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Meet the be2 Team: Narek
be2 Blog readers already met Narek last week, as part of the Mojitos Amigos Agile development team. Narek has been in the be2 team for over 3 years. He works in the IT team as Software Architect. Here’s what he says about his job at be2 be2: Its fun when you like your job! You can read more about it on his blog or you can read his answers to our questionnaire here:
1. How do contribute to be2 members finding the love of their lives?
I led the implementation of the engine, that matches the users ☺ So… I think I contribute directly. 
if you need to match with a specific user, let me know. Read more
Thanksgiving Love Quote
This Love Quote reminds us that we shouldn’t just give thanks on Thanksgiving, but actually show our gratitude to everyone who deserves it. Happy Thanksgiving!
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
- John F. Kennedy
Meet the be2 Team: Mojitos Amigos
Mojitos Amigos? What kind of a name is that? Well, today, we are not introducing a member of the be2 team, but a team within the be2 team. An Agile team, to be exact. Agile is a software development process that allows developers to work more flexibly and in teams. Mojitos Amigos are one such team and you can tell that they just LOVE the Agile development process and the team spirit. They are so enthusiastic about it that they even filled in our “Meet the be2 Team” questionnaire as a team! For more information you can visit the Mojitos Amigos Blog.
How does Agile work?
Agile is about the people, not the processes.
How was the team formed?
During a special event, the names of be2 developers were randomly pronounced and they had either to create a new team (until there are 5), or to join one of the created teams. Thus a new team was started by Anahit, and one after the other Nerses, Ishkhan, Gevorg, Ani, Narek, and Armine joined, creating “Mojitos-Amigos”.
Why did you choose that name?
Did any of the amigos have too many Mojitos the day before?
Why you are working like this in a team?
We have a special blend of characters, which make the team unique!
How do you contribute to be2 members finding the love of their lives?
We have wide knowledge in be2 system, covering all the users’ lifecycle on the website… (Starting from the Guest Home Page, followed by Registration, Payment and…)
What do friends ask about your job at an online matchmaker?
Do people really pay for finding their love? Read more
Advertising Love Quote
Shakespeare probably didn’t have the kind of advertising in mind that we think of when we read this quote
“We are advertis’d by our loving friends.”
- William Shakespeare
The first couple to ever find love through a computer
Earlier this week, we posted a video and mused that the lady singing about finding love through a computer was way ahead of her time in 1968. But was computer matchmaking really a thing of the future in 1968? Well, not quite. In fact, the first time a couple was ever matched by a computer was on a TV show in 1956!
“Remington Rand’s Univac No. 21 turned Cupid, brought together a flesh-and-blood couple as scientifically selected “ideal marriage mates.”"
The computer, which was worth a cool Million at the time, was fed with questionnaires completed by 4000 singles looking to find love. The questionnaire was made up of 32 relationship-relevant questions on topics like sex, race, religion, politics, lifestyle and, hilariously, “preferences for double or twin beds”. The computer found a perfect couple among the entries and the two later got engaged!
Read the original TIME magazine article about this first computer matchmaking experiment here.
>>>To see if you can find love through a computer, do the free personality test at be2 now.
