Match.com Website Review by Web
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Coolest Feature:
Match.com
is the only online dating service that incorporates a keyword search into
its customized web dating forms that allows users to filter out the dating
profiles that are returned from their searches based on keywords. The
way this search works is that a user enters a word in the keyword search
field in the form below. As the form searches through the database of
dating profiles, it uses the information input via the form to only return
personal ads from singles who have used YOUR KEYWORD in their dating
profiles posted at Match.com.
Go ahead, try it now by entering a keyword into our form. For best results
use a single word.
*Keyword Searches take additional time - please be
patient!
Official Review of Match.com
Match.com
is one of the oldest and most popular dating sites online. It was
formerly called One&Only and was really one of the first online dating
sites. Match.com
has gained its popularity from its longevity, television ads and extensive
number of members. It also boasts an abundance of features that make it easy for single men and women to
connect. In addition to the targeted search forms like the one above,
Match.com offers free subscriptions, contests, games and prizes, web chat,
video chat, local dating scene information and more.
The results Match.com
provides when searching through their database to find your matches are
well-targeted and highly organized. When you search, there are ten pretty
detailed profiles returned on each
page that include a decent-sized picture of the member and are outlined and categorized, allowing the user to view
the username, age, location, written profile and description of each person
returned via the search. In addition, you have the option to send an email,
chat, or add the person to your list of favorites.
After you have used our form above and input your targeted search
criteria, read through all of the profiles returned (and read some more!)
you will, we are pretty confident, find one or more people you are going to
want to contact directly. After the first part of your online dating
experience at Match.com,
which we refer to as the Searching Phase, the next part where you
actually make contact we call the Communications Phase.
Web Personals
Online really likes how Match.com
handles this Communications Phase. When you attempt to send an email
to another member for the first time, an extremely user- friendly email screen pops up
and displays a picture of the
person to whom you are sending the email, as well as their most current
dating profile. This allows you to refer to what that person said as
you compose your email and assists you in developing topics to discuss in
your message. Way Cool!
Another interesting aspect of Match.com
is that after you send an email to a member, Match.com
shows a list of other members whose profiles were similar to the profile of
the person to whom you just sent your email. This is a very nice
feature but sometimes the number of people who a user could potentially
interact with becomes overwhelming! Oh well, at least there are no
shortage of members to contact as there are with smaller, less developed
dating sites. Match.com
also includes different types of personality surveys and quizzes that
can be both fun and also help you get to know
yourself better. Dr. Phil of Oprah fame has helped to compose these!
My Experience
I've used Match.com
quite extensively for the past year and a half. I liked it enough to
integrate it into this website here so that should tell you something! It
has been extremely easy for me to use and I have met many wonderful people
on the site. I have dated two of the members I met, long-term and am
currently in a relationship with a person I met through Match.com
Caution
Some people use the Match.com
email service (and other online dating services) as a way to send their SPAM
to other members. Just be careful if something or someone sounds too good
to be true, they may not be what they seem! To Match.com's
credit, they include a disclaimer to those receiving spam-like email messages to
immediately forward advertisements or abusive emails to their abuse depart.
This allows Match.com
to immediately address the problem and if the users such as you and I
consistently forward these types of emails to the abuse department we can
rid the site of these types of lowlifes.
Conclusion
Match.com
has more features than any other online dating service, bar none. Also, we can't say
enough about its keyword search and if you haven't tried it yet, just use
our simple form above to witness how powerful and effective it is. Another
neat aspect of the site is the Local Scene, a regionally targeted listing
of Match.com mini-sites that group members by geographic location.
So, for instance, if you are from New Jersey, you could drill down to find
other members from New Jersey->Northern New Jersey->Dover, for
instance. In many ways, Match.com
is setting the standard for other online dating services to follow and it
may still be awhile before any of the other sites catch up.
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