eHarmony came with lots of research behind the dimensions of compatibility and how those related to marriage longevity and happiness. This post is another in my series around Matching that includes Social Media Matching , Matching Algorithms , and Match Performance Support. Every time I hear that question, it worries me a bit.

People seem to be missing the really big picture of the value of social media and really the Internet for that matter. They look at how current social networking sites work and how online and offline relationships currently work and make the assumption that this represents the value proposition. Call it relationship inflation.

The city has, however, quietly been home to some of the most successful online companies to date, including CitySearch (sold to Ticketmaster for $260 million in 1998), Overture (acquired by Yahoo for $2 billion in 2003), eHarmony and LowerMyBills (bought by Experian for $330 million in 2005). RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in.