Crazy Blind Date
Encyclopedia
Crazy Blind Date was a no-cost dating service that set people up on blind dates with little to no notice. The site served people in Boston
, San Francisco, Austin
, New York City
, Chicago
, Washington, D.C.
, and Los Angeles
.
Users used the "date wizard" to provide basic demographic information about themselves and their preferred dates. They could select to go on a single blind date (1 other person) or a double blind date (3 other people).
In April 2010, Time Out reported that the website is under construction for updates but will remain free when it is in operation again.
As of November 2011, the service is still not available.
. As of 2008, the service has 10,000 members who have gone on 90,000 dates. The CBD matching service uses basic demographic
information to set up blind dates with little notice, oftentimes just a few hours. Daters meet up at a location agreed to by each person. They do not know what their date will look like and are only given basic information including first name, age, gender, occupation, education, and ethnicity.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, San Francisco, Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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Users used the "date wizard" to provide basic demographic information about themselves and their preferred dates. They could select to go on a single blind date (1 other person) or a double blind date (3 other people).
In April 2010, Time Out reported that the website is under construction for updates but will remain free when it is in operation again.
As of November 2011, the service is still not available.
History
Crazy Blind Date was launched in November 2007 by Sam Yagan, one of the founders of the dating site OkCupidOKCupid
OkCupid is a free dating and social networking website that features member-created quizzes. The site supports various modes of communication, including personal blogs, public forums, instant messages, emails, and "winks." OkCupid was listed in TIME's 2007 Top 10 dating sites.-Overview:OkCupid...
. As of 2008, the service has 10,000 members who have gone on 90,000 dates. The CBD matching service uses basic demographic
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
information to set up blind dates with little notice, oftentimes just a few hours. Daters meet up at a location agreed to by each person. They do not know what their date will look like and are only given basic information including first name, age, gender, occupation, education, and ethnicity.