FriendFinder statistics explained!
- Wednesday, January 24 2007 @ 02:16 pm
- Contributed by: Editor
- Views: 1,993
While surfing the FriendFinder site, I noticed a link to a page I hadn't seen before about the statistics and numbers regarding members. They must have gotten some complaints in order to post this information to clear things up. Most dating services keep this type of information under lock and key. I am glad FriendFinder has decided to give us this information and I was surprised at how fair they are.
On the page FriendFinder explains the calculation of the number of accounts, members, listings, logins, and any other similar information appearing on their website is updated approximately every 24 hours. This is a good thing. It will show a true account of number of members, etc. at this point in time. I'm sure a lot of other dating sites calculate a total members number at their peak dating time and then use it until a better calculation can be had.
FriendFinder also further explains that a "member" is a user account which has been logged in within approximately the past year, has an available profile, and has an active email account. I am glad they have implemented this condition. A lot of dating sites post that they have million of members but you never know if they include members as example, logged in 2 years ago and have since never logged in again, to inflate their dating membership numbers.
The last major thing FriendFinder states on this page is, a member is considered "online" if they have logged in within approximately the last hour. So online members really means members who have visited within the last hour. They may still be online or not. This is not the best. In my opinion, it should only include members with activity within the last 15 minutes. Unlike other dating services, at least they state how they calculate online members.
For more information on FriendFinder check out our review.
On the page FriendFinder explains the calculation of the number of accounts, members, listings, logins, and any other similar information appearing on their website is updated approximately every 24 hours. This is a good thing. It will show a true account of number of members, etc. at this point in time. I'm sure a lot of other dating sites calculate a total members number at their peak dating time and then use it until a better calculation can be had.
FriendFinder also further explains that a "member" is a user account which has been logged in within approximately the past year, has an available profile, and has an active email account. I am glad they have implemented this condition. A lot of dating sites post that they have million of members but you never know if they include members as example, logged in 2 years ago and have since never logged in again, to inflate their dating membership numbers.
The last major thing FriendFinder states on this page is, a member is considered "online" if they have logged in within approximately the last hour. So online members really means members who have visited within the last hour. They may still be online or not. This is not the best. In my opinion, it should only include members with activity within the last 15 minutes. Unlike other dating services, at least they state how they calculate online members.
For more information on FriendFinder check out our review.
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