
After analyzing all the data, the scientists came to the conclusion that there are certain key factors that predict whether couples “clicked.” Perhaps surprisingly, men and women usually said they clicked when their conversations were mostly about the women.
Everyone gets a chance to meet (and flirt); and successful pairings are given contact info to try their luck in the real world.
Speed dating is useful for obvious reasons, like sharing horror stories about the other participants.
Social media may be about sharing opinions, keeping up with the news, feeding your interests and pet hates, but it’s also a goldmine when it comes to dating.
Think about it: with a few keystrokes and what vaguely passes for charisma, you’re up close and personal with all manner of strangers all day, every day.
But which social media platform is the best one for you?
Here they are, ranked, with their dating potential assessed.
My CNET colleague Jeff Sparkman tipped me off to an odd twist in the world of Facebook application acquisitions.
As of Wednesday night Speed Date.com, the purveyor of the Web video-based online dating service snatched up the rights to the Oregon Trail Facebook application, which will soon be replaced with the service's existing speed-dating application.
But, for two researchers at Stanford university in the US, speed dating also provides rich material for analysing the science behind romance and attraction.
According to their findings, there are a few key elements of the standard four-minute speed date that consistently predict whether two people will hit it off or head for the hills — even outside of the speed-dating arena. Researchers recruited graduate students from an “elite private American university” to take part in a series of speed dating sessions.