在线交友正变成主流 用科技战胜孤独
<p><span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> “<span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>”. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> 79-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="employers">employers</span>.</p><p>尼尔•克拉克•沃伦(<span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span>)有一个大胆的愿望。他希望“人们拥有一份自己热爱的工作和一段他们拿什么也不会去换的婚姻”。这位80岁的交友网站<span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span>创始人和首席执行官，现在希望实现求职者与雇主的配对。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span>. <span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="stigmatised">stigmatised</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>.</p><p>交友市场已经饱和。曾背负骂名的在线交友正变成主流。</p><p><span word="Eharmony">Eharmony</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000, <span word="today">today</span> <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="niche">niche</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="vegetarians">vegetarians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ayn">Ayn</span> <span word="Rand">Rand</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tinder">Tinder</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="patently">patently</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> 600,000 <span word="marriages">marriages</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="facilitating">facilitating</span> <span word="mere">mere</span> <span word="hookups">hookups</span>. “<span word="Tinder">Tinder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>. <span word="Tinder">Tinder</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span>; <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>.”</p><p><span word="Eharmony">Eharmony</span>创建于2000年，如今与其竞争的是一些专门服务于各类细分用户（从素食主义者到艾恩•兰德(<span word="Ayn">Ayn</span> <span word="Rand">Rand</span>)的粉丝）的网站以及社交媒体和<span word="Tinder">Tinder</span>等应用。然而，沃伦博士显然认为自己的网站优于那些只是安排约会的网站。该网站声称促成了60万桩婚姻。“<span word="Tinder">Tinder</span>和<span word="eHarmony">eHarmony</span>处于两种不同的业务。<span word="Tinder">Tinder</span>非常肤浅；它基于外表。”</p>
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