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Is social media replacing India’s matchmaking web sites?
6/11/2011 7:56:08 AM
Indians are embracing social media at a very high rate. This is especially true for young, middle to higher income earners in the society. The number of Indians signing up to social websites like facebook and twitter is growing at an astronomical rate. The question is whether this is now influencing how Indians meet and find their life partners.
The traditional Indian way of finding a partner has been either through acquaintances usually “arranged” by a family member (parents, brother, sister, uncles, etc.) or through placing matrimonial advertisements in newspapers. Even the advertisements are usually not placed by the boy or girl themselves but by a close family member, most likely a parent. With the advent of Internet, a plethora of matching making or matrimony websites came online providing the same services that print newspapers provided. These websites have been highly successful with some boasting millions of profiles and success stories. The onset of social media has now thrown open a number of ways for people to communicate and meet. You can now become an online friend of someone on Facebook and learn more about them even without meeting them in person first. Or you could be a follower of someone’s tweets and know what’s going on in their minds and lives.
The main difference between traditional matrimonial profiles and social media is that while matrimony profiles are static, social media keeps your personality alive online and over a period of time reveals a lot more about you and your lifestyle. Your own online pages and tweets are usually a closer reflection of who you are than what you could possibly ever write in a few words in a “formal” matrimonial advertisement.
Because of the growing popularity of social media, many websites are now integrating matrimonial advertisement concept with social profiles and tweets. One such website is http://www.matritweets.com, which provides ability to tweet in addition to submitting a matrimonial profile. What you tweet is who you are. While there is no evidence of matrimonial websites losing their attraction among Indians to find a life partner, there is certainly an evidence of integration of such websites with social media features and sites like Facebook and twitter. Social media is playing a complimentary role in helping people find a life partner alongside a formal introduction through a matrimonial website like matritweets.com.
Author: Matritweets
Label: matrimony, matrimonial, Indian matrimonial, wedding, marriages, tweets, bride, groom
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Matrimonials and Tweets are a winning combination
7/7/2011 7:17:34 AM
Online matrimonials have become very popular in India and among Indians living in other countries to find a life partner. There are many Indian matrimonial websites with millions of profiles and growing each day. A typical matrimonial website has a form to submit profiles which vary in number and type of questions and provides free search to all visitors.
With the popularity and ease of tweets, what if the matrimonial profiles are combined with the convenience of tweeting. We believe it is a winning combination. Tweets are a great way to tell people what is happening in your world and the world around you. These are simple and short messages, but give out a great deal on a person`s surroundings and thoughts. It is not possible to create a comprehensive profile no matter how many variety of questions are asked in forms on websites. Most people find filling forms cumbersome. However, if these forms are kept simple and to the basics about the person, but the ability of tweeting is available, then overtime a great deal can be known about a person from his or her tweets. It is less time consuming, builds over time and more interesting to find out about the someone than by just reading a profile.
Hence at matritweets.com, we have a simple profile form but we have Tweets facility for members. The members can tweet anywhere and anytime, follow other members and send private messages as well.
It combines the simplicity and power of tweeting with the tradition of matrimonials. Tweet before you meet and ever after is the mission.
Visit http://www.matritweets.com and not only submit your profile, but also start tweeting now to find a life partner.
Author: Matritweets
Label: group dating, indian wedding, marriages, matrimonials, matrimony
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