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2. Online dating - Wikipedia

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   Online dating, also known as internet dating, virtual dating, or mobile app dating, [1] is a method used by people with a goal of searching for and interacting with potential romantic or sexual partners, via the internet. An online dating service is a company that promotes and provides specific mechanisms for the practice of online dating ...

3. 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.

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. OkCupid - Wikipedia

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   Current status. Active. OkCupid (often abbreviated as OKC, [1] but officially OkC) is a U.S.-based, internationally operating online dating, friendship, and formerly also a social networking website and application. It features multiple-choice questions to match members. Registration is free.

6. 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 ...

7. Bumble - Wikipedia

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   Bumble is an online dating and networking application launched in 2014. Profiles of potential matches are displayed to users, who can "swipe left" to reject a candidate or "swipe right" to indicate interest. Until 2024 only female users could make the first contact with matched male users, [2] [3] while in homosexual matches either person can ...