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It’s Just Lunch sued. A group of well-heeled women who paid up to $1,500 to snag a man through one of the nation’s priciest and fast-growing online dating services — It’s Just Lunch — has filed a civil lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, claiming the lunchtime setups were not what they bargained for.

Wedding Web 2.0 Style.

Eharmony looking for a Marketing Research Analyst:

Develop historical data to identify past practices of company leading to successful matches. Revise questionnaires and pricing and marketing strategies of company. Examine company’s email system to ensure privacy issues are adequately secured. Develop computer networks to optimize costs and time for online matchmaking data acquisition and evaluation.

The onslaught of fake Match profiles continues. The theme seems to be two words mashed up with four numbers on the end of the profile name. They rarely have photos attached.

Someone actually launched a dating site called Bad Online Dates!

SinglesNet is hiring spell checker. Well not really, but they really should, look at their Facebook ad.

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