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24 years. Our product line includes creating turn key solutions
for online dating sites.
As a service to those in the dating industry, we have produced this
collection of materials related to the business. We hope you find
it useful and informative.
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What is an online dating service?
A Net dating service, also known as online dating or internet dating,
is an example of a dating system and allows individuals, couples
and groups to meet online and possibly develop a social, or romantic
relationship. Net dating services provide un-moderated matchmaking
through the use of personal computers and the Internet.
Such services generally allow people to provide personal information,
then search for other individuals using criteria such as age range,
gender and location. Most sites allow members to upload photos of
themselves and browse the photos of others. Sites may offer additional
services, including webcasts, online chat, and message boards. Sites
typically allow people to register for free but may offer services
which require a monthly fee.
Many sites are broad-based, with members from a variety of backgrounds
looking for different types of relationships. Other sites are more
specific, based on the type of members, interests, location, or
relationship desired.
U.S. residents spent $469.5 million on online dating and personals
in 2004, the largest segment of “paid content” on the
web, according to a study conducted by the Online Publishers Association
(OPA) and comScore Networks.
Factors in online dating experience
Online dating sites operate by the same paradigms that govern all
relationships, though factors specific to the nature of online communications
may affect the experience.
Positive factors include:
Dating sites allow members to meet more people than they
would without such sites.
People can easily browse other members’ profiles before deciding
to communicate.
Members can communicate anonymously and with reduced fear or social
awkwardness.
The effect of geography is mitigated and members can meet people
of distant locations.
Dating sites that offer free or moderately priced services allow
users to socialize with other singles in a convenient, inexpensive
way.
Negative factors include:
Members may misrepresent themselves, including their marital/relationship
status, age, gender, physical attributes or socio-economic status.
Some members may join the site solely to view content and are not
potential matches. In this case, it is good to choose a site which
caters for the type of relationship you're after.
Men often outnumber women. And on many sites, any one subscriber
can contact another - but in practice men usually send the first
email. Therefore, women are overwhelmed with responses (many from
'bad apples' and 'players') while men are left sending several emails
to hear back from women at all.
Despite modern advances/opportunities in transportation and telecommunication
-- particularly, of greatest importance, email-- human psychology
and behavior still give rise to issues which may pose barriers to
relationship success when the two partners are separated by obstacles
other than logistic ones, namely, a lack of interpersonal communication
and stress, among others.
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