CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Nov 22 - Online dating has a relatively short history characterized by explosive growth in recent years, experts say. Most consider Match.com, launched in 1995, to be the first Internet dating site. The company was a pioneer, but using computers to connect eligible singles predates Match.com by decades. In the mid-1960s two Harvard undergraduates came up with "Operation Match," a computer program that paired men and woman based on a series of questions. Online dating also has become big business. According to IBISWorld, ~3,700 dating service companies generate ~$2 billion in annual revenue.
by Erin Meyer
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This is amazing. The Harvard Crimson has an article from 1965 about the founders!
Curious though, did the owners of Operation Match ever sue Match.com? I can't imagine they let the name go so easily...
Posted by: Cynthia P. (DatingAdvice.com) | Nov 27, 2012 at 03:49 PM