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A WIRED writer says they disregard anyone on dating sites who believes in astrology. The tv show The Big Bang Theory ties it all together. You’ve got well-intentioned geeks, a hot blonde and, well watch the clip.
Given the number of people who sit in front of the tv watching reality television, someone should start a [...]

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Mobestar Holdings Plc are pleased to announce the appointment of Nomad NetworX as the exclusive sales and marketing agent for their mDate product set in Australia and New Zealand. Nomad will be identifying and developing opportunities for Mobestar solutions and providing local sales and marketing support. Industry sources suggest there are an estimated 1.3 million [...]

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Userplane, the premier communication platform for online communities and a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, today announced that PlentyofFish, the world’s top free dating site, has joined Userplane’s new ad revenue-sharing program. Userplane made the announcement at iDate 2007, the business conference for the online dating industry.
Userplane recently created a new advertising program for sites [...]

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Media Daily News weighs in on the Match.com product placement in the new TBS show “My Boys�.
Judging by the brand’s appearance in the Nov. 28 debut episode, the product placement feels forced, a potential consumer turn-off. This despite Match’s CEO telling the Times the appearance had to feel “seamless and natural.â€? (The integration was one [...]

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Userplane has announced that OkCupid has selected and implemented Userplane’s Webmessenger™ technology, a leading IM and chat tool featuring both live text and streaming audio/video.
I met Sam Yagan of OkCupid recently. We had a great conversation you may want to read.

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Meetic and China.com are partnering to provide online dating service to the expected 100 million eligible singles.

Two things about this that I’m sure about.

#1 Sounds like the site will be available in Engish, French and German. Ni hao?

#2 Since its launch in 2002, more than 500,000 couples have become engaged. Is that how they measure [...]

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Hot on the heels of the Adult Friend Finder story, we find out that Beliefnet.com and Yahoo! Personals have gotten in bed together to create the what’s being called the largest online community of spiritual daters. I met a Beliefnet staffer a few years ago at a party in Vermont. Nice woman, from what she [...]

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This really should be subtitled “How To Build a Dating Site Part IV.”

I will treat dating sites with respect when they do the same for their members. I try hard to say nice things about the industry, but it’s difficult, and I am generally a positive person.

Dating sites think singles are sheep with credit cards [...]

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Thomas Technologies International (sponsor of this blog), announced today that Ave Maria Singles, a premium online Catholic singles network, has kicked off the fall with the integration of the Thomas suite of personality assessment tools. Ave Maria Singles will provide its members with Thomas’ personality assessment as well as Personal Feedback and Compatibility Reporting.

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