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Widgets make searching easier

Desktop widgets make finding a date from the desktop easier than ever. According to Uneasy Silence, Metrodate has released a Konfabulator widget, which floats a small window with a slideshow of people’s photos based on simple zip code and age filtering....

Meetic Paris IPO a success

Shares in Meetic, which is active in 13 countries and boasts 14 million users, showed a 11.21-percent gain at 1200 GMT to 24.80 euros. The CAC 40 index of leading shares was 0.99 percent lower. Meetic claims that 18,000 new users fill out their profile on the site...

Better Loving Through Chemistry?

Cliche title but it’s not mine. It’s from a BusinessWeek article on the rise of personality testing on dating sites. Continuing the “Let’s hire a celebrity or high profile doctor spokesperson” path along with True and PerfectMatch,...

Online dating soars to new heights

Speaking of new dating sites, this got my attention. AirTroductions is a new service to connect air travelers. Concept is new, but who wants to have a first date on an airplane? Imagine if the other person did not act or look like they did on the phone and in their...