How legit are dating sites

emmanuelle · 2007-01-30, 04:34 PM

I would think that out of privacy issues, they would have to use phony photos in their ad campaigns. That being said, someone who signs up to meet a woman based on a blurry, nude photograph probably deserves what they get.

Carol Cox runs a similarly themed site for lifestylers, http://www.adultlifestylesnetwork.com/ and has an affiliate program for it through Ccbill. To my knowledge they've never resorted to misleading advertising tactics, nor do they ask their webmasters to.

lassiter · 2007-02-02, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by emmanuelle

That being said, someone who signs up to meet a woman based on a blurry, nude photograph probably deserves what they get.

True dat - but then there are some guys who prefer their women blurry.

lassiter · 2007-02-02, 04:37 PM

OK, here's a question of only theoretical interest to me but I am curious...

I suspect that at least a few savvy surfers know that "Meet these REAL LIVE women in Bum Steer, Texas now!" is some sort of script and the ad is bogus.

But...would it be technically possible to make a geo-specific banner script that, instead of using a pool of random Czech model pix, *would* contain pictures of a dating site's actual members from the geo-specific locale, assuming there was a database of pics arranged accordingly?

It seems any "real" dating site would have an advantage over the phonies if they could do that.

2007-01-30, 04:34 PM	#1
emmanuelle 0100011101100101011001010 1101011001000000100001101 1010000110100101100011 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,441	I would think that out of privacy issues, they would have to use phony photos in their ad campaigns. That being said, someone who signs up to meet a woman based on a blurry, nude photograph probably deserves what they get. Carol Cox runs a similarly themed site for lifestylers, http://www.adultlifestylesnetwork.com/ and has an affiliate program for it through Ccbill. To my knowledge they've never resorted to misleading advertising tactics, nor do they ask their webmasters to.

2007-02-02, 04:37 PM	#3
lassiter I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 473	OK, here's a question of only theoretical interest to me but I am curious... I suspect that at least a few savvy surfers know that "Meet these REAL LIVE women in Bum Steer, Texas now!" is some sort of script and the ad is bogus. But...would it be technically possible to make a geo-specific banner script that, instead of using a pool of random Czech model pix, would contain pictures of a dating site's actual members from the geo-specific locale, assuming there was a database of pics arranged accordingly? It seems any "real" dating site would have an advantage over the phonies if they could do that.