saw a ninety four percent increase in daily sign ups and just in time for the online dating surge zoosk has a study that can help you find the right match women think twice about taking your profile picture outside zoosk says indoor pics will get you sixty percent more intention but for guys it's the opposite they get nineteen percent more attention if their pictures are taken outside or gentlemen make sure that that outside picture is not a selfie selfies will get you a percent fewer messages and get this you might think posing with a furry little dog makes you more appealing it doesn't both men and women see their popularity decrease by fifty three percent if they pose with animals ultimately the way to get the most attention online zoosk fines is to post a full body pic of yourself which will boost your messages by an average of more than two hundred percent. and that will do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com forward slash r t america check out our website r t dot com forward slash usa you can follow me on twitter at sam sachs we'll see you later. br

zoosk said it found they got 60% more first messages.ead to the great outdoors, tend to get more attention. full body, indoors. and action. donna brown made it her new year's resolution to start dating more. she joined zoosk, but agonized over this profile picture. >> the ones that i did end up choosing i felt showed off my sense of adventure. >> reporter: only problem, it's not full-body. we challenged her to take a new profile pic. which one sizes up better? fellas, you be the judge. so, maybe don't take my example exactly as i did it. i played a little bit with that. but the tips are definitely there. >> get in a wind machine. >> you're telling me, you would have been attracted to this? >> i am right now. >> it's working. >> that's why i watch you on the weekends. >> we asked you out there for your tips. everyone had a couple to share with us on twitter. we had nicole saying, take tons of pics and choose the best. enlist friends to help you pick. show your natural, beaming smile, not plastic perfection. and this. i do a lot of goofy p

so zoosk, that's a dating app, saw a massive increase in new members and messages during the so-called vortex in many of the cities hardest hit by this cold weather. here in new york and also in chicago, 41% more people than usual signed up for zoosk, while singles in boston signed up 34% more than normal. in portland, maine, very, very cold, 48% more people signed up. >> cnbc's mandy drury, who doesn't want to be alone in front of the crackling fire, sure never has to be. thank you, mandy. st had to stopy the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] some people like to pretend a flood could never happen to them. and that their h

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