Is this the death of online dating?

Is the death of dating and online dating around - atleast Google Trends say so. I was just wandering through the net when I found that Google Trends has shown huge fall in the searches for Dating & Online Dating while there has been a huge increment in searches for Social Networking.

Dating Trend -



It may be because dating & social networking sounds same to many people alike but there's a big difference between the two. People would date someone for fun or to find their partners, and people even date with partners to escape from long working hours. While social networking makes you a social animal and you interact with people of different ages & backgrounds who match to your work profile, hobbies or interests.

Online Dating Trends -



Dating would give you pleasure while social networking would give you references for jobs and you would come to know more about some topic.

Social Networking Trends -



I would say that dating has now become a part of social networking. Let's see if dating diminishes further.