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1. JM wrote:

   That is absolutely correct. If you talk poorly about the company your comment will never appear. It’s not very Web 2.0. If the company had any balls it would be as transparent as possible. Besides, they’re dinosaurs in the making:

   http://www.jossip.com/online-dating/online-dating-is-so-web-10-20071121/

   Posted 28 Nov 2007 at 1:19 pm ¶
2. Scott Grey wrote:

   Well, I’ve publicized this, but I’ll share it here too:

   Recently, advice.eharmony.com put out an article advising people to avoid “pick-up community” advice. Unfortunately, I thought their reading of that advice was grossly inaccurate.

   I posted a rebuttal on my blog, and, as a matter of courtesy, placed a link to my response in the comments section.

   According to my web analytics, someone (if not several) people have read my article from a domain owned by eHarmony.

   However, to date, they have not allowed my link to become public, attempted to retract (or modify) the inaccurate statements made, or responded publicly in any way.

   I suppose it’s their website… they can do what they want with it. (Just like I do with mine.) But, in my opinion, despite eHarmony’s claim that being “scientific” separates them from their competition, they are acting in an academically dishonest manner.

   Posted 30 Nov 2007 at 8:38 am ¶
3. JM wrote:

   Wow. Their advice is so bad now that they’re taking direct aim at other advice sites they feel are competition. I would call that more unethical than dishonest, and definitely more desperate than content. They’re acting more and more like Chemistry every day. Sorry you had to go through that.

   I like your site — it’s honest advice, and I think if someone’s shelling out that much money per month to find out if the hype and expectations meets the reality (which it seems to do for only very few), then honest advice is worth a lot more than content veiling as barbs and meaningless “What’s popular” pieces that are somehow regarded as “advice.” Frankly, anything eHarmony tells me is “cool,” I’m liable to specifically NOT get into it. Just my opinion.

   Posted 30 Nov 2007 at 2:36 pm ¶
4. eHarmony Blog wrote:

   A while ago, eHarmony Advice had a page listing its contributors and staff. It included:

   Emily Yuen, fashionista

   East-West Coast fashionista and writer Emily Yuen is sole publisher of fashion blog Style Minded, where she dishes the latest styles and trends. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Boston University, and advocates using fashion as a tool to build your very best self.

   Dan Collins, freelance writer

   Dan Collins is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. When he’s not cuddling with his girlfriend, or playing vintage keyboards in one of his three bands, he enjoys giving his girlfriend tulips and singing impromptu songs about her gorgeous dimples. The child of two married folks still very much in love with each other, he’s a firm believer in the power of long-term romance. As a former Eagle Scout, he really hopes his advice will help people learn to successfully “tie the knot.” His work has appeared in Scram and Ostrich Ink, and he holds a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Southern California.

   Heather Setrakian, MA, research associate,

   Ms. Setrakian blends her research and coordination experience into the research team at eHarmony Labs. Ms. Setrakian came to eHarmony Labs after working as the project coordinator and principal interviewer in The Marriage and Family Development Project at the University of California, Los Angeles. It was there she began to research responsiveness between married couples in Dr. Bradbury’s ongoing study. Ms. Setrakian extends her research endeavors here at eHarmony Labs in the hopes of building interventions that support and strengthen relationships. Currently she is the co-investigator of the Interpersonal Communication study and the forthcoming Longitudinal Study of Marriage.

   Erina Lee, Ph.D., research specialist

   As a research scientist, Dr. Lee is responsible for developing studies related to relationship processes and applying research findings and theories to relevant product lines. Prior to joining eHarmony, Dr. Lee studied relationship functioning and outcomes, with an interest in maintenance behaviors in married couples, as well as deception and emotional outcomes in dating relationships. In addition to her expertise in the field of romantic relationships, she also brings applicable knowledge and research skills from her six years working in the healthcare industry. Dr. Lee holds a doctorate in Social Psychology from Claremont Graduate University and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

   The page is gone, and I don’t know if these four are still on the payroll, but this gives you an idea who writes the material.

   Posted 30 Nov 2007 at 2:44 pm ¶
5. JM wrote:

   Huh, interesting. You’d think in an era of absolute corporate transparency (or at least the illusion of it) that eHarm’s would want to join the industry standard of disclosure of who’s providing its content. Then again, maybe not, depending on who’s writing it. Personally, I’m insulted by their obvious pandering to the audience to satisfy its advertisers, and have chosen not to subscribe to its newsletter anymore, nor visit the site. If you ask me, Facebook is a great (and free) dating tool. The age of eHarmony is done.

   Posted 01 Dec 2007 at 1:09 pm ¶
6. eHarmony Blog wrote:

   Scott, I think, as a rule, URLs are not allowed in any post there.

   Posted 20 Mar 2008 at 11:03 am ¶

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