Online daters spent $500 million on online dating and personals websites in 2007, and the trend is on the rise with an expected $1 billion being spent by 2012. The latest online dating reports show that the over 50s, as they begin to relent to the encroaching technology of home computers and the internet, are beginning to see the advantages of online dating sites such as Dream Dating.net and the Baby Boomer Generation are admitting that they use the internet as a new resource to meet and interact with other people, and hook up for dates.