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by tomedme 5322 days ago
OKC isn't there to help you find someone, it's there to make money (displaying ads or making you pay to remove them).

They keep you on the site with incentives (answer more questions, you'll get to see better profiles!).

If the algorithm was better, they'd be out of business.
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yoklov 5322 days ago
Plausible, but an improvement to the algorithm could (equally plausibly) bring in enough new customers to offset any, uh, damage.
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rorrr 5322 days ago
I know a couple of OKC founders. They are hardcore math/statistics geeks. I'm sure they realize the quality of their service matters more than making a bit of money quickly.

They are doing pretty well, considering their competitors have ads on TV.

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tomedme 5322 days ago
They have produced some really cool blog posts, which I enjoyed reading. The site itself is fun, I've had 2 accounts on there - 1 I used in London, 1 in Shanghai.

I got some profile views and a couple of conversations, but never met anyone through it; with the exception of seeing my co-workers on it, in Shanghai.

In each city, within a few weeks of creating a profile, I've been in a relationship, but not through the site.

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