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PerfectMatch announced it has partnered with Be Better Guys to provide lifestyle advice to it’s male members.
BeBetterGuys brings its expertise in men’s fashion, grooming, dating, and etiquette directly to Perfectmatch’s more than four million members. The BeBetterGuys “Game Planâ€? provides a nuts-and-bolts how-to approach guide to help Perfectmatch’s male membership prepare for, and enjoy, a [...]

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Have you seen the new Match Platinum service? Real live humans will search, qualify and narrow the field from the “largest circle of deeply impressive women and men ever assembled.� There must be a new copywriter at Match. The copy is, ahem, a bit over the top, even for a premium service.
Interesting that one [...]

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At this past weekend’s annual meeting of the American Economic Association borrowed from online dating - to more efficiently match job candidates and potential employers. It is called “€œsignalingâ€?,€Â? and it is designed to reduce the time and cost of hiring professors by weeding out those who aren’t serious prospects and homing in on those [...]

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As I previously mentioned, Yahoo Personals has rolled out a few enhancements to the service. Have you seen the overview of the new customizable profile? Very nice. I like the idea of being able to customize the quick view, displaying the traits you feel most important right at the top of the page. Some of [...]

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Tomorrow, Wednesday December 20th, Yahoo Personals is launching a variety of enhancements to member profiles. New Sr. PR Manager Jason Khoury send me details on the upgrades, as well as an overview of the last six months of new features.
Among the enhancements to the Web site is a new capability called Quick View, which offers [...]

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Dr. Phil’s Life Notes. Listen to Dr. Phil remind you it’s the holidays and to put the scotch down and go find a date.
Profiles are now called Portraits.
Warm, inviting black color scheme.
Matchwords more prominently displayed on member home page.

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In a new twist on the popularity contest that is Myspace, FakeYourSpace lets you choose from a selection of “models� to leave you customized comments to look like you have (sexy) friends and are popular online. The basic service is $1.99 month, but they’re offering special of 99 cents a month.
This is an interesting [...]

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I’ve set it up to make posting comments easier. The first time you post a comment, it’s held for moderation. All future comments from you should post immediately.
HippiePersonals.com auction came and went with 0 bids. Dude!
Eharmony has increased the payout for their affiliate program until Christmas. Currently they are paying $20-$75 for these actions, but [...]

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Ben Brown is the creator of Consumating.com. After our first conversation I will always imagine him coding on a Powerbook next to the grill in his backyard in Austin, TX, drinking PBR’s out of the can, surrounded by 20-something hipsters.
Ben sold Consumating to CNET quickly, he did a great job identifying a niche market, developing [...]

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