Have you ever wondered how dating sites actually help people find their matches? Here at Mashable, we decided to take a look inside the world of online dating by speaking with the people who write matchmaking algorithms. What does it mean when we outsource romance to the internet? Are computers change the way we date forever? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Cupid acquires two Brazilian dating websites in £500000 deal
By Scott McCulloch Edinburgh-based Cupid has snapped up AondeNamoro.com, a traditional online dating site, and SolteirosCom Filhos.com, a dating site for single parents. The deal will see Cupid pay £350000 cash within the next two weeks with the …
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With Help Online, French Farmers Now Playing the Field
Atraverschamps.com is one of a handful of online dating sites devoted to “rural people,” farmers and others who live in the countryside or wish to find their soulmates there. Luc Gagnon, who founded atraverschamps.com in 2001, said that it nearly …
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Kantar Media Compete Releases Ranking of Top 250 Websites for July 2011
On a more romantic note, online dating site Match.com attracted 16.1M UVs during the month of July, a 19 percent increase MOM and 39 percent rise YOY. Speeddate.com continued to demonstrate enviable growth in July, with a monthly increase of 34 percent …
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XBIZ EU Seminar to Examine Live Cam, Dating Markets
By Dan Miller, XBIZ.com LOS ANGELES — An exclusive panel of industry experts will discuss hot topics related to live cam and dating sites in a featured seminar at the inaugural XBIZ EU international digital media conference in London in September. …
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Plaintiffs Bertha Williams and William Burnstick, represented by lawyer Jay Straith, charge that the government has known since 2006 that the road could damage ancient burial grounds dating back as far as 8000 years, and yet it is proceeding anyway. …
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