amirn

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by amirn 14y ago
"visceral filters occur first" - Agreed. Except girls only see the photo of the last guy remaining - so all they have to go on is the answers ;)
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by amirn 14y ago
There's a great interview with the founder of 'words with friends' who says this is the exact intention behind the site (more or less). Interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFFZpF7Y_8k
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by amirn 14y ago
There's an inforgraphic that states more marriages per year originate from WoW than from Eharmony. Here's the link: http://www.webpronews.com/gaming-beats-dating-websites-when-...
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by amirn 14y ago
A good resource for finding articles on this is: http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/internetdatingscience/
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by amirn 14y ago
Eharmony is a great site. But it's aimed squarely at people looking for serious relationships. We're looking at people who aren't necessarily at that stage yet.
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by amirn 14y ago
What do you mean?
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by amirn 14y ago
Thanks. Appreciate it :)
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by amirn 14y ago
Thanks! Agreed that what we're doing might not be viewed as PC. But the opposite argument - that women and men are the same, doesn't make any sense.
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by amirn 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback, we'll look into it!
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by amirn 14y ago
Not sure I get how the example relates to the point your making. But agree 100% that Western culture is not the be all and end all. It is the market we're playing in though...
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by amirn 14y ago
Yeah, they came out of SW London halfway through 2012 if I'm thinking of the right group. There's a few different sites that seem to be converging around the same idea.
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by amirn 14y ago
Exactly!
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by amirn 14y ago
Funnily enough, we've found if you make it enjoyable for women, it's more enjoyable for men. It's true that some guys will get the harsh end of the filter stick. But with this method it's easier to know where exactly you're failing. If you
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by amirn 14y ago
Dating sites definitely position themselves well to women, but that's more a marketing thing. Almost every site is designed symmetrically. Even though guys and girls have vastly different experiences on said sites, they go through the same
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by amirn 14y ago
That may have been the inspiration... though in Oz it's called The Perfect Match ;)
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Why online dating is broken(blog.7pmanywhere.com)
59 points by amirn 14y ago|52 comments