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OK Cupid

The dating website OK Cupid is run by nerds. Very very nerdish nerds, who like to analyze the huge amount of data a site like that generates -- clicks, likes, messages between members, attractiveness ratings, etc. That swirl of data gets crunched and processed and discussed in their excellent blog, and the results are never less than fascinating...

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By Rob Long • Jan 13, 2011 • 3m Listen

The dating website OK Cupid is run by nerds. Very very nerdish nerds, who like to analyze the huge amount of data a site like that generates -- clicks, likes, messages between members, attractiveness ratings, etc. That swirl of data gets crunched and processed and discussed in their excellent blog, and the results are never less than fascinating...

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