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A missed connection is a type of personal advertisement which arises after two people meet but are too shy or otherwise unable to exchange contact details. The Missed Connections section of Craigslist gets thousands of ads of this type every month for cities such as New York and San Francisco. The feature was started by Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's CEO, after he noticed a common type of posting in their personal ads, which he characterised as "you-smiled-at-me-on-the-subway-platform". He sees the format as addressing a common human need and being ideal for romantic comedy, "Missed Connections give people that second chance ... They represent persistence in the face of long odds, which definitely adds to their artistic appeal." A variety of such artistic works have been developed including illustrations, movies, plays, poetry and songs.〔 Other major cities have similar columns in Craigslist and their own local media. For example, London's ''Metro'' newspaper has a "Rush-hour Crush" column for commuters who exchange glances but nothing more. Many connections are re-established and couples have become married in this way, such as "tall rugby player" and "beautiful lady in the red dress with long brown curly hair".〔 Various websites like Gumtree, (ISawYou ) and (Qwaro ) also offer the possibility of finding a missed connection.〔Manweiler, J., Scudellari, R. and Cox, L.P., (SMILE: Encounter-based Trust for Mobile Social Services, Duke University, 2009 )〕 ==Distribution== The nature and location of missed connections have been analysed. Across the USA in 2013, the breakdown by sex was: * 59% Man seeking woman * 27% Man seeking man * 13% Woman seeking man * 1% Woman seeking woman In the Pacific NW, the most common location was on the bus. In the Pacific SW, it was the gym. In the North East, it was the subway and train. In the Midwest, it was the supermarket. In Texas and the Gulf, it was Walmart. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「missed connection」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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