IB TIMES - Oct 25 - BeautifulPeople.com, the dating site that only allows good-looking people based on the opinions of the people who use it, have released a 90-second video in response recent attacks on the site's concept. The site was attacked by a computer virus - named Shrek. 30K people gained membership without going through the ruthless membership process. They were then then unceremoniously kicked off the site at a financial cost of more than £62,000 to the site's operators.
by Ewan Palmer
The full article was originally published at IB Times, but is no longer available.
Great video guys!
Posted by: Online Dating | Oct 25, 2011 at 06:26 PM
Assuming the virus didn't cause any permanent damage and depending how much time it took to kick out the members who weren't "approved," it may've all been worth the PR value.
Posted by: Jerry Buchs | Oct 25, 2011 at 11:17 PM
Dating sites are all about filtering. BeautifulPeople.com just takes this filtering to the extreme, right at the front gate.
Posted by: Mark Brooks | Oct 26, 2011 at 03:09 PM
If they are so beautiful why would they bother using a dating site?
Posted by: link pyramid | Oct 27, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Admittedly it's a pretty brilliant video. However, did you ever notice that sometimes you date a drop-dead person and after getting to know them, he or she is not physically attractive anymore. On the other hand haven't you ever met someone who you were not physically attracted to initially, but after getting to know them, you found them physically attractive. Interesting phenomenon, isn't it?
As one person once said, "Show me a single beautiful woman and I'll show you a guy who's tired of sleeping with her."
Posted by: Glenn G. Millar | Oct 30, 2011 at 01:54 PM
small typo in the above, should be "drop-dead gorgeous person"
Posted by: Glenn G. Millar | Oct 30, 2011 at 01:55 PM