...investigation on the specific causes which weaken online dating websites’ efficiency Weiyi Zhang University Bridge Writing Introduction Since online dating started 20 years ago, it has developed into a mature industry. In the U.S, over forty million citizens have memberships to online dating websites; however, less than half of online dating users have turned virtual dates into real ones. Even more surprisingly, after the last decade’s rapid growth, the proportion still is not as high as people imagine. In 2005, two-thirds of online dating website members never had a face-to-face date with their virtual romantic interests. Moreover, some experimenters from Stanford University and Michigan State University conducted research about online dating with a sample including 5,000 couples, which were separated into 2,500 online couples and 2,500 offline couples. The observation showed that couples who met each other online have a higher possibility to break up than those who met each other offline, which is 47 percent versus 29 percent. According to the mentioned data, online dating might be less efficient than offline dating. However, just as the old saying goes, “What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational.” Online dating does accord with the trend of the times. Therefore, this article will try to discuss some potential specific causes which weaken online dating websites’ efficiency. As a result, some readers or online dating websites users might obtain a better knowledge...
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...The Age of Internet Dating Script Student Names COM/310 Date Instructor The Age of Internet Dating The title of this script, as believed by the authors is relevant because it captures the reality of internet dating and the enjoyment it brings to adults both young and old. Through the advancements in technology, the ease of communicating with another person through the computer provides the user with a level of comfort. The younger generations have a clearer understanding of technology and the services the internet can provide. The older generation seems to be catching up as they begin exploring new means in making friends. Everyone deserves a chance at finding love; whether by dating the old-fashioned way or finding it through an internet dating site, love is fun and exciting. We ask the audience members to look at a situation between a mother and her daughter, their differences in age, and if the concerns of the daughter are reasonable. The authors ask the audience to think about how they would handle this situation if they were the mother or the daughter. If, after reading this script, you find that you relate to the mother and her interest in dating, then perhaps you can relate to the older generations and their desire to belong If however, you find that you relate more to the daughter, then you probably understand how the internet dating world works, and how the results of online dating can be both positive and negative. Cast of Characters Kathryn: A mother...
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...majority of people have some form of social media on their phones or computer. Online dating is becoming a big thing in society and it could possibly take the place of traditional face to face dating. While online dating does have some advantages traditional dating is still the better way to meet someone. Traditional dating is better than online dating because a lot of people have taken online dating sites and have used them to take advantage of others. When someone is online there is no way of telling whether or not the person on the other side of the screen is really who they say they are. There are a lot of people out in the world that lie while on dating sites, not...
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...expected is that technology would develop our ability to have an easier life and control nature. But what really happened is that technology started to be a part of our daily routines that we can't live without, and we are so reliant on the Internet for various reasons. With the Internet, dating really changed in the last few years and meeting people online became normal. Now everyone now can use the Internet to find their dates and meet new people. Love via the Internet is a hot issue in which some argue that it is a harmless way of finding partners, while others think that it just a scam, and it can only cause trouble. Whatever you think it is, it has been proven that numerous people have found love on the Internet, in a harmless manner. The process seemed to work just fine for these people, as long as they know how to play it safe. If done correctly, online dating can be a very harmless way of meeting new people. There are countless dating websites to choose from. They range from financial status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and even the city in which you live in. Whatever kind of website it may be, they still partner you up with people that have similar interests and dislikes. Each dating website has their own way of matching you with another person. “We developed a Myers-Briggs type of indicator focusing on relationships. It's called the Duet Total Compatibility System. We have a 15-20 minute test on the site--it's comprehensive, not exhaustive. It gives us a snapshot of...
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...Discussion Essay Whether or not to take part in online-dating websites has become a dispute over the years. Common dating techniques have changed as more people prefer online dating over the traditional way. If the rise of meeting online continues, social media platforms create a radical alternative to the traditional dating. Based on the positive and negative effects of online dating, this essay discusses whether meeting online is a possible alternative. A key point of online dating is the ability to screen numerous potential partners; it even brings “people from disparate backgrounds” together in person argues Lewis Kraus. Looking for candidates who meet the criteria over the internet, online dating is a fast and comfortable way in a full-time job. If a match seems not compatible anymore, it may take a simple click of a button. This may not be possible in the traditional way without hurting somebody’s feelings. Online dating allows an overview-screening of the candidate before a conversation is even started. This advantage makes dating websites like eHarmony guarantee that “first date jitters will be no more”. (Anonymous, 1) Having a guaranteed variety of choices may be a radical change from the original dating when it used to be hard to meet potential partners, let alone meeting compatible matches. However, online dating is questioned by many due to the issue of safety. Many dating websites have fake profiles and the dated person, might turn out differently than...
