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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The Business of Online Dating

    Online dating is a $2 billion-a-year industry. Part of that success has been thanks to the sheer number of websites out there. Besides the big-name sites like Match.com or eHarmony , there are lots of  niche sites for people with specific interests -- such as BronyPassions.com , the matchmaking site for fans of the cartoon “My Little Pony.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Online dating is a $2 billion-a-year industry. Part of that success has been thanks to the sheer number of websites out there. Besides the big-name sites like Match.com or eHarmony, there are lots of niche sites for people with specific interests -- such as BronyPassions.com, the matchmaking site for fans of the cartoon “My Little Pony.” Plus, we meet a mathematician who was able to hack his way to true love.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      The Fiscal Times

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      CSU Northridge

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Marriage Laws, Got Milk?, and the Business of Online Dating
    1. 0:00Gay Marriage Laws in the Spotlight
    2. 8:20Got Milk? Why Not?
    3. 15:42The Business of Online DatingYou’re reading this
    4. 25:43Secrets of the Vatican
    5. 40:43Goodbye Piers, Hello Ronan
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