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Redpoint Ventures to invest in MySpace: Geoffrey Yang, VC with Redpoint Ventures, said he is days away from investing in MySpace; “these guys in a sense are trying to be an MTV for the Internet.”

• MySpace 7th largest website
• Up and running again
• Interesting note from Match. Word
• Myspace in UK, China 2006
• My take on Steve Winklers comments on MySpace

Joe Cohen, chief operating officer for Match.com:

A lot of services said, ‘Hey, put in your $25, pull the handle and get your partner, It’s not that simple. People were turned off because expectations were raised so high, web sites could only under-deliver.

• Science of Love on NBC
• Back in the Saddle
• Ring, Ring! It’s Your Soul Mate
• MyDatingPro Launching on Relationship Exchange
• Tracking iDate conference information