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Background on Match.com co-founder

by | Online Dating Industry

Did you know that Peng T. Ong was a co-founder and chief architect of Electric Classifieds, Inc (the creators of Match.Com)? I didn’t either. Previously, Peng was a consultant at Illustra Information Technologies, Inc. and also held various engineering and...

Dating sites adding new features

by | Dating Sites & Startups

SpringStreet has added a new feature to their Hot List functionality. If you opt in to Hot List Match Notifications you can see who as added you to their Hot List. It’s been done before, but this is the first new feature from SpringStreet in a while. If your...

BoatDating.com post removed

by | Online Dating Industry

My blog policy is not to remove posts but in this case I’m getting tired of hearing from the management at boatdating.com. The home page there looks strange on a Mac and I pointed this out in an earlier post. Instead of fixing the problem and being thankful it...

Michigan approves criminal background check bill

by | Legal

Michigan lawmakers voted 75-14 this week to approve a bill by Rep. Jim Howell, R-St. Charles, requiring Internet matchmakers to prominently disclose whether criminal background checks have been made. The bill was introduced at the request of Herb Vest, a Dallas...

Incode forms Intrance business unit

by | Dating Sites & Startups

Incode Corporation today announced the formation of its Intrance online dating service development unit to administer Incode’s various online dating properties. Incode also announced its plans to rebrand KissyKat, a special interest online dating service devoted...