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2. Timeline of online dating - Wikipedia

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   Started by Jim Harvey and Phil Fialer as a class project at Stanford. Used a questionnaire and an IBM 650 to match 49 men and 49 women. [1] 1963. Ed Lewis at Iowa State University uses a questionnaire and an IBM computer "to optimize the meeting potential at dances". [2] 1964. St. James Computer Dating Service (later to become Com-Pat) launches.

3. Hinge (app) - Wikipedia

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   Hinge is an online dating application. Using an algorithm, the app displays potential matches, allowing the user to dismiss or attempt to match by responding to a specific piece of content on their profile. The service emphasizes uploading user-generated content in a variety of formats, such as photos, videos, and "prompts" as a way to express ...

4. Comparison of online dating services - Wikipedia

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   POF (PlentyofFish) Dating site mostly active in United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil. Match Group, Inc. 100,000,000 registered as of 2015 [24] Yes. No; Features such as seeing the date and time a user viewed your profile and allowing you to see whether a user read and/or deleted your message.

5. Online dating - Wikipedia

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   In 2016, Consumer Reports surveyed approximately 115,000 online dating service subscribers across multiple platforms and found that while 44 percent of survey respondents stated that usage of online dating services led to a serious long-term intimate relationship or marriage, a subset of approximately 9,600 subscribers that had used at least ...

6. Grindr - Wikipedia

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   Grindr (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n d ər /) is a location-based social networking and online dating application targeted towards gay and bisexual men, and transgender people. [1] [2] It was one of the first geosocial apps for gay men when it launched in March 2009, and has since become the largest and most popular gay mobile app in the world.

7. Dating app - Wikipedia

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   Dating app. A online dating application, commonly known as a dating app, is an online dating service presented through a mobile phone application. These apps often take advantage of a smartphone's GPS location capabilities, always on-hand presence, and access to mobile wallets. These apps aim to speed up the online dating process of sifting ...