CNN — July 11 — Greg Waldorf never imagined he would be running an Internet dating service. As a young boy it was technology that fascinated him. eHarmony uses advanced technology to create personality profiles to match prospective couples, and it was that element that convinced Waldorf to become an early investor. eHarmony says its goal is not just to find users dates — It wants them to get married. In fact, the company claims that 236 people a day in the U.S. are married as a result of meeting through their site. The company was sued in California for excluding gays. Waldorf said that in the future the company may look into providing different services, including same-sex, but that at the moment their research was designed specifically for heterosexual couples looking for marriage. FULL ARTICLE @ CNN
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“its goal is not just to find users dates — It wants them to get married.”
Its goal should be ….. to achieve a 0% or very low divorce rate after 10 years of marriage.
Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com
“its goal is not just to find users dates — It wants them to get married.”
Its goal should be ….. to achieve a 0% or very low divorce rate after 10 years of marriage.
Regards,
Fernando Ardenghi.
Buenos Aires.
Argentina.
ardenghifer@gmail.com
I agree with Fernando
Marriage itself is not a marker of success. Successful relationships should be the goal.
See: http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/columns/2007editorials/05-onlinedatingsitemarriages.html
Thanks,
James Houran, Ph.D.
OnlineDatingMagazine.com
I agree with Fernando
Marriage itself is not a marker of success. Successful relationships should be the goal.
See: http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/columns/2007editorials/05-onlinedatingsitemarriages.html
Thanks,
James Houran, Ph.D.
OnlineDatingMagazine.com
Yes, Marriage itself is not a measure of success, to continue to be happily married is a true display of geniune success!
Yes, Marriage itself is not a measure of success, to continue to be happily married is a true display of geniune success!
Hi guys, I agree that marriage isn’t necesarily an indicator of a successful match, but what else could be used to judge the success of a match-making web site’s match-making capabilities?
Since marriage is generally held to be the ultimate in “committed” relationships, I can’t think of any other metric that we could use to determine if an internet dating site is really successful in putting people together.
Of course, following the married couples for a few years to find out if they “stick” would be interesting. Is eHarmony doing that, or are they just saying that “we’ve had x number of marriages this month” and leaving it at that?
Just curious.
Thanks,
Lee
Hi guys, I agree that marriage isn’t necesarily an indicator of a successful match, but what else could be used to judge the success of a match-making web site’s match-making capabilities?
Since marriage is generally held to be the ultimate in “committed” relationships, I can’t think of any other metric that we could use to determine if an internet dating site is really successful in putting people together.
Of course, following the married couples for a few years to find out if they “stick” would be interesting. Is eHarmony doing that, or are they just saying that “we’ve had x number of marriages this month” and leaving it at that?
Just curious.
Thanks,
Lee
When you take the time to really study eHarmony you find a lot of what the site is supposed to be about falls by the way side in the interest of marketing.
For Instance, the “Find More Matches” button is only an image (animated gif) and never really triggers a search script.
With my background as a webmaster I have found a few of these little flaws and this one makes sense. This way they can meter out the amount of matches over a longer period of time and collect more months of fees.
That being said while some men find eHarmony a pain in the butt due to all its hoops in guided communication, I actually like it and find it a must have for men dating online.
It’s actually more efficient due to the fact that you don’t have to be creative about your answers until long in to the communication process. How many different ways can you answer, “Your Idea of adventure is?”
It’s no wonder eHarmony can claim so many marriages, with the massive amount of advertising it spends.
I would be interested to know how many marriages Yahoo personals and Match.com produce as a comparison!
Now if we could just see their pictures before all that guided communication….
Whoops I can!
Another webmasters only trick!
Evan Chase
E/C
When you take the time to really study eHarmony you find a lot of what the site is supposed to be about falls by the way side in the interest of marketing.
For Instance, the “Find More Matches” button is only an image (animated gif) and never really triggers a search script.
With my background as a webmaster I have found a few of these little flaws and this one makes sense. This way they can meter out the amount of matches over a longer period of time and collect more months of fees.
That being said while some men find eHarmony a pain in the butt due to all its hoops in guided communication, I actually like it and find it a must have for men dating online.
It’s actually more efficient due to the fact that you don’t have to be creative about your answers until long in to the communication process. How many different ways can you answer, “Your Idea of adventure is?”
It’s no wonder eHarmony can claim so many marriages, with the massive amount of advertising it spends.
I would be interested to know how many marriages Yahoo personals and Match.com produce as a comparison!
Now if we could just see their pictures before all that guided communication….
Whoops I can!
Another webmasters only trick!
Evan Chase
E/C