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Hadoop has become an increasingly popular tool for Internet companies including Yahoo, eBay Inc., Facebook Inc., and Twitter Inc. EHarmony.com, the match-making site, has said it uses Hadoop to help make matches among its members.

Yahoo Mulls Spinoff for Hadoop Software Unit

Though the match-making dance between capital-seekers and potential investors can best be seen in California and Colorado, the two largest medical-marijuana markets in the U.S., those states could be the vanguard of similar fund-raising ventures.

Medical-Marijuana Firms Hold High Hopes for Fund Raising

OkCupid studies its massive match-making dataset to determine "the shallow stuff to ask when you want to know something deep" on a first date.

Statistical Cookies 'Outliers'

I can imagine using this option if I were with a man to whom I would love to give a child, but right now, I'd be match-making a couple of strangers in my womb.

My Fertility Crisis

Carlos Barria/Reuters A woman, hoping to find a prospective mate for her child took notes from the profile boards of candidates during a match-making event at People's Square in downtown Shanghai on Sunday.

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While the possibilities of designer dogs may seem limitless, breeders say they exercise common sense in match-making and aren't trying to mate large breeds with small.

When a Pug and a Beagle Fall in Love, It's a Puggle

High-frequency mergers, today's form of computer-generated match-making, spit out hundreds of deals a day.

Looking Ahead to the Combs Era at Berkshire Hathaway

It's quite clearly and obviously a world away from arranged marriage, which is an entirely consensual match-making process.

End this cowardice over forced marriages

In terms of content, the majority of these websites are focused on matrimonial match-making, but several of them seek to build international communities based on caste affiliations and offer tools like directories, bulletin boards and forums to their members.

Global Voices in English » Caste Based Communities on Orkut Mirror India’s Splintered Society

Check out a wedding on rappelling ropes, undersea romance, and parents busy match-making.

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