Guys are all about looks
October 16, 2007 – 8:54 amAnother study about online social networks has discovered the obvious: people with photos are more likely to be contacted by strangers, and girls get more unwarranted attention than guys. Perhaps the next study could address the “hottness” factor?
A survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that those users that have photos will get contacted more often by strangers. Could it be because they look more like a real person with an interesting life and a vested interest in their online account? This is something spammers figured out long ago, tricking many boys into becoming their friends, only to get a barrage of porn content they probably wouldn’t mind seeing, but can get rather annoying when it takes over your computer.
Which leads us to Pew’s next point: guys are more visual than girls.
Well duh!?! What makes me interested in this is the fact that as far as I know, sites offer the same search for both sex’s. Imagine if you catered your search to men by weighing more heavily on looks, while concentrating more on compatibility, humor, and other factors that women are more interested in.
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