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The eHarmony Difference ›   Who we are




             ~45% Tech
The eHarmony Difference ›   Who we are




             ~45% Tech




             ~15% Customer Care
The eHarmony Difference ›     Who we are




             ~45% Tech




             ~15% Customer Care



             ~10% Marketing
The eHarmony Difference ›   Compatibility Matching System®
The eHarmony Difference ›   Compatibility Matching System®




                              Compatibility Matching
                              System®
The eHarmony Difference ›   Compatibility Matching System®




                              Compatibility Matching
                              System®




       1
  Compatibility
   Matching
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




                                 Compatibility Matching
                                 System®




       1              2
  Compatibility     Affinity
   Matching        Matching
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




                                 Compatibility Matching
                                 System®




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
The eHarmony Difference
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
Compatibility Matching ›   Relationship Questionnaire




                                 ›   Personality
                                 ›   Values
                                 ›   Attitudes
                                 ›   Beliefs
Compatibility Matching ›   Obstreperousness
Compatibility Matching ›   Romantic
Compatibility Matching ›   29 Dimensions®
Compatibility Matching ›   29 Dimensions®
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




                                  Layers on Top of
                                  Compatibility Matching




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
Affinity Matching ›
Affinity Matching ›


                  61   21
Affinity Matching ›


                  61          21




                       3000
Affinity Matching ›


                  61          21




                       3000
Affinity Matching ›
Affinity Matching ›




             …        …   …
Affinity Matching ›   Distance




                        Prob(	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  )
Affinity Matching ›   Distance
Affinity Matching ›                  Height difference




Prob(	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  )            4	
  -­‐	
  8	
  in




                                                                    cm
Affinity Matching ›                  “Attractiveness”




Prob(	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  )
Affinity Matching ›   Zoom level
Affinity Matching ›   Zoom level
Affinity Matching ›   Zoom level
Affinity Matching ›           Food preference




            25%       -­‐1%         -­‐24%      20%      13%


             9%       -­‐5%         -­‐27%       7%       0%


            -­‐12%    -­‐21%      -­‐42%        -­‐19%   -­‐23%


            19%        0%           -­‐28%      28%      10%


             9%       -­‐11%        -­‐35%      11%      44%
Affinity Matching ›           Food preference




            25%       -­‐1%         -­‐24%      20%      13%


             9%       -­‐5%         -­‐27%       7%       0%


            -­‐12%    -­‐21%        -­‐42%      -­‐19%   -­‐23%


            19%        0%           -­‐28%      28%      10%


             9%       -­‐11%        -­‐35%      11%      44%
Affinity Matching ›              Prob(   | data)



~40M	
  registered	
  users

                           ...

                           ...




                ~10^3	
  aCributes




                                                        ?
~10^8	
  matches	
  per	
  day
                                                   ~10^8	
  daily
Affinity Matching ›              Prob(       | data)



                                  data

  large	
  sparse	
  redundant           dense	
  complex	
  non-­‐linear	
  
            (freetext)                     moderate	
  #features




      vowpal	
  wabbit              gradient	
  boosted	
  decision	
  trees




                                  ?
Affinity Matching ›      Domain Specific Language




                                        ...
                 ...

                 ...
                                                    ??


                   DSL


        embarassingly	
  parallel
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
The eHarmony Difference ›      Compatibility Matching System®




                                  Delivering the right
                                  matches at the right
                                  time to as many people
                                  as possible across the
                                  entire network.




       1              2                       3
  Compatibility     Affinity                 Match
   Matching        Matching               Distribution
Match Distribution ›   Graph optimization
Match Distribution ›   Graph optimization
Match Distribution ›   Graph optimization



       2                                    2
Match Distribution ›   Graph optimization



       2               1                    2
Match Distribution ›     Graph optimization



       2         Prob(   1 | data)            2
Match Distribution ›     Graph optimization



       2         Prob(   1 | data)            2
Match Distribution ›     Graph optimization



       2         Prob(      | data)           2
Match Distribution ›     Graph optimization



       2         Prob(      | data)           2
Guided
Resulting Customer Experience ›   Communication
Guided
Resulting Customer Experience ›   Communication
Guided
Resulting Customer Experience ›   Communication




                  ?      !
Resulting Customer Experience ›   Success!
Resulting Customer Experience ›   Success!
eHarmony Results ›    The eHarmony Impact




             2005


              90
              eHarmony Members
              Married Every Day *

                     * According to a Harris Interactive survey for eHarmony
eHarmony Results ›    The eHarmony Impact




             2005          2007


              236
              eHarmony Members
              Married Every Day *

                     * According to a Harris Interactive survey for eHarmony
eHarmony Results ›    The eHarmony Impact




             2005          2007                  2009


              542
              eHarmony Members
              Married Every Day *

                     * According to a Harris Interactive survey for eHarmony
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