I thought this might be interesting

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2007/02/online_dating_s.html

Admittedly this article was written around Valentine's Day (about a month ago) but the point it's making is that online dating is on the decline.

Online dating sites like Match peaked a few years ago and now are struggling

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Only 10 percent of Net users questioned in a recent survey said they had recently browsed online personals, compared to 20 percent in 2003. And the decline seems to be quickening. Last year, the figure was 16 percent.

Comments?

would it look worse if u added all the kids who now come online, which inflates the user market giving false readings ?

The decline of sites like Match.com probably correlates well with the rise of sites like MySpace and Facebook. Instead of joining pure "dating sites," which still carry a certain stigma, people use more general sites for the same purpose.

Just a conjecture.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles The decline of sites like Match.com probably correlates well with the rise of sites like MySpace and Facebook. Instead of joining pure "dating sites," which still carry a certain stigma, people use more general sites for the same purpose. Just a conjecture.

who uses the word "conjecture" in normal conversation? i should start reading my real analysis books again.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles The decline of sites like Match.com probably correlates well with the rise of sites like MySpace and Facebook. Instead of joining pure "dating sites," which still carry a certain stigma, people use more general sites for the same purpose. Just a conjecture.

+1. I willingly subscribe to your theory/conjecture.

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Originally posted by Zoso +1. I willingly subscribe to your theory/conjecture.

I'd have to intervene at this juncture and remark on flaw of aforementioned assertions. Quite contrary I think holds true, upon closer scrutiny. Alas, hereforth lies hyperbole of truth being so ubiquitous, it may appear incomprehensible to uninquiring persona. I venture to diverge from notions expressed by mass media and freely gravitate to grass-roots reporting, which, in this case, is the basis for my extrapolated contradiction.

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--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

Last edited by emc^2 on Mar-02-2007 at 23:00

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Originally posted by emc^2 I'd have to intervene at this juncture and remark on flaw of aforementioned assertions. Quite contrary I think holds true, upon closer scrutiny. Alas, hereforth lies hyperbole of truth being so ubiquitous, it may appear incomprehensible to uninquiring persona. I venture to diverge from notions expressed by mass media and tend to gravitate to grass-roots reporting, which in this case is the basis for my contradiction.

That's pure Gonzo Journalism, baby!

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Originally posted by Zoso That's pure Gonzo Journalism, baby!

As your attorney, I advise you not to quote me.

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

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Originally posted by emc^2 As your attorney, I advise you not to quote me.

You win, sir. Well played.

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Originally posted by Zoso You win, sir. Well played.

Since you disregarded my advise, I guess I won't be telling you about all the reptilian monsters at the bar.


ooops. I just did.

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)

I read today that Johnny Depp is playing the lead character in Thompson's "The Rum Diary" to be released in 2008. From Wikipedia

A film is in production based upon Thompson's novel The Rum Diary. It is scheduled for a 2008 release, starring Johnny Depp. Bruce Robinson is directing.

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Originally posted by Zoso I read today that Johnny Depp is playing the lead character in Thompson's "The Rum Diary" to be released in 2008. From Wikipedia A film is in production based upon Thompson's novel The Rum Diary. It is scheduled for a 2008 release, starring Johnny Depp. Bruce Robinson is directing.

That would be awesome!!! Can't wait!

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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

--Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)