NOTE: NO ENDORSEMENT INTENDED!
In the beginning, there were really only a few online dating sites to choose from. Now, in the United States alone there are hundreds!
1990: There were only a few dozen sites where singles could chat, be matched, browse, e-mail online. It was actually called "Cyber Dating" and you've got to watch this old video to get the idea http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/371890/a-1990s-guide-to-cyber-dating/
Now, 25 years later we have (just to name a few in the US) hundreds:
Match
Zoosk
OurTime
eHarmony
ChristianMingle
BlackPeopleMeet
SeniorPeopleMeet
BeNaughty
MatureSingleesOnly
MatureDatingOnly
PlentyofFish
OKCupid
InternationalCupid
EliteSingles
BBWCupid (stands for Big Beautiful Women)
Badoo
Chemistry
GreenSingles
CatholicMatch
WitchDating
TattooLovers
SoundMeet
TasteBuds
DateMyPet
MatchMySign
Sure, there are dating sites for different religions, races, sexual preferences and cultures but there are also dating sites for different careers (FarmersOnly, CrewDating, etc.), politics (RonPaulSingles, TheAtlasPhere, etc.), hobbies (GamingPassions, CyclingSingles, etc.) and social classes (RightStuffDating, MillionaireMatch, etc.). And of course, we have the sites that are specifically NOT for singles wanting a date or mate at all but a hook-up (e.g. Ashley Madison and WhatsYourPrice). No, I'm not making any of these up. However, I will say I laughed a lot (a whole lot!) when researching these sites for this blog post. Really hoping I don't run for office one day and my computer gets hacked with all these freaky online dating sites' cookies on it.
And as if we didn't have enough choice in the online dating site supermarket, we also have sites about online dating like The Online Dating Magazine (started in 2003, www.onlinedatingmagazine.com). It's enough to actually scare you off dating for a while!
Bottom line is the online dating biz is hot (sensuality and financially). According to a 2013 article by Before It's News blogger, Marty Zwilling (Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, http://blog.startupprofessionals.com/2013/03/how-many-more-online-dating-sites-do-we.html) only 1% of online dating start ups succeed. Thank God!
We don't need any more online dating websites. What we need are more quality men and women using the sites we already have!
In the beginning, there were really only a few online dating sites to choose from. Now, in the United States alone there are hundreds!
1990: There were only a few dozen sites where singles could chat, be matched, browse, e-mail online. It was actually called "Cyber Dating" and you've got to watch this old video to get the idea http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/371890/a-1990s-guide-to-cyber-dating/
Now, 25 years later we have (just to name a few in the US) hundreds:
Match
Zoosk
OurTime
eHarmony
ChristianMingle
BlackPeopleMeet
SeniorPeopleMeet
BeNaughty
MatureSingleesOnly
MatureDatingOnly
PlentyofFish
OKCupid
InternationalCupid
EliteSingles
BBWCupid (stands for Big Beautiful Women)
Badoo
Chemistry
GreenSingles
CatholicMatch
WitchDating
TattooLovers
SoundMeet
TasteBuds
DateMyPet
MatchMySign
Sure, there are dating sites for different religions, races, sexual preferences and cultures but there are also dating sites for different careers (FarmersOnly, CrewDating, etc.), politics (RonPaulSingles, TheAtlasPhere, etc.), hobbies (GamingPassions, CyclingSingles, etc.) and social classes (RightStuffDating, MillionaireMatch, etc.). And of course, we have the sites that are specifically NOT for singles wanting a date or mate at all but a hook-up (e.g. Ashley Madison and WhatsYourPrice). No, I'm not making any of these up. However, I will say I laughed a lot (a whole lot!) when researching these sites for this blog post. Really hoping I don't run for office one day and my computer gets hacked with all these freaky online dating sites' cookies on it.
And as if we didn't have enough choice in the online dating site supermarket, we also have sites about online dating like The Online Dating Magazine (started in 2003, www.onlinedatingmagazine.com). It's enough to actually scare you off dating for a while!
Bottom line is the online dating biz is hot (sensuality and financially). According to a 2013 article by Before It's News blogger, Marty Zwilling (Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, http://blog.startupprofessionals.com/2013/03/how-many-more-online-dating-sites-do-we.html) only 1% of online dating start ups succeed. Thank God!
We don't need any more online dating websites. What we need are more quality men and women using the sites we already have!
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