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# CNET acquires Consumating
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/cnet-acquires-consumating/
- Published: 2005-12-07T21:59:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:44:43.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Asides

Damned if I know what a [news network site wants with a geek dating site](http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/07/cnet-acquires-consumating/?ref=chrismessina.me)... unless they're going social...?