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First appearance of a personal ad seen in a British newspaper
The very first personal ads were found in Britain and were used to match singles in their early 20's. -
First Statistics-based matchmaking service is created
A dating and matchmaking services is opened in New Jersey, America. -
Online Dating is Created by IBM
Using applicant forms a computer dating service is created by using an early IBM card sorting machine. -
First Television Dating Game
One of the earliest reality shows "The Dating Game" is aired and involves a woman asking questions of 3 men that she can't see. -
Video Dating
People begin using video of themselves in the 1980's. Proving popular this continues well into the 90's. -
Online Dating Websites
Yahoo sees the first online dating websites listed. -
MySpace and Friendstar Created
11 years after the first online dating websites popped up MySpace and Friendstar are created and add yet another dimension to interacting and falling in love online. -
Facebook
Facebook is created in 2004. -
Online Dating Hits 20 Million Visits Daily
According to "Online Dating Magazine", more than 20 million people visit an online dating site once a day. -
Tinder - Online Dating Goes Mobile
A location based, social search mobile app called Tinder is created allowing users to swipe left or right to match. Based on pictures from facebook.
