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Article: Love in the age of spam: online dating sites are slashing the sleaze to help grownups find mates.
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- Japan Inc.
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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LOVE IS MAKING A comeback on the Internet. Online dating services in Japan are cleaning up their image and catering more to women. US services are entering the market, too, because serving singles online is proving to be a recession-proof industry. These companies are finding that, contrary to conventional wisdom, single men and women are willing to pay to be part of an online community that helps them find a mate and screens out the predators.
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