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Online Dating Tonight 01 – Online Dating Statistics

Apr 302011

(Online Dating Tonight) We’re pleased to bring you a weekly animated program that is called Online Dating Tonight. Online Dating Tonight is an animated talk show about Internet dating that is produced by Online Dating Magazine and airs once a week. The program launched in mid-March and already has 6 episodes under its belt.

The below video is the first episode of Online Dating Tonight that deals with the topic of Online Dating Statistics. The host of Online Dating Tonight is “Cassandra” and her special guest for the first episode is online dating expert, “Alex”. BTW – if you are a Webmaster, you should embed these videos on your site as the show gives “shout outs” to the sites that send the most traffic (according to YouTube stats for the video). A shout-out means your site is mentioned on a show, shown in text on the show, and linked to from the YouTube page the episode appears on. You can keep up to date on all new episodes as they are released by Subscribing.

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Online Dating Statistics Released by Online Dating Magazine

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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.

Valentine’s Day Statistics

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Feb 142011

Happy Valentine’s Day! On behalf of the team at Online Dating Magazine, we wish you a safe and romantic day. Here are some interesting Valentine’s Day statistics…

> Valentine’s Day is the second biggest day for Greeting Card companies. Only at Christmas are more cards sold. Every year there are more than $1 billion in Valentine’s Day card sales.

> Single males outnumber single females – 119 to 100, creating a better selection for women in search of love.

> For the first time ever, two major online dating services – LavaLife and eHarmony are making their services free for the entire month of February.

> 73% of people who buy flowers on Valentine’s Day are male. There’s no stat as to how many of the females buying flowers are secretaries buying them for their boss to give to his wife.

> While men buy the majority of flowers on Valentine’s Day, women buy the majority of Valentine’s Day cards – 83% to 17%.

> Valentine’s Day is the biggest day of the year for proposals.

> 3% of Americans give their pet a Valentine’s Day gift.

> 15% of singles send flowers to themselves on Valentine’s Day.

Online Dating Video for Robots

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Feb 122011

When you’re a robot, things are much harder to come by because there is a lack of manuals, information, support, and videos for robots to accomplish the various daily robotic duties. Luckily some people saw this need and have made an online dating safety video for robots. This video helps robots maneuver the world of online dating in search of their true love and lifelong partner. So if you have a robot in your family, be sure to show them this video so that they can be educated about online dating and online dating safety in our growing age of robotics…

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.

What do you think?

The Love That Didn’t Happen

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Jan 192011

In life we make choices about what we say and about what we allow fear to keep us from saying. And as a result, things that could have been never materialize. We may look back at a certain point of our life and say, “why didn’t I do that differently” or “what would it have hurt to ask so and so out”. This cute little video uses a chat session between a guy and a girl to get the point across about the importance of self expression… about the importance of telling someone how you feel. Go ahead and pay that compliment to that special person today and let them know you’re thinking of them…

Breakup Makeover

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Feb 272010

(OnDating) A couple of days ago we posted a video providing breaking up advice. Today it’s all about the Breakup Makeover. That’s right, instead of spending days and weeks moping over a breakup, you can instead embrace what has happened and channel your energy into giving yourself a “breakup makeover” that will make you a better person and serve for better relationships in the future.

OnDating’s Andrea Syrtash is back and in the video below she is providing some valuable advice on how to move beyond the breakup and turn it into an event that can prepare you for your future in dating.

This episode also contains an interview with Kristina de la Cal, author of the book Breaking Up Without Breaking Down. Are you ready to celebrate your breakup?

Biggest Mistakes Women Make When Dating

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Feb 262010

(OnDating) We’ve already dealt with the Biggest Mistakes Men Make When Dating. Now OnDating’s Andrea Syrtash deals with the Biggest Mistakes Women Make When Dating.

So what exactly are the five biggest mistakes women make when dating? According to Andrea: Being too critical and negative, talking too much, being too high maintenance, being insecure, and coming on too strong.

So do you agree with those or have any of your own to add? If so, please use our Comments section below the video to add your opinion.

Biggest Mistakes Men Make When Dating

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Feb 262010

(OnDating) This episode of OnDating, with host Andrea Syrtash, discusses the biggest mistakes men make when it comes to dating.

Should men take what a woman says at face value when dating? One woman in the opening segment on the street says that it’s a mistake for men to take what woman says at face value. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.

So here are the biggest mistakes men make when dating: Men try to impress to much, men pull a disappearing act, men don’t listen, men haven’t learned chivalry, men don’t initiate.

Do you have anything to add? If so, add it to the Comments section after the video. And speaking of the video…