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First attempt of matching people
Students at Stanford university recruited 98 students and friends to answer a questionnaire in order to attempt and find them all a person they would be compatible with. -
First publicized mingling survey to become popular
Harvard University undergraduates Jeff Tarr and Vaughan Morrill thought it would be fun and to try and "meet some attractive ladies" by creating a matching survey. Once news got out about what they have created their fun turned to a profitable business. The motive was to not fully get people to date but give them something to build off on with the similarities they shared. -
Chat rooms become available on computers
Direct communication became available through online chat rooms and bulletin boards. But with not many people having the internet "Romance in cyberspace was rare." -
Boom of internet use
Computers became “cheaper, smaller, and more powerful, and as the Internet became widespread, a new generation of computer dating businesses emerged". Web browsers allow online dating to take off . -
First dating website
Match.com is the first dating website launched and is now one of the top industry leaders. -
Free dating website
Plenty of Fish created free of charge to users. It is said to have mimicked match.com's profile browsing like other dating websites. -
Newest phase of online dating
Apple introduced phones that could access the internet on the fly any where, which allowed for the creation of dating apps. -
Tinder introduced
With the new popularity of cell phone use, Tinder creates an app where matches can be easily found and people who are looking for a hook-up. -
People agree online deating is a good way to meet people
Surveys show “online dating is a good way to meet people.” -
Slowing of the industry
IAC reported that growth in the number of subscribers to its dating sites had slackened in the last quarter of 2014 and that the industry is expected to slow, but that's not to say the rate of users will decline -
More acceptance
The amount of people who said online dating is only for people who are desperate declined from 29% to 21% in a two year period.
