Being in a relationship is good for your heart in more ways than one, according to a new consumer survey conducted by the American Heart Association. The survey of 1,000 adults found that women improve their male counterpart's heart health when it comes to eating, having more sex and making healthier decisions. The survey is sponsored by Match, the world's largest relationship company, as part of a multi-layered fundraising and marketing campaign to raise money […] Read the Full Article »
OkCupid: Benefits Of Using Personal Data For Research
This summer, a dating site I helped to found, OkCupid, announced that it had tested the effectiveness of its matching algorithm on a small number of users. We run tests on the site all the time, and we were particularly careful with this one because we were tinkering with something fundamental to the user experience. The test was brief, and everyone affected was made aware of it soon afterward. But the reaction to our test […] Read the Full Article »
Why Every Single Adult Should Try Online Dating
For better or worse, I'm admittedly a connoisseur of online dating. And while the vast majority of first dates have been completely fruitless for forming a meaningful connection, they provided me with the most wonderful ancillary benefit: I have learned more about our society and humanity than any formal education could ever teach. I have learned to appreciate the decisions and lifestyles of everyone from artists fully subsidized by their megawealthy daddies to hard-working independent […] Read the Full Article »