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Online Dating

Online Dating . Peter Zavitsanos Section 2 . History . Many chat-rooms 1995-1995: Kiss.com and Match.com launched 1996: 16 dating websites listed on yahoo, friendfinder.com 1998: You’ve Got Mail 2002: Social Networking 2007: Americans spent $500 million on online dating. .

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Online Dating

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  1. Online Dating Peter Zavitsanos Section 2

  2. History • Many chat-rooms • 1995-1995: Kiss.com and Match.com launched • 1996: 16 dating websites listed on yahoo, friendfinder.com • 1998: You’ve Got Mail • 2002: Social Networking • 2007: Americans spent $500 million on online dating.

  3. Dating Websites Dating Websites • www.perfectmatch.com • www.match.com • www.eharmony.com • www.friendfinder.com • www.yahoopersonals.com • www.chemistry.com • And many more…..

  4. Facts About Online Dating • Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 120,000 marriages a year that occur as a result of online dating. (Online Dating Magazine - 2007) • Online Dating Magazine estimates that more than 20 million people visit at least one online dating service a month. (Online Dating Magazine - 2007) • In a recent study, it was found that 2 out of every 5 single people between the ages of 24 and 50 use, or have used, Online Dating services.

  5. E-Harmony’s Success • 94% of those surveyed saw their 'e-partner' again after first meeting them, and the relationships lasted for an average of at least seven months, with 18 per cent of them lasting over a year. • "This study shows that online dating can work for many people, leading to a successful meeting for almost everyone we surveyed," said Dr Gavin (University of Bath.)

  6. E-Harmony Commercial

  7. Why Online Date? • Dating sites can allow singles looking for a relationship to meet more people interested in dating than without this form of dating outlet • An online dater has a greater choice in who he or she meets • Fear of rejection or social awkwardness can be reduced • Potential matches have a greater opportunity to get to know each others interests before put into the situation of physical interaction

  8. Graph Representing Increased Usage of Dating Websites

  9. Works Cited • "Do Marriages Really Define Online Dating Service Success?." Onlinedatingmagazine.com 18 June 2007: n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/mediacenter/pressreleases/09onlinedatingmarriages.html>. • "E-Harmony Add Tanyalee & Joshua ." youtube.com. Web. 13 Apr 2010. • "History Of Online Dating." Brainz.org (2010): n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://brainz.org/history-online-dating/>. • "Internet Dating Much More Successful Than Thought ." Science Daily (2005): n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050218125144.htm>. • "Online Dating- Statistics ." DatingMiracle.com (2010): n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://www.datingmiracle.com/asian-dating/online-dating-statistics-3922.html>. • Orat, James. "The Facts of Online Dating." Webcontent.com (2006): n. pag. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://www.webcontent.com/articles/59/1/The-Facts-of-Online-Dating/Page1.html>. • "Pros and Cons of Online Dating." Newsdial.com. Newsdial.com, 2009. Web. 13 Apr 2010. <http://www.newsdial.com/relationships/dating/pro-con-online-dating.html>.

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