Evaluating Ya Mug

I've previously covered Internet Disease, now for something far more cohesive and way more constructive.

Christian Rudder composed an extensive survey on the use of profile pics for dating site, OkCupid, and the success rate of certain shots. The myth-busting results were quite surprising. Even to its author. Here's a teaser:

But the facts were stubborn: your face doesn’t necessarily matter. In fact, not showing your face can in fact be a positive, as long as you substitute in something unusual, sexy, or mysterious enough to make people want to talk to you.