All Predators, All the Time? Maybe Not.

Seems like Scott's conversation with Steven Levy of Newsweek got Steven thinking about all the media hype. Turns out, the Internet isn't all that bad...

All Predators, All the Time? Maybe Not.

"[T]there's a downside to the "Dateline" series. Casual viewers may wind up equating the Internet itself with evil—and let fear affect their responses to this crucial medium. Scott Heiferman, CEO of Meetup.com—a Web site that facilitates offline meetings of people who share interests like knitting, politics and Chihuahuas—has seen the effects when he's run focus groups of potential customers. "There are thousands of people a day who do not sign up to our service solely because of 'Dateline NBC'," he says.