Now this is downright fascinating…
PCWorld.com published an article this month about the science behind all those online dating sites – the ones that promise to hook you up with people with whom you’ll forever be compatible. They must be doing something right – the article says “eHarmony and similar 
sites drew 22.1 million unique visitors during just one month (December 2008).”
That’s everyone in the Austin area times 13 or so; i.e. a bunch.
So how does it work? Knowing an eHarmony success story personally (one of my friends is marrying her eHarmony beau in April), I’ve definitely wondered. Turns out they don’t all do it the same way.
PerfectMatch.com uses a matching algorithm, applying the concept of the Myers-Briggs indicator to relationships. True.com matches members based on their answers to about 200 questions. Toss in the data-crunching capabilities of a few hundred servers and some database software and whammo, you get a date. The article offers a lot more detail – check it out.
But what we all REALLY want to know is this – do online dating sites work? There’s no evidence one way or the other, other than the anecdotal kind (e.g. my friend, the April bride). But people are still giving them a go. Traffic to the top 10 online dating sites was up 10 percent in 2008 over 2007.
And, I loved this – the sites’ members? It’s more men (52.4 percent) than women (47.6 percent). Guys do love technology, I guess.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Yes Dating sites Getting more popularity these days. They are attracting mostly youngsters.
Thanks for sharing such informative article over here.