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Online Dating Statistics Released by Online Dating Magazine

Mar 202011

Online Dating Magazine has now made public online dating statistics that the site had previously reserved only for journalists and reporters. The statistics are revealing. For example:

> According to Online Dating Magazine there are 280,000 marriages a year as a result of people who met on an online dating service.

> The two “giants” in the online dating industry are Match.com and eHarmony.

>5% of all Internet users have paid to use an online dating service.

You can read all of the statistic here.

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Sherry Turkle Discusses Technology and Its Impact on Students

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Jan 252011

In an age where people use computers to find love and social networking sites to build online relationships, one MIT professor is issuing a warning on how technology is changing our mindset and setting some dangerous precedents. Turkle has released a new book titled, “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other” where she talks about how society is becoming less human. As a clinical psychologist, Turkle has been studying the phenomenon on how computers are changing people for years and she talks about it frequently. In November 2009 Turkle spoke at Harvard about digital technology and its effects on students. Many students are viewing technology not as gadgets, but rather as extensions of their mind. It’s a fascinating talk as you can see for yourself below…

Social Networking Making You “Less Human”

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Jan 252011

MIT Professor Sherry Turkle has released a new book titled Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other in which she contends that using social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter (along with social enabled cell phones) are making you “less human”. Her new book contends that the more humans turn their attention to computers, social networking, and cell phones, the more robotic we become as a society. Society will one day will share emotion more with computers and robots than other humans which can be dangerous. While people assume that social networking sites are building human relationships, it’s the opposite according to Turkle. We are building relationships with computers and technology – not humans. In essence, the more dependent we become on technology, the less human we become. Technology is teaching us to avoid human relationships versus improving our relationships with each other.

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eHarmony Free Communication for Five Days!

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Feb 102010

(Online Dating News Blog) eHarmony is starting a new eHarmony Free Communication Weekend event, this one taking place for five days. Starting on Thursday, February 11 those signing up for eHarmony will be allowed to communicate with matches for free for five days. The free communication event ends on Tuesday, February 16.

During the eHarmony Free Communication event, those signing up will not be required to provide a credit card number. They will be able to use most features regular members do, but not all. Features disabled during the free communication event include the ability to see photos and the ability to skip the matching process to go directly to email communication. That feature is enabled once you and your match have completed the initial communication process.

In January 2010, Online Dating Magazine readers named eHarmony the best online dating service. eHarmony received 43% of votes from online daters, followed by Match.com at 34%.

If you do decide to sign up for an eHarmony paid membership, be sure to see Online Dating Magazine’s eHarmony Promotion Codes.

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Online Dating Magazine Undergoes Facelift

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Feb 022010

(Online Dating News Blog) Online Dating Magazine launched in July 2003 as a free independent publication for online daters and singles. From the first day of the launch to January 2010, Online Dating Magazine had the same look. In January 2010, the publication underwent a complete transformation. The site is not only completely different visually, but it also includes many new interactive elements. For example, every page now has its own commenting system so that you can comment on the article you just read, video you watched, or cartoon you laughed at. In addition, the publication is conducting monthly polls to get Online Dating Magazine reader insight into various issues. For example, for January the poll was “Which Online Dating Service Do You Think is the Best?” The February poll asks what the worse thing is to lie about in your online dating profile.

You can view the new and improved Online Dating Magazine at http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com.

eHarmony Free Communication Weekend for November 2009

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Nov 182009

(Online Dating News Blog) Another eHarmony Free Communication Weekend is here! From November 19 through November 22 those who are signed up on eHarmony will have the ability to communicate with their matches for free. And some people have found success during the free communication weekends. One of those people is a girl named Celeste who met her match, Thomas, during a free communication weekend event back in February of this year. She says, “Thomas and I met on eHarmony on a Free Communication Weekend at the end of March 2009, and it has been amazing ever since.”

eHarmony is known as an online relationship service as its focus is on relationships as opposed to casual dating.

LavaLife Holding “Ladies Night” Tonight

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Nov 172009

(Online Dating News Blog) LavaLife is holding a “Ladies Night” event tonight from 6pm to midnight which allows all ladies on LavaLife to use the entire service for free. This includes emailing, instant messaging, everything. LavaLife sent notices to all of its members about the event. To guys, the notice read, “Tired of Making the First Move? We’re giving ladies free communication tonight”.

LavaLife, based in Canada, has become a major worldwide online dating service and in the past two years has used creativity to help boost business. The service now hosts online speed dating events for members and holds contests to help keep profiles updated and active on the service.

Ladies who sign up before tonight will be able to participate in the free communication event. Because of LavaLife’s “Reply for Free” policy, and men getting messages from a lady will be allowed to respond for free. You can click here to sign up for LavaLife.

eHarmony Expands Free Communication Weekend by Two Days

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Oct 262009

(Online Dating News Blog) In an unprecedented move, online relationship service eHarmony has expanded its eHarmony Free Communication Weekend event by two days. Instead of ending yesterday as scheduled, eHarmony sent out a notice to its members that the free communication event wouldn’t conclude until the end of day on Tuesday, October 27. This is the first time eHarmony has ever expanded its free communication weekend event. In the letter to members, they said, in part:

“Now through Tuesday night you can communicate with all of your matches for free!

For the last 5 days (Wed. – Sun.) millions of members have had the opportunity to communicate with their eHarmony matches for free! The event has been such a success that we’ve decided to extend it for another two days; through Tuesday night.

No credit card required and no strings attached. Simply sign in and join the millions of people who can communicate for free and experience the excitement of eHarmony.”

To sign up for eHarmony, click here.

New eHarmony Free Communication Weekend for October Begins

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Oct 222009

(Online Dating News Blog) A new eHarmony Free Communication Weekend is now underway.

From now through October 25, 2009, those who sign up for eHarmony will be able to communicate with their matches for free. Signing up during eHarmony Free Communication Weekend also doesn’t require a credit card.

To sign up, click here.

Chemistry.com Free Weekend Starts Today

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Oct 162009

(Online Dating News Blog) Online Relationship Service Chemistry.com is offering a free communication weekend (Oct 16 – 18, 2009) event this weekend where those who sign up can communicate with their matches for free.

Chemistry.com is the sister site of Match.com. But whereas Match.com is an online dating service focusing on dating, Chemistry.com is a relationship service aimed at people who are more serious about finding a relationship.