Posted on 08/26/2015 6:13:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ashley Madison has long claimed, in triumphant news releases and slick, Web-ready graphics, that it is one of the few dating sites that really clicks with women. According to statistics CEO Noel Biderman has trumpeted in the media, Ashley Madison enjoys an overall 70/30 gender split — with a 1:1 male/female ratio among the under-30 set.
But the user records laid bare by hackers last week tell a very different story: Of the more than 35 million records released, only 5 million — a mere 15 percent — actually belonged to women.
This discrepancy may be the smoking gun that proves something angry users, industry insiders and government watchdogs have alleged for some time: that when it comes to reporting their own user numbers, paid-dating sites distort, manipulate … and sometimes straight-up lie.
“Ashley Madison has paid people to write profiles, and they’ve allowed fake profiles to proliferate on their site,” said David Evans, an industry consultant who has contracted with Ashley Madison in the past and has tracked the business of online dating since 2002. “Tons of sites are guilty of that. That’s not news.”
It may be news, however, to the legions of paying online daters who have treated tales of “date bait” as message-board apocrypha — and not as a tangible, industry-wide practice that they themselves have encountered.
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Well duh.
News Flash: Wild Bear Sh*ts In Woods. Film at 11.
I’m not living in the States right now, so I was unfamiliar with this site before. Is it really well-known in the US? 35 million users?? That’s a lot of people!
I may be going out on a limb here.. but I am willing to bet that the women on the site don’t look like movie stars either. Yeah.. I know.. I’m just jaded. LOL!
Ashley Madison, an escort service pretending to be a dating site.
A site that is set up to deceive.... well you would expect it to do a little deceiving on the side!
(when it comes to reporting their own user numbers, paid-dating sites distort, manipulate … and sometimes straight-up lie.)
It’s sooo stupid to believe self-reported numbers.
But we should trust Iran to self-report compliance with the Iran “deal”.
We also should totally trust that every voter is eligible to vote, without having to show a legitimate photo ID.
I can’t believe I live in a country where there’s any controversy about the stupidity of all of the above!
I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
I’ll bet you that most of them serious in finding men were escorts also.
Escorts or women who wanted to get paid for “keeping” the “tryst” private. Think about it... they knew the men were married and wanted a secret one night stand. What better way to get $ than to have photos, a video cam or just plain old info to hold above one’s head.
Good point. I’m pretty sure it didn’t go like AM advertised for many.
Bingo! What idiot would think it was a good idea? Never mind, Josh Duggar and Hunter Biden for a couple. I hope it is brought down.
“Escorts or women who wanted to get paid for “keeping” the “tryst” private. Think about it... they knew the men were married and wanted a secret one night stand. What better way to get $ than to have photos, a video cam or just plain old info to hold above one’s head.”
Knew women that got their college paid for doing just that...
I put a vague writeup on a dating site once....likes, age, general location, not my name or anything that identifies me specifically. No picture. No responses. Oh well,
RE: I’m not living in the States right now, so I was unfamiliar with this site before
They have branches internationally. Mostly in Europe, South America and in Australia and Canada. The Vatican for instance has over 50 accounts.
If you live in Asia, well then you’re lucky. They’re not there (YET).
Hmmmm. Can anyone really think this wasn't just high-tech pimp/hooker setup? All above-board and legit as a "dating" site.
You mean like those late-night 'call now to talk to hot singles' ad's on TV?
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