But my original proposal was quiet and low-key. It was just some simple heart-felt words exchanged during a quiet night at home. And while Proposal 1.0 had plenty of sentiment, it was lacking in pizazz. So I did what any Silicon Valley geek would do: I decided to upgrade to "Proposal 2.0," a new improved online version. I proposed to Leslie from inside a Google Street View panorama. I dare say that it's the first time anyone in the history of mankind has proposed marriage in quite this way, and it went live on Google Maps on August 5, 2008:

The singer - who has been single since splitting from French actor Olivier Martinez - often logs on to the web search engine to check out potential suitors and find out which hunky male celebrities are available.

"I can't lie," she said. "I did it with a friend and she would out me! I can't tell you who I did it with though.

"I simply cannot reveal this information at this time."

Kylie shares her Google love search technique with sister Dannii.

The X Factor judge recently revealed she fell for soul singer Robin Thicke after seeing him on TV, and was going to make a move until she discovered he was married.

Dating used to be largely a matter of spending time with a love interest, discovering the good, the bad and the ugly in person. If you were lucky, friends helped fill in some of the blanks.

These days, the Internet -- and the ability to check people out before they ever meet up -- has forever changed the rules.

For better or worse, "googling" your date has become standard practice.

"I often tell my friends that are still in the dating sphere to use the power of Google to their advantage," says Katie Laird, a 24-year-old Web marketing professional and self-proclaimed "social software geek" from Houston.