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WikiDating, Does This Make Sense?

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

Jared Goralnick emailed me a few days ago about a pretty amazing feature that had been added to the Ok Cupid website. Apparently, OK Cupid has decided to let other edit your dating profile. Want to know the real truth about someone? Now you can since their friends will be able to [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Matthew Martin

    1 year ago

    If changes have to be approved, I'm not sure what the controversy is, only positive improvements will be approved. People already on match ask their friends to write their profile for them. The web 1.0 online dating experience doesn't suck just because of the poorly written profiles but for oh-so-many other reasons, mostly because almost all dating sites uses the "spam as a way to woo" method. And who dreams of finding a significant other in a pile of spam?
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  • Jared Goralnick

    1 year ago

    The reason this story caught my eye was because so many people who are genuinely interesting can't write a profile to save their life...and either don't realize it or have the courage to ask for help from a friend. It's sort of like how an article on this blog might have mistakes, but short of contacting Nick I can't do much about it. Enabling a profile-oriented site with wiki features enables us all to look a little better and offers a much gentler way of getting people to improve their image.

    Wikipedia allows the community to improve the quality of articles. Offering this for dating enables people to present themselves better.

    The same strategy could be applied to resumes--we all need to put a better face forward, and this is as innovative a way as any.

    The only thing cooler I've seen was also put forth by the founders of okcupid: Crazy Blind Date

    I'm not single, but when I was I tried a few sites...and I must say it's a pretty exciting space for innovation and social media.
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