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First personal ad
A lady named Helen Morrison posted the first personal ad in the Manchester Weekly Journal. -
First computer match dating service
A math class at Stanford University, devised the "Happy Families Planning ServiceOffsite Link" as a final math class project, pairing up 49 men and 49 women. -
Ed Lewis's matching program
People would fill in a questionnaire which consisted of multiple-choice items and some essay questions such as "What are your hobbies and interests?" Then people would searched for a potential match, matches were ranked according to the percentage of identical responses you have. -
Dating Game Show
Dating reality TV show The Dating Game debuts. The game consists of one woman questioning three men she can’t see. -
Cherry Blossoms (marriage agency)
Cherry Blossoms is one of the oldest and largest international social networking companies in the World today. -
Video dating
Users create a video of themselves which was then viewed by other customers. -
Match.com
Match.com is launched and is still active today with many members. -
eHarmony
Online dating service for long-term relationships is launched -
Ashley Madison
A online dating service marketed to people who are married or in committed relationships. Its slogan is "Life is short. Have an affair". -
SeekingArrangement
SeekingArrangment is an online sugar baby and sugar daddy dating website. -
Tinder
Tinder is a location-based social discovery service (using Facebook). It allows communication between mutually interested users, allowing matched users to chat.
