Dating site Match.com went live in 1995—it’s ancient in terms of the world wide web. That’s a whole lot of time for users to forget they ever had a profile or what embarrassing content might be on it. Thanks to a glitch, you might get an unexpected reminder because an unconfirmed number of “deleted” profiles are…
Almost a year after a massive hack exposing the users of the infidelity website Ashley Madison, its parent company Avid Life Media is bringing on a new CEO and president to make some much needed changes. However, the company is also the subject of a new Federal Trade Commission investigation, according to Reuters.
The "Nice Guys" of OK Cupid wags a finger at dating site members who claim to be nice guys but are anything but. Nice Guys of Westeros is a brilliant goof on that concept, excerpting the imaginary dating profiles of Game of Thrones' not-so-charming bachelors.
Online dating sites are not only a boon for people looking to start relationships — they're also proving to be extremely beneficial for people who like to crunch lots of data. Some psychologists and mathematicians are taking the copious amounts of information that you're putting into these sites to get a better sense…
Last month we discovered that OkCupid is pretty much the only dating site you should consider if you're an American hipster/nerd. If you're particularly after the nerdlinger demographic, their new geolocation feature for Android and iOS apps will aid you in your search for true love.
It was the dating website that kicked off 5,000 people for "letting themselves go," and now BeautifulPeople.com's booted a further 30,000 members, claiming a computer virus attacked last month, which let members bypass the beauty-screening and gain entry.
How does an unknown dating site—with the absurd intention of destroying Facebook—launch with 250,000 member profiles on its first day? Simple: It copies data directly from Facebook.
A new dating site called YouAndMeArePure.com pairs up virgins so that they may meet up, date, marry and then shed their V-cards in good faith. All good stuff, though I have to ask: Isn't this the same thing as Cupidtino.com?
The same dating site which kicked off 5,000 members who "overindulged" over the Christmas break has now launched a sperm and eggbank section of its site, promising "beautiful babies" for anyone who partakes.
Brain chemistry questionnaires, genetic testing: online dating sites are going to pretty extreme lengths to prove that their methodology is the most advanced. Because hey, then they can justify higher rates! But does any of it actually work?
Are you a member of the dating site BeautifulPeople.com? We expect all Giz readers to be suitable. If you happened to put on a bit of weight over Christmas though, bad news—you've been thrown off.
