tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post109752468096130578..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: A Substitute Product for Online DatesDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1102746669225861172004-12-10T23:31:00.000-07:002004-12-10T23:31:00.000-07:00I think this is just an industry that has gone ver...I think this is just an industry that has gone very quickly to zero profits. The reason is that the services are claiming to offer a differentiated product, but I think that differentiation is very weak. Monopolistally competitive firms only make profits to the extent that they can continue to differentiate their product.<br /><br />What is their differentiation weak? I think it is because the Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1097810507675148772004-10-14T21:21:00.000-06:002004-10-14T21:21:00.000-06:00It could be another fad or it could just be the fa...It could be another fad or it could just be the fact that it wasn't working for people. Online dating is something that helps you "meet your match" faster and easier. Instead I think it just like a bar online. Not many people really read what the person's profile is but just hope they have a picture and that they are good looking. There are new ways to find that special someone. If the online Kristin and Scottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172244883828571374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-1097635969220977282004-10-12T20:52:00.000-06:002004-10-12T20:52:00.000-06:00Maybe the dating services have been too successful...Maybe the dating services have been too successful in matching persons together. They will simply have to wait for these new couples to get divorced, at which time the process can start all over again. No seriously, I think that it was a fad that sort of lost its novelty. However, I think that there are enough desperate people in this world to at least make the stronger firms in the industry, Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727480926569919212noreply@blogger.com