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iDate is next week and I wanted to talk a bit about the agenda. Recently I wrote about the iDate speaker schedule and improbable iDate sessions which is sure to provide a chuckle.

The format this year is morning seminars and lectures, followed by afternoon workshops.

iDate should make video or MP3’s available of the entire [...]

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As iDate approaches, I want to post what I hope are some provocative thoughts for you to ponder, with the goal of meeting many of you F2F in Miami and kick-starting a conversation about online dating in 2006 and beyond. Many of the following quick takes should be full posts, but things are too busy [...]

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More less-than useful numbers from Nielsen. True is #3 and Singlesnet has 12.5 million members? Please. These random numbers continue to prove how unreliable and useless basic traffic numbers are without the proper contect. I’m all for thorough evaluation of traffic when based on a number of metrics, but a free site bumping a paid [...]

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Hints and tips on how to identify fake profiles.
What did you do before you got into the online dating industry? (Closed door session.)
Why Christian dating sites shouldn’t share server space with p0rn sites.
Why social networking is finally getting a business model and take your business away unless you take off the blinders and start innovating.
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I wanted to speak at iDate in Miami, but alas, it looks like I am an industry outsider this year. It seems I didn’t get in line early enough and they are overbooked for speakers. It would have been a good opportunity to talk about the industry from an, ahem, pundit’s perspective. I like [...]

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I’m curious about who and what companies will be attending the Internet Dating Conference in Miami in February.

If you’re going to iDate, leave your name, title and company, or any combination thereof, in a comment on this post.

If your company is planning on throwing a party, let me know, publicly or privately.

It sounds like a [...]

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PR and media types, if you plan on sending out pre-conference press releases, product or service annoucements, let me know and I’ll post them here. Feel free to send out releases under embargo, make sure to clearly note the release date.

I’ll be announcing pre-event sponsorship opportunities here at Online Dating Insider. If you are interested, [...]

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I did another Singles Podcasting Network show with Rich Gosse. The tag line for the site is “Learn about what is going on behind the scenes in the dating industry from experts in the know. 15 minutes of news and rumors not to be missed.” Sums it up about right.

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(PRWEB) October 17, 2005 — Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces the seventh Internet Dating Conference, to be held on February 1-2, 2006 in Miami at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort.

Online personals, which includes both online dating and social networking, continues to be one of the fastest growing online businesses.

The 7th Convention and Conference will focus on [...]

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