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Strengths:
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Match.com is the most well known of the online dating companies, and boasts over 8 million active members with more than 750,000 of them being paid subscribers. With that said, Match provides a wealth of services. Match.com also has a tremendous international presence with 15 sites in Europe, 7 in Asia, 4 in the Americas, 2 in the Pacific and 1 in Africa along with an International English site.
Match has a wide variety of features added to its service. Some of the basic features include Winks which allow members to show interest in other members for free, a personal attraction test that provides you with insight into who you are, what you need in a relationship, sex, etc., search by ID, forwarding a profile to someone else and uploading and viewing of photos. We’re sure there is a list of other features that aren’t even mentioned here. You should definitely register with this site if for no other reason than to search their tremendous database of singles.
Instant Messenger
Match.com offers its members a free instant messenger service supported by MSN Messenger. The service enables members to sign into the Match.com using your Microsoft Passport or AOL screen name.
MatchLive
This service provides offline events and parties to Match.com and MatchLive members. It requires an additional monthly fee and paid MatchLive members receive a discount.
MatchVoice
This service allows members to record a voice message for others to hear. Then you can pay to connect anonymously (so others don’t see your phone number) to other members and talk to them live.
MatchVideo
This service allows members to create a personal video greeting. Paid members can send a customized video greeting as well.
MatchMobile
This is Match.com’s version of wireless dating that was launched around Valentine’s Day 2003. The service is powered by AT&T and enables Match.com members to transfer their Match.com to MatchMobile.
MatchScene
An online magazine that provides dating advice and tips.
Matchmaking Services
Match.com offers Venus, a program that sends your matches via email based on your profile. You can control the amount of emails you receive from your “My Account” area on the site.
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Although Match.com has an instant messenger service, it does not offer a chat room. Also, the site is not as easy to navigate as some of the other services, possibly due to the overabundance of features. |
