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eHarmony Labs Offers Free Relationship Check-Up.

Match CMO Matt Welch leaves to go play games.

More on iDate Asia. More of a list of companies that presented. No word on the outrageous pimping and prostitution that 12 Chinese online dating sites have been accused of.

GM dealers offer Toyota test drives. Imagine a 7-day pass you could sign up for to test drive several dating sites before investing your time and money.

Mark Brooks shows how much money he’s making on affiliate programs on his blog. I removed all the affiliate links here, sticking with ads in the sidebar.

One in six (2.2 million) in Nordic countries have tried online dating. Only a 3% increase over last year but an increase nonetheless. The Match.com Network of sites led the category among Nordic visitors, attracting an average of 573,000 unique visitors per month during Q1 2007. This was followed by Danish site Dating.dk with an average of 309,000 Nordic visitors per month and the MeetIC Network with an average of 241,000 Nordic visitors per month during the quarter.

Spark Networks has a new CIO.

Engage.com sent out an email View mini profiles from photos. Updates include: Manage your community, easily see who’s new in your area and a new look. More changes are expected over the summer.

Mackable launches hot-or-not copycat.

• Who leads European online dating?
• 12-11-06 Links
• Eharmony CEO Greg Waldorf on Marketwatch
• Job: Spark Networks National Sales Director
• eHarmony affiliate sales up 67%