2014 Schedule
Interactive: March 7–11  •  Film: March 7–15  •  Music: March 11–16

How Douchebags Ruined Dating

#sxsw #DatingDBs

Online dating has become the #1 most common way that people meet their romantic partners. Yet the typical online dating experience is - for most people - painful. Women get too many spammy messages ("hey sexy" is a classic) and tune out. Meanwhile, nice guys can't get through the noise.
This presentation is an exploration of the ways that douchebags have ruined online dating for the rest of us - and what we can do about it! We'll conclude with Q&A from the audience & tips from Elissa on how to have an awesome experience meeting people online.

Presenters

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Elissa Shevinsky

CEO/Founder

Glimpse Labs

Elissa Shevinsky is CEO and founder of MakeOut Labs. She is known for building the first sexuality slider & first spam filter in online dating. Her dating site - JSpot - featured options like "I'm a douchebag, save us the trouble." More recently Shevinsky has been building apps designed to help both men and women have a more civilized experience meeting each other online. Shevinsky loves bourbon, first dates and saying ridiculous things on Twitter.

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