Media’s Interest In Virtual Dating Remains Strong
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010Media’s interest in virtual dating remains strong coast to coast.
On the East coast, Jennifer Stewart of the Toronto Star (Toronto, ON) interviewed Professor Michael Norton (Harvard University), who has recently conducted research on the effectiveness of virtual dating, and Kim Hughes, a spokesperson for Lavalife which is currently adding virtual dating on its site.

“Virtual dating allows people to interact with others without hiding behind a profile,” said Professor Norton. “People want to the opportunity to meet someone online, before committing their time and money to an in-person date,” agreed Kim Hughes, “This helps people get to know each other first, before making that commitment.” (more…)
“Our aim is to provide a complete solution of communication tools to dating sites,” explains Ravit Abelman, co-founder of OmniDate, “We want to make it easier for our clients to offer a range of dating options to their users.”




