Two items of interest from Online Dating Insider sponsors.

iovation Partners with IDology to Combat Online Fraud and ID Theft

iovation, the Device Reputation Authorityâ„¢ for the Internet, and IDology, Inc., an innovative provider of identity and age verification solutions, today announced a partnership to provide online businesses with a stronger, multi-layered authentication and fraud prevention solution that combines best-of-breed identity and device-based fraud management techniques to reduce online fraud and identity theft.
Press release.

Honesty Online is developing an identity credential for Facebook

Facebook doesn’t offer a “verified profile” service. There does seem to be an opportunity here for a 3rd-party identity verification credentialing service. Honesty Online has looked at this opportunity. But how to build a robust solution, that is, one that provides a credential that itself can’t easily be spoofed, isn’t obvious. Our existing anti-spoofing security measures rely on close integration with the partner site offering our verification service, and can’t be directly reproduced on a neutral site such as Facebook.

So, today Honesty Online doesn’t offer an identity credential solution for user profiles on Facebook or other “neutral” (non-partner) sites. But I wouldn’t be writing about it if that weren’t likely to change in the not-too-distant future.
Fake Friends Forever blog post.

Thanks to Bonefish, Dating Ad Network, iovation, SkaDate and Userplane for their continued support. Please take a moment to click through their ads to learn about how they can help your business.

Interested in getting your brand in front of key online dating and social networking executives? Contact me to learn more.

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Userplane is the premier provider of communication software for online communities. Five hosted web apps comprise the application suite – each adding core, must-have features to thriving websites. The apps are robust yet lightweight, cross-platform with no user installation, and customizable for a site’s specific needs.

Userplane Webchat delivers full-featured, text/voice/video multi-user chatting.
Userplane Webmessenger provides live text/voice/video instant messaging.
Userplane Webrecorder enables users to record and share voice/video messages.
Userplane Sitesearch integrates advanced, natural-results user searching.
Userplane Presence turns the lights on with web and desktop-based live user presence.

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Sponsorship: Online Dating Insider is read by top entrepreneurs, executives, funders and followers in the online dating and social networking industries. We’re part of Corante, a network of thought leaders and industry insiders covering the social networking, dating and many other leading-edge industries.

Consulting: Corante works with many companies primarily looking to enter into, or offer services to, online dating marketplace. Want to promote your new dating site, blog software, photo enhancement tools, coaching services or other value-added services? This is the place.

We can help you:

• Get a fresh perspective on how to raise your visitor-to-member conversion rate several points without breaking the bank.
• Learn how to get Eharmony-like subscriptions numbers on .01% of their budget.
• Find out about new features you can add to your site to improve the customer experience and reduce churn.
• Promote your value-added service out in front of the online dating and social networking industry leaders.

Contact David Evans to learn more.

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SITRAS is postponed, IDate is next year, how are you going to promote your products and services to the online dating industry? Simple. Sponsor Online Dating Insider with an ad, a sponsored entry or special newsletter. There is no better way to get out in front of the industry insiders you need to reach. Top entrepreneurs, executives, people looking to fund dating companies and followers of the online dating industry read ODI daily. Still not convinced? Email me learn more.

A warm welcome to our latest sponsorAEwebworks. Check them out in the Tools & Services directory.

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Sponsorship: Online Dating Insider is read by top entrepreneurs, executives, funders and followers in the online dating industry? We’re part of Corante, a network of thought leaders and industry insiders covering the social networking, dating and many other leading-edge industries. Click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Consulting: Corante works with many companies primarily looking to enter into, or offer services to, online dating companies. Want to pitch your blog software, photo enhance tools, coaching services or other value-added services to dating sites? Email me to learn more about how we can help your company navigate the most active and exciting space in the internet today.

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Sponsorship: Did you know Online Dating Insider is read by top entrepreneurs, executives, funders and followers in the online dating industry? We’re part of Corante, a network of thought leaders and industry insiders covering the social networking, dating and many other leading-edge industries.Email to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Consulting: We’re working with many companies primarily looking to enter into, or offer existing services to, online dating companies. Email me to learn more about how we can help your company navigate the most active and exciting space in the internet today.

Newsletters: Stay on top of breaking news by adding your email address to our low volume email list (2-3 special alerts a month on average). You will also start receiving the weekly digest-style version containing the top stories of the week, special features and additional sponsorships.

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Sponsorship: Did you know Online Dating Insider is read by top entrepreneurs, executives, funders and followers in the online dating industry? We’re part of Corante, a network of thought leaders and industry insiders covering the social networking, dating and many other leading-edge industries. Click here to learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Consulting: We’re working with many companies primarily looking to enter into, or offer existing services to, online dating companies. Email me to learn more about how we can help your company navigate the most active and exciting space in the internet today.

Newsletters: Stay on top of breaking news by adding your email address to our low volume email list (2-3 special alerts a month on average). You will also start receiving the weekly digest-style version containing the top stories of the week, special features and additional sponsorships.

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Since iDate, a number of you have expressed interest in getting together informally to continue conversations started by the pool in Miami. Until I started attending conferences, I had no idea how many online and offline dating and social networking industry players are clustered within the 495 loop here in Boston. It’s too cold to meet by a pool, so I’ve I have decided to throw the first of what I hope will become monthly Online Dating Insider dinners.

I have lined up a vendor to sponsor the food portion off the event. If your company would like to provide drinks, dessert, mugs, t-shirts, etc, let me know and we’ll work something out.

The dinner will take place sometime in March in downtown Boston. If you would like to attend, send an email to dave@digicraft.com and I’ll get to you with the details once we judge the size of the crowd.

Depending on the outcome, we might make this a roving event and visit a different city each month. Looking forward to seeing you in Boston or a city near you.

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Now that everyone is home from Miami, how are you going to promote your brand or service to the online dating industry? It’s easy, advertise on Online Dating Insider. Most show attendees, and many other companies, VC and industry insiders who couldn’t make it, or are in stealth mode, read this blog every day. Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities or email me.

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For those of you that haven’t heard, I have started the Dating and Discovery Advisory Service at Corante Research.

Market focused and driven, Corante Research enlists some of the sector’s top analysts to track, analyze and explain emerging technologies and their impact on business and society. We consult with entrepreneurs breaking new ground in their industries, enterprises seeking to apply new technologies, and investors looking to gain extraordinary returns. Our goal is to provide incisive and actionable analysis and advisory services to our clients.

Stowe Boyd, Corante’s president and managing director of Corante Research, has brought me aboard recently to serve as the managing director of the new Corante Dating and Discovery Advisory Service. This service is geared toward the needs of online dating and social networking companies, and the technology providers, value-added services, financial resources and consumer brands participating in the marketplace.

Our model is to only become involved in long-term engagements with a focus on strategic initiatives. We provide regular and in-depth consultation with our clients on the challenges confronting them.

Expertise and Focus

David and Stowe have deep expertise in the online dating industry and related social tools, such as social networking and related online communities. These researchers have worked with dozens of companies in this market, and have spoken and written widely on the challenges confronting the industry today.

If you would like to learn more about working with Corante Research, send me an email and I’ll be happy to go into greater detail about our services and how we can work togther. I’ll be at iDate if you want to schedule some time by the pool to talk.

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