March 15, 2013
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Psychologists Emma and Tomas talk about how science is important when it comes to matchmaking and we see how the couples were matched for the Year of Making Love. Right its over… 6 episodes of BBC Three TV episodes. It … Continue reading
February 18, 2013
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With all the thinking about maybe joining the mobile dating challenge, I remembered seeing this… Want To Make A Dating App That Actually Works? Design It For The Ladies Online dating has matured from Internet fringe activity to full-blown phenomenon. … Continue reading
February 15, 2013
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For years now I’ve been dating using websites and speed dating. I have also at the same time been reading people’s accounts of there dating, such as 52 first dates. Every once in a while I moan about the lack … Continue reading
January 16, 2013
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Off the back of my blog post about online dating… Imran added a little more context by pointing at some more related stuff by Dan. There was quite a few things I wanted to talk about when reading “A Million … Continue reading
January 12, 2013
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Imran sent me a link to this book titled Love in the time of algorithms which instantly I instantly liked… The description is exactly what I would write if I was to publish my own thoughts instead of talking about … Continue reading
October 27, 2012
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The last time I seeked a flatmate properly… This surprised me when I first heard that Okcupid was going to have a go at fixing the roommates market… Not satisfied with running the best dating site on the planet, OkCupid parent company Humor … Continue reading
July 21, 2012
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There is something which has been in the back of my mind for ages. Its the concept of distributed and dating. It drives me crazy to see how closed the online dating world is and even if one breaks the … Continue reading
June 16, 2012
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One of the most under used parts of OkCupid.com is the journal part. The journal is like a mini blog for each user on Okcupid, very few people use them but the ones which do generally receive more attention. So … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
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My last date told me about the site http://www.howaboutwe.com yesterday… Very interesting site, its like OKCupid’s Locale (which is still in beta) but instead of the sudo hook up thing, its done much better and clearer about getting people connected … Continue reading
February 17, 2012
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I have no idea whats going to happen tomorrow but remember that BBC Three dating show I considered going on a while back? Well I applied and got accepted on board… All I know so far is there are 499 … Continue reading
October 21, 2011
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Data is a really interesting but you already knew that… I hope… Qriously insights reminds me of the excellent insights we use to get from OkTrends (okcupid’s blog) before Match.com bought it (wheres the cool insights now then?). In aggregation there … Continue reading
September 1, 2011
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It wasn’t long ago that I removed the OKCupid application from my android phone because frankly it wasn’t all that and it was more like an extension of the website. But I was talking to my friend Nicola who I … Continue reading
February 2, 2011
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Send a clear sign to OKCupid… We don’t like what you’ve done… Add NO MATCH to your profile picture and lets tell them we’re really not happy with what you’ve done choosing to be bought by Match.com You can download … Continue reading
February 2, 2011
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Tim Dobson sent me a tweet earlier this today but I only saw it recently because he usually sends dodgy and crap stuff (*smile*). Anyway the news threw me… OkCupid Acquired by Match.com for $50 Million. I’m shocked… and to … Continue reading
October 3, 2010
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People ask me why would I choose to open my ideas to the world, for anyone to take and make money on. For example mydreamscape.org. But the way I see it is, I’m very unlikely to dedicate 10 years of … Continue reading