How One Woman Took Online Dating To an Extreme Level By Hacking The Site

Amy Webb was having no luck with online dating. The dates she liked didn't write her back, and her own profile attracted crickets (and worse). So, as any fan of data would do: she started making a spreadsheet. Hear the story of how she went on to hack her online dating life -- with frustrating, funny and life-changing results.

It's pretty understandable that most people get demotivated and confused when all of their prior love relationships didn't work out to their expectations. Emotions do get the best of us at times, especially when we feel betrayed and/or disappointed.

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So should we really blame Amy for hacking an "Online Dating" site? She really had high expectations for her last relationship. When that didn't work out she couldn't help but question her own ability to find her soulmate or if perhaps something awfully is wrong with her. Amy was not short of any advice but not even her own grandma could convince the 30 year old "Data Fanatic" Futurist and Award-Winning Author of three books that she is too picky and should just start dating around much more. What she did next is not something many of us would do but when it comes to Data and spreadsheets, Amy is all in. Watch the hilarious but still very intelligent and interesting video of how Amy hacked the "Online Dating" site and find out if she did end up finding the love of her life.

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Amy Webb

Amy Webb is a futurist and founder of the Future Today Institute, and is the award-winning author of three books, including “Data: A Love Story” and “The Signals Are Talking: Why Today’s Fringe Is Tomorrow’s Mainstream.” Published on https://www.ted.com