We love the idea behind dating app Kama - to get you off your screen and to an actual in-person date as quickly as possible. We recently spoke with Itamar and Arjun, Kama’s Co-Founders, to learn more.
Read moreMatchmaker Interview: Emma Vernon
Emma is one of the funniest and most creative people we’ve had the pleasure of working with. We’re thrilled to be able to share more about her innovative matchmaking methodologies.
Read moreFounder Interview: Carla Swiryn
The Strategy Puzzle of Subscription-Based Dating Sites →
For centuries, matchmaking was mostly left in the hands of parents and older relatives. During most of the 20th century, Americans chiefly relied on friends – and to a lesser extent family and even coworkers – to meet their significant other. Computer-assisted matching started as early as 1959, but the biggest shift occurred in the mid-1990s, with the birth of the first online dating websites. Now there is no turning back: Matchmaking and online dating has become a $2.5 billion dollar industry, and about 25% of U.S. couples now meet on the internet.
How Tinder creates better matches using AWS image recognition technology →
The dating app is using the cloud vendor's image recognition technology to better categorise and match users
Read moreDo's and don'ts for profile pictures on dating sites →
Like male peacocks showing off their magnificent plumage to attract a mate, some men on dating sites post topless mirror gym selfies. Not such a good idea, according to dating experts. Women, they say, tend to swipe left when they see gym selfies. Likewise, dating sites are full of women's selfies taken from an elevated vantage point, highlighting their cleavage.
Read moreMatchmaker Interview: Morgan Jones
Our next interview is with Morgan Jones, a matchmaker at Three Day Rule. Morgan is based in San Francisco and specializes in working with busy professionals who are serious enough about their dating lives to invest both time and money into working with a matchmaker.
Read moreMatchmaker Interview: Sasha Silberberg
We're kicking off a series of interviews with some of our favorite San Francisco Bay Area matchmaker partners. Our first matchmaker, Sasha Silberberg, is the founder of OkSasha, a matchmaking firm for singles in their 20s, 30s, and early 40s in the Bay area.
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