DIGITAL LIFE TODAY – Jan 4 – Statistics suggest that the time period between Christmas and Valentine's Day is when romance flourishes online. Match.com typically sees a 30% increase in new members registrations between Dec. 26 and Feb. 14. Trends in relationship status changes in 2010 and 2011 on Facebook show that some of the biggest net increases in new relationships occurred on Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Feb. 14, and Feb. 15. 40.5% of relationship status fields went from coupled to "single" over the last year. On the bright side, 29% of profiles updated to "in a relationship," 8% to "engaged," 7% to "married," and 7.5% were toggled to a blank.
by Rosa Golijan
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