Hybrid social networks help users connect online, meet up offline
From left, Vinita Agnihotri, Damara Dikeou, Neil Duffy and Rana Akhavan enjoy brunch at Joe's restaurant in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on October 28, 2012. Grubwithus developer Sean Reilly played host to the event as part of a growing trend of people meeting briefly online for the purpose of getting together, in a non-dating setting, in person. (Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