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...“How online dating won the heart of the nation” Bacon, Jonathan, Marketing Week (Online Edition) 2/11/2015, p9-9. 1p. MBA 7603 Marketing Research and Consumer Behavior October 3, 2015 “How dating sites should find ways of making is more safer for women” This article has been generated from either primary or secondary research, which is almost essential for all business ventures, yet some smaller organizations choose to omit this crucial step in their operations. In this article “How online dating won the heart of the nation, Jonathan Bacon, addresses the concerns over safety and online abuse and how it must be addressed. He further notes that established subscription dating sites like eHarmony and MATCH.com are more concerned with expanding their services rather than focusing on growing brand awareness and safety. Before creating his research plan, he looked at past studies for the use of market research. The primary study was analyzed by Mintel Group Ltd. a global marketing company based in London, since 1972. Bacon has researched online dating markets specifically in the Great Britain areas of England and Wales. He points out the significance and the changes of how online dating apps has diminished the social stigma associated with online dating. With “A growing number of singletons (singles) and fading social stigma have seen the value of the online dating market skyrocket in recent years” says bacon. This proves that the market of online dating has a great affect...
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...VALENTINOS PERSONAL INTRODUCTIONS AGENCY 1. VALENTINOS MISSION STATEMENT, THREE BUSINESS BENEFITS, SWOT ANALYSIS AND PESTLE ANALYSIS A. VALENTINOS The Valentinos Personal Introductions Agency is a well-established company that has been operating within the UK market since 1976 and with over 8 million single men and women in the UK between the ages of 18 and 64, and often living without the opportunity to meet potential partners, the company has been very successful. However the management of the organization have expressed a growing concern that is being felt regarding the 10 year old computer systems that are currently being relied upon and the negative affect that such outdated systems are having on the companies’ competitive advantage and market share within the UK. This essay will therefore seek to assess the value and importance of the computer system with regards to the competitive advantage of the company, the company culture, and the overall productivity of the organization. The essay will approach this question by firstly evaluating the strategic position of the company both internally, through the use of a SWOT analysis, and externally relative to it’s competitors and various other contingent factors to competitive advantage through the consideration of Porter’s 5 forces analysis model (Porter, 2008). The essay will then proceed to directly discuss the effects that the computer system has upon the Valuentinos organization culture and productivity levels before finally...
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...I. Dating Industry history The dating industry formed in the 1600s when the first services to help singles found spouses arose. At the time, being unmarried past the age of 21 was shameful causing some to turn towards matrimonial agencies to help them find a mate. The services utilized print ads typically on behalf of men who paid the agency to recruit them a wife. With the invention of the modern newspaper close to 1700 the print ad medium for finding a spouse began to gain popularity. Companies profited from posting a column in exchange for a fee. Continuing into the 1900s, print advertisements continued to be the dominant medium for the dating industry, but starting around the middle of the 20th century came the concept of computer assisted matchmaking. In the mid-1960s, Lewis Altfest and Robert Ross created Project TACT (Technical Automated Compatibility Testing). Participants paid $5 and answered roughly 100 multiple-choice questions about themselves. After submitting responses, cards printed out with names and phone numbers were provided. The concept of using formulas to match singles based on their like, dislikes and characteristics was born. The computer assisted matching concept however, would not catch on for several more decades. Other new concepts also arose in the dating industry. Shows such as The Dating Game brought the idea of matching strangers with similarities to the forefront of entertainment, with contestants asking questions of three potential matches...
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...LASTONESTANDING.COM Executive Summary Lastonestanding.com will be a premier social networking/dating website with a unique approach when bringing together people with similar interests; it will be designed for single people who are their last in their social circle to get married and for the recently single or divorced who have a circle of married friends. By combining the latest internet and cell phone technologies and by changing the format of what is offered by popular social networking/dating websites, it will provide its members with features such as access to members’ video profiles, instant smart phone notifications when a match is found as well as the capability to post and see video postings from other members. Lastonestanding.com will also innovate the industry by providing its members with the ability to interact with their potential matches prior to their first meeting either by instant messaging, chat or video chat via its exclusively designed smart phone application. The social networking/dating industry has become increasingly popular and has grown tremendously due to demand by people wanting to find companionship. That has happened because the dating world over the years has changed drastically since the days of face to face meetings or friends playing matchmakers. With the new age of technology in radio programs, cable television and the world wide web (Internet) this new evolution has trickled down to how to meet and connect with each other socially...
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...XXX10.1177/1529100612436522Finkel et al.Online Dating 2012 Research Article Online Dating: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of Psychological Science Psychological Science in the Public Interest 13(1) 3–66 © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1529100612436522 http://pspi.sagepub.com Eli J. Finkel1, Paul W. Eastwick2, Benjamin R. Karney3, Harry T. Reis4, and Susan Sprecher5 1 Northwestern University; 2Texas A&M University; 3University of California, Los Angeles; University of Rochester; and 5Illinois State University 4 Summary Online dating sites frequently claim that they have fundamentally altered the dating landscape for the better. This article employs psychological science to examine (a) whether online dating is fundamentally different from conventional offline dating and (b) whether online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating. The answer to the first question (uniqueness) is yes, and the answer to the second question (superiority) is yes and no. To understand how online dating fundamentally differs from conventional offline dating and the circumstances under which online dating promotes better romantic outcomes than conventional offline dating, we consider the three major services online dating sites offer: access, communication, and matching. Access refers to users’ exposure to and opportunity to evaluate potential romantic...
