1. Dating in the 21 Century
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuarhodes/3357611013
2. Modern Love
Online Dating is a bigger industry than the Adult porn industry
20 million people visit at least one online dating service a month
20% of singles in the States have gone on an actual date with someone they met online
Plentyoffish users send 5.5 Billion Messages a year
280,000 marriages a year, in the States alone, as a direct result online dating
5,000 plus online dating services worldwide
8. Science, maths or snake oil?
For a fee, many dating sites will collect data about you,
crunch the numbers and match you with someone whose compatibility
Can a mathematical formula really identify pairs of singles who are
especially likely to have a successful romantic relationship?
Past 80 years of scientific research about what makes people
romantically compatible suggests that such sites are unlikely to do
what they claim to do.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/opinion/sunday/online-dating-sites-dont-match-hype.html?_r=3