TY - GEN
T1 - Not just a wink and smile
T2 - 2012 iConference: Culture, Design, Society, iConference 2012
AU - Mascaro, Christopher M.
AU - Magee, Rachel M.
AU - Goggins, Sean P.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study examines the publically available stories of self-identified successful couples that met using the online dating services Match.com, eHarmony, or OkCupid. We enumerate four main findings; 1) the distribution of relationship status (Dating, Engaged, Married) varies among websites, 2) approximately half of all stories explicitly thank the service they used, 3) the locations of successful couples from Match.com and eHarmony are not statistically different when analyzed at a regional level, and 4) while the distribution of these couples follows general population trends, there are low population density islands where many self-identified successful couples live. These findings, coupled with a review of the existing literature, establish the context for future research into the technological and societal contexts in which online dating exists. This research has broad impacts of informing the design and development of online dating websites and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as social networking sites.
AB - This study examines the publically available stories of self-identified successful couples that met using the online dating services Match.com, eHarmony, or OkCupid. We enumerate four main findings; 1) the distribution of relationship status (Dating, Engaged, Married) varies among websites, 2) approximately half of all stories explicitly thank the service they used, 3) the locations of successful couples from Match.com and eHarmony are not statistically different when analyzed at a regional level, and 4) while the distribution of these couples follows general population trends, there are low population density islands where many self-identified successful couples live. These findings, coupled with a review of the existing literature, establish the context for future research into the technological and societal contexts in which online dating exists. This research has broad impacts of informing the design and development of online dating websites and other information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as social networking sites.
KW - communication
KW - internet dating
KW - online dating
KW - relationships
KW - social media
KW - technology
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U2 - 10.1145/2132176.2132202
DO - 10.1145/2132176.2132202
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857668469
SN - 9781450307826
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 200
EP - 206
BT - Proceedings of the 2012 iConference
Y2 - 7 February 2012 through 10 February 2012
ER -