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OkCupid looks at pictures

2010-08-10 19:33:32.127226+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

If you're interested in people photography and portraiture, don't miss OkCupid's look at profile pictures:

File this under "icebreakers, MacWorld '11". Finally, statistical proof that iPhone users aren't just getting fucked by Apple:

[ related topics: Apple Computer Interactive Drama Photography Weblogs iPhone ]

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#Comment Re: made: 2010-08-11 11:09:51.095226+02 by: meuon

While a real stats person might have some issues with their conclusions, I thought they had some pretty good correlations.

#Comment Re: made: 2010-08-11 16:49:31.539226+02 by: Dan Lyke

Yeah, this one was looser on correlation vs cause than most of their posts, I think largely for comedic effect, but I always find the OkCupid blog fascinating sociology, even when I can see flaws in their methodology.

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