA 94109
   Details: Come for the great drinks, stay for the fantastic view!

   To view and/or reply to this date posting, use this link …

   Happy Dating!

   

    HowAboutADate.com 
    d a t i n g  s i m p l i f i e d
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   Classical Greek Romance