(Online Dating Industry Journal) For those who didn't catch on, the two articles posted on April 1, 2008 were both April Fools jokes, including the "Joe's Comments" part. In case you missed it:
eHarmony Founder Finds Love on Match.com
Chelsea Clinton Joins Millionaire Dating Service to Help Raise Money for Mom
The eHarmony Founder April Fools joke story proved to be very popular, even making the CBS top 10 list up there with Google's jokes, Butterfingers renaming their candy bar to "The Finger" and the BBC Flying Penguins documentary.
Here's what CBS said:
"Maybe it's just a case on one business rival having a go at its competition, but the story is pretty funny: The online site of 'Online Dating Magazine' posts an exclusive report about Dr. Neil Clark Warren, the founder of eHarmony, at last getting his perfect mate in life by using Match.com.
'It's a Match,' quotes 'Warren' on the site. 'I could tell immediately when I saw Olga that her and I would be matched on 27.3 of 29 dimensions.'"
For those unaware, the Online Dating Industry Journal is owned and operated by Online Dating Magazine.
The last online dating related April Fools story/joke to get a lot of attention came from Google two years ago when it announced it was entering the online dating market with a new service, Google Romance.
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