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Inside The Online Matchmaking Industry's Giant Blind Date
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How OneGoodLove Tailors Its Matching System For LGBT "LTRs"
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How HowAboutWe Keeps Happily-Matched Users Coming Back For More
Photo by Gus Powell Aaron Schildkrout CEO / HowAboutWe / Brooklyn, New York Problem: From a profit-perspective, the online-dating business is like psychiatry: When you succeed, you lose. Why? A happy...
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How Badoo Bridges The Gap Between Online Dating Profiles And Real-Life...
Photo by Ed Hepburne Scott Jessica PowellCMO / Badoo / London Problem: As online daters become conditioned to screening potential mates via in-depth profiles, the process of meeting new people online...
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How OkCupid's Sam Yagan And A Team Of Other Love Doctors Make Better Love...
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CAA For Nyan Cats: How Viral Spiral Helps The Meme-Famous Profit From Their...
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