[Infographic] Almost 50% of Singaporeans use their online social networks to find Mrs. or Mr. Right
In a representative survey commissioned by the new online dating service, Go Break The Ice, and executed by the Singapore based research company Blackbox Research, over 600 Singaporeans over the age of 18 were interviewed on how they find love.
The concept of recommendation is one of the most influential ways to make people interested. It works for almost everything; and a recent survey among Singaporean singles unveils that it also works when it comes to love and dating.
新しい出会い系サービス Go Break The Ice の依頼により、シンガポールを拠点とするリサーチ会社 Blackbox Research は、１８歳以上の６００人のシンガポール人を対象に恋人の見つけ方についてインタビューを行った。
人々の興味をひくのに最も影響力を及ぼす方法の１つは、推薦である。これはほぼすべての事柄に当てはまる；独身のシンガポール人を対象とした最近の調査は、恋愛やデートに関しても同様であることを示している。
Results show that 85% of singles in Singapore would rather date or meet someone they know through their friends or social network and 53% of Singaporeans trust their friends when it comes to dating advice, tips and recommendations.
“It’s all about date recommendations from trusted friends”, says Alexander Wallestam, Founder and CEO of Go Break The Ice. “In real life, people who are in relationships meet their partner very often through their friends, and colleagues, at an event or private party or dinner. That’s what I wanted to translate into the online world. At current online dating sites you are thrown into a jungle similar to walking into a bar filled with people you don’t know.
But as soon as there’s only one person you have a common friend with, or you have been introduced to, you already have something in common. That makes it so much easier to start a conversation, and most likely it will lead you to a better and more honest conversation.”
Go Break The Ice is a new online dating service that users the influence of one’s social network to find Mrs. or Mr. Right while this survey was part of its market research activities.
However, online dating in its current form still has some risks. Some scenarios include persons looking completely different than on the photo, persons not showing up at all, person who turned up made a somewhat creepy or suspicious impression.
Go Break The Ice は理想の女性や男性を見つけるのにソーシャルネットワークの影響力を利用する新しい出会い系サービスで、この調査は同社が行った市場調査活動の一環である。
しかし、現在のオンラインデートの形式にはまだリスクがある。写真とは全く異なる人や、写真が全くない人、姿を見たら実は何となく不気味であやしい感じの人だった、などの場合が考えられる。
Go Break The IceはSNS型の新しいネット出会いサービスです。この調査は、市場調査の一環として行なわれました。
しかし、現状のネット出会いサービスは、いつくかリスクがあります。他人の画像や、顔が完全に写っていない画像などを掲載するユーザーがいることも想定されます。こうしたユーザーは気味悪がられ、不審な人物と認識されます。
Nonetheless, online dating stills plays an important role for singles on their search for a partner. Almost close to 50% of Singaporeans (46%) have already tried, or are considering meeting their partners online.
For further information about the survey and its result, take a look at the infographic below.
