Find ur Date : Online Dating Website in Australia

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Online Dating

• The Use of the Internet to Meet Partners

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Did Online Dating Really Kill Cupid?
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History and Background

• In the 1700s bachelors searched for wives
  through printed ads
• Matrimonial agencies were a big business
• in Britain by the 18th century
• Being single pass the age of 21 was
• considered shameful
• Print ads were a last resort for men who
• advertised and women who read them
• If a match was made, it was not talked
• about freely
• Personal ads went mainstream in early
• 20th century died off until the 1960s
  

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Profile approved by Staff
The dating sites in Australia offer valid and
useful services to singles on a search for their
partner in this busy life. It's better to be
clear with the sites rules and regulations before
opting for a premium membership. We can state
in one sentence that such sites are true friends
in the moment of crucial decision of choosing the
right partner for your own self.
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• By 1996 there were 16 dating websites listed in
  Yahoo
• Yahoo was a directory at the time
• The 1998 movie You got mail
• put a positive light on meeting people online
• Online dating still thriving, Americans spent
  over 500 million on online dating in 2007
• Expected to increase to 932 million in 2011
• Online dating is the 2nd highest industry for
  paid content on the web

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How Does it Work?
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The Science Behind Matchmaking

• Science-based dating sites
• Their Methods
• DNA matchmaking
• Sweaty t-shirt study

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Online Dating Business Models

• 2 primary business models
• Subscription based
• Free based
• Subscription site fees vary from 16-50 dollars
• Subscription sites use matchmaking service
• 1 in 5 new relationships begin on a dating site
• Subscription sites also allow users to browse by
  region, ethnicity, religion, body type, etc.

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Business Models Free-based

• Subscription is free, with premium services
  offered at a cost
• Made possible by online advertising
• Free sites include findurdate.com

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Business Models Free-based Cont.

• Affiliate marketing
• Advertising products and services, sharing the
  profits with the website
• Selling of users personal data
• Sold to advertisers/marketing firms
• Social networking sites Facebook and Twitter also
  accused of selling users data

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Impact of Internet

• 77 of our Population uses the Internet
• News, Information, Research
• Shopping
• User Reviews
• Social Networking
• Entertainment

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Why Choose Online Dating?

• Busy Lives
• Tired of Bar Scene
• Expand your social circle

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More reasons online dating services is on the
rise

• Gives you the ability to access thousands of
  profiles of future potential matches.
• Your prospective love connections are not limited
  by the people you meet in your job, school, or
  social circle.
• Trusted security measures are set up to retain
  your privacy and safety.
• Your in charge of who you want to meet or talk
  to.
• You make the decision whether to meet someone.
• Online dating is reasonably affordable.

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Successful?

• Married couples who met online have an average
  courtship period of 18.5 months, and those who
  met offline courtship period last on average 42
  months.
• In the last year 17 of couples who married met
  on a dating site.
• 1 in 5 singles have dated someone they met on a
  dating site.
• 1 in 5 singles are currently in a committed
  relationship with someone they met on a dating
  site.
• On average 10 percent of members pay for the
  dating service and stay for less than 3 months.

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• For singles who use dating sites, 33 form a
  relationship, 33 do not, and 33 give up on
  dating online.
• Singles who are more likely to use dating sites
  are ones who are more sociable and have high
  self-esteem. They also put more value in romantic
  relationships.
• China - The number of singles who use online
  dating sites in China is expected to reach 140
  million by 2010 (The US is only at 40 million).

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Pros Cons
Same Interests
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Dangers

• Fraud
• Security and Privacy
• Stalking
• Physical Assault
• Identity Theft
• Exposure to Offensive Material

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Play It Safe

• Plan first dates in public areas
• Make sure your friends know
• where you are on dates
• Ask a lot of detailed questions
• NEVER send money to someone online
• Keep your information to a minimum

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Questions/Comments?