"In looking closely at the astonishingly wide variety of ways our users have chosen to represent themselves, we discovered much of the collective wisdom about profile pictures was
wrong."
posted by Groovytimes
on Jan 22, 2010 -
51 comments
"This week we will be confronting a fact that, by definition, haunts the average online dater: no matter how much time you spend polishing your profile, honing your IM banter, and perfecting your message introductions,
it’s your picture that matters most."
(Previously 1 2 3)
posted by gman
on Nov 24, 2009 -
123 comments
"We’ve processed the messaging habits of almost a million people and are about to basically prove that, despite what you might’ve heard from the Obama campaign and organic cereal commercials, racism is alive and well." The people who run the dating site
OkCupid continue to analyze the aggregate data of their users, shedding light on preferences and behavior. The most recent
OkTrends post takes a look at their compiled racial data:
Your Race Affects Whether People Write You Back. (previously
1 2)
posted by naju
on Oct 7, 2009 -
459 comments
