![]() ![]() ![]() Rudder expanded his writings for OkCupid into the non-fiction book Dataclysm, which became a New York Times Best Seller in September 2014 and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize that year, in the Science & Technology category. After the sale to IAC, Rudder assumed day-to-day control of OkCupid as President and General Manager until he left in 2015. In February 2011, OkCupid was sold to IAC, the owner of and other dating properties, for $90 million. From 2009 - 2011, OkCupid published statistical observations and analysis of members' preferences and connections the blog posts were written by Rudder and gained widespread media attention. ![]() In the years immediately following the site's creation, he worked on the front-end product and developed the site's editorial voice. Soon after the site's sale to Barnes & Noble, Rudder and the SparkNotes founders (Chris Coyne, Sam Yagan, and Max Krohn) left and began working on OkCupid, a dating site. He became TheSpark's creative director in March 2001. Rudder was the creative voice of, which was the viral content arm of SparkNotes during the site's early rise to popularity. Rudder joined SparkNotes in October 1999, a few months after its founding. He attended Harvard University, graduating with a degree in mathematics in 1998. Rudder graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1993. Christian Rudder (born September 1, 1975) is an American entrepreneur, writer, and musician. ![]()
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