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A Little Info On Online Dating and Its Advantages

A Little Info On Online Dating and Its Advantages. Fei Wu Section 21. Statistics. $1.049 billion dollars per year Even more by 2013 Average customer spends $239 per year 40 million users in US Who has the highest?? Online daters marry much faster than their offline counterparts

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A Little Info On Online Dating and Its Advantages

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  1. A Little Info On Online Dating and Its Advantages Fei Wu Section 21

  2. Statistics • $1.049 billion dollars per year • Even more by 2013 • Average customer spends $239 per year • 40 million users in US • Who has the highest?? • Online daters marry much faster than their offline counterparts • In 2010, on average, 236 eHarmony members marry everyday • In 2009, 1 in 1369 dates leads to marriage on Match.com Fei Wu Section 21

  3. Who does online dating help? • The shy and timid • Busy people • Elderly • People who are looking for a partner/soul mate Fei Wu Section 21

  4. Advantages • Less time-consuming • Find wider range of people • Cheaper and easier • Less emotional risk/ embarassing • Privacy options Fei Wu Section 21

  5. Why people love online dating • Meeting people they wouldn't meet otherwise • Getting a sense of the person before theymeet • Not having to go out to bars and clubs any more Fei Wu Section 21

  6. Top 5 Online Dating Sites • Match.com • eHarmony • Yahoo!Personnals • Chemistry • JDate Fei Wu Section 21

  7. Chart Online Dating Stats!!! Fei Wu Section 21

  8. Tips • Arrange to meet him • Meet in public places • Go “dutch” by paying half of the bill • Remember that alcohol affects your judgment • Use your own mode of transportation • Don't assume that a man is safe • Don’t let him know where you live • Avoid secluded areas • Listen to your gut • Always let someone else know where you're going • Give him your cell phone number • Always remain alert Fei Wu Section 21

  9. Check out the video!! eHarmony Commercial Fei Wu Section 21

  10. References • “12 Tips For Safe Online Dating.” Online Dating Magazine, 1020. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/articles/datingsafely.html • “2010 Online Dating Review Comparisons.” Top Ten Reviews, 2010. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://onlinedatingreview.toptenreviews.com/ • Figueroa, Faust. “Online Dating Advantages.” Date Seeker, 2010. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://www.dateseeker.net/dating-tips/onlinedating.html • “Match.com and eHarmony Success Rates Published.” Online Personals Watch, 22 June 2009. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/06/matchcom-and-eharmony-success-rates-published.html • Media room. Match.com, 2008. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://match.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=41 • “Online Dating Is Bigger Than Porn [Infographic].” Mashable/Social Media, 2010. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://mashable.com/2010/03/24/onlinedating\infographic/ • Powers, Mary Ann. “Online Dating for the Elderly.” ElderlycareABCBlog, 13 Feb 2009. Web. 9 Aug 2010. http://eldercareabcblog.com/onlinedating-for-the-elderly Fei Wu Section 21

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