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Married over VOIP

by | Online Dating Innovation

This is sure to be a first. According to CNET, Wiriadi Sutrisno works as a physiotherapist in California, and Rita Sri Mutiara Dewi is from the Indonesian city of Bandung. “We’ve exchanged photos, chat almost daily and often call each other, but...

Leno kills with MindFindBind

by | Marketing

Late night TV last night was full of dating commercials and talk show references. Early on I saw several Eharmony commercials and as the night progressed a few for Quest personals with blonde on bed in nightie doing the 1-900 pitch. Doesn’t Vertrue makes...

Yahoo Venti Espresso at Starbucks

by | Dating Research

Starbucks has finally picked a dating partner, and it’s Yahoo Personals. This is a fantastic pairing of two market leaders with incredibly strong brands. Yahoo Personals has always been very shy about partnering, good to see them opening up a bit. I’ve met...

CGI Holding Raises $17M

by | Dating Industry Finance

Taking pages from the IAC playbook, CGI continues to gobble up companies and raise capital. With $17.5 million of fresh cash from Wachovia Bank, CGI has enough bank to continue the acquisition trend. Kowabunga is most well-know property and likely a cash cow, I know...

Sex.com sells for $14M

by | Dating Industry Finance

BoingBoing says sex.com (not worksafe) has been picked up for a cool $14 million by a web development company called Escom. A social network is in the works. Owner Gary Kremen should be familiar, he founded Match.com. I’ve covered the backstory here a few times...