The Dating Dope

When It Comes To Dating – We Care What Others Think

Researchers from Indiana University’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences have just completed a study which indicates that our decisions about who we date are heavily influenced by what complete strangers think. These scientists set up an experiment where 80 college students — 40 males and 40 females — viewed video footage taken at a [...]

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IAC Taking Over Yahoo Personals

IAC, operators of the Internet’s largest dating site Match.com, is taking over the management and administration of Yahoo’s dating section — formerly titled Yahoo Personals. The terms of the deal are rumored to entail a multi-year arrangement, but the economics of the transaction were not disclosed. This extends Match.com’s already huge reach within the online [...]

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How Not To Get A Date

There are many ways to get a date, but this rather scatterbrained woman takes the cake. It all started when one of her neighbors called the police to complain about her loud music. The cops arrived and advised her to turn it down — to which she immediately complied. However, after the cops left she [...]

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