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...Decision Tree. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The interview guide can be considered appropriate, but may not be complete. ------------------------------------------------- Tutorial Group 3 Susan Sun Words: 941 Introduction and background Emily and Ryan, undergraduates at VUW believe there must be a better way to meet people and plan activities, such as dates, and social events. They have noticed a possible opportunity in this area for people like them at university that Facebook and other SNS have not addressed directly. They particularly liked the idea of only targeting tertiary students in order to attract singles looking for a more defined friendship and dating network. They were also attracted to a mobile application for smart phones that could be used to set up events and activities on the go. In addition to allowing subscribers to connect and meet new people with common interests, the service (application) would help coordinate and plan group and personal events. This service would also provide planned structured events (e.g., week-long vacations, cycling or tramping trips) and personal services, such as body guards and background checks for personal dates. Secondary research summary The secondary research provided insight to the problem and context. In the New Zealand tertiary education sector there are eight universities, 22...
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...Advancement in modern technology have made the process of discovering a partner simpler for many around the world. An a online dating website allows a user to construct a profile with information of themselves, granting others to focus on profiles with identical passions, expectations as well as other important aspects. Countless numbers of the population are resorting to the internet as an accessory to find a mate in the modern days. However, even though online dating has effective advantages on the users, there are also various disadvantages that comes along the way. One of the most considerable advantage of online dating is the idea of concentrating on profiles with similar interests in the comfort of ones home without having to commute to meet the certain other individual. "Meaningful dating can be done at a distance, even in other countries" (Croft ). The thought of less driving generates a effective influence about finding a mate online. Furthermore various online dating sites authorize others to view and learn before striking up a conversation with a user. However “If a "surfer" is not witty or doesn't write well, online dating can be difficult.” (Croft) One of the main issue with online dating is the capability to identify whether the person your conversing with is genuinely the individual that they say they are. Despise the fact that many say “pictures are worth a thousand words” much of the time they are not of the person being spoken with. A user may conceivably...
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...OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES* Jessica M. Sautter, Duke University Rebecca M. Tippett, Duke University S. Philip Morgan, Duke University This is a preprint of an Article accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly © 2010 Southwestern Social Science Association. *All authors contributed equally and share authorship of this article. Direct all correspondence to Rebecca M. Tippett, Department of Sociology, Duke University, PO Box 90088, Durham, NC 27705 (rtippett@soc.duke.edu). Data and coding used in this article are available upon request for those wishing to replicate this study. This research was partially supported by a contract, (N01 HD-3-3354; PI. S. Philip Morgan) "Designing New Models for Explaining Family Change and Variation," with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Data collection was carried out and funded by the Pew Foundation with partial support from Duke University. The authors wish to thank Emilio A. Parrado, Seth Sanders, Lee Rainie, John Horrigan, Lynn Smith-Lovin, Amanda Lenhart, Mary Madden, Douglas Downey, Linda K. George, and Nathan D. Martin for helpful comments and suggestions. Early versions of this article were presented at the 2005 Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting and the 2006 Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. 1 THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY OF INTERNET DATING IN THE UNITED STATES ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the sociodemographic correlates of internet dating net of selective...
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...------------------------------------------------- Summary While meeting people online to find a viable partner is more popular now than ever, online matchmaking industry initially faced challenges stemming from the stigma attached to it. The stigma subsided with time as more successful relationships evolved from online dating. Currently, people frustrated with traditional dating process which takes time and patience, prefer to meet people online for several reasons. Primarily, the convenience and accessibility is a huge benefit. There are over 20 million singles online and eHarmony states that one in five marriages started from an online relationship. Using online service not only allows you to meet other singles outside of your geographical area but also your social circle that you share common interests with. Online dating allows singles to search for a mate twenty four hours a day, seven days a week which works perfectly for a busy professional. Secondly, online sites like eHarmony provide matchmaking tools that can suggest single who are compatible with your values and beliefs, these tools make finding a potential mate easier than if you were randomly trying to meet someone in the real world. Lastly, it allows the singles to build a rapport before dating someone thus reducing the awkwardness of a first date. All of these factors play a role in eHarmony business strategy to differentiate the company from its competitors. This report examines online dating industry and assesses eHarmony’s current strategic...
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...Asking someone out to dinner or a movie has become a thing of the past; currently, young people are allowing their hormones to take control and disregarding any sort of romance involved with getting laid. With so many online dating tools available: sites like Tinder, Bumble, and Grinder have made meeting people all around the world easier than ever. Although, in the past dating sites have been seen as a resource to find a perfect match. Today’s youth see dating websites as a method to find their next one night stand. The popularity of hookup culture is rising every day, because individuals are too lazy, too broken, or straight up just don't want to deal with a relationship. Hook-up culture can come in many forms: one night stands, friends with...
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