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What Happened to Vintacom?

An anonymous tipster wrote in asking: You should ask why Vintacom has only one person left from management and why Websourced ceased to exist? The only person left at Vinta is Mike Baldock and a couple of IT people. All have gone on to better (non THK) opportunities.I...

Romancing the Phone

Trilibis, creators of WebDate Mobile, have released data on WebDate users. You may have read that WebDate is going back to a free model, after unsuccessfully attempting to shift to with paid memberships the past few years. Webdate Mobile remains $4.99/month. Mobile...

Going Solo in the USA

Last week I spoke with Adam DuVander at BestPlaces.net about going solo in the US. Last month, the New York Times published the results of their analysis stating that 51% of U.S. women now live without a spouse. However, Sperling’s BestPlaces discovered this...

New CEO at Spark Networks

Spark Networks plc (Amex: LOV), a leading provider of online personals services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Spark Board Member Adam Berger as the new Chief Executive Officer, effective February 21, 2007. David Siminoff, who has been serving as Chairman...

Slowly And Surely

The climb up the Technorati chart continues. January 10 I was ranked 340k. 202,317 as of 1-31-07. Today that number is 195k. Getting back to where I was at 21k is going to take consistent effort. More writing and links are the only way it’s going to happen....

F2F Augmented Matchmaking Systems

Tiberius Brastaviceanu has created the Matchmaking Device System. This invention combines wireless technology and Internet into a very low-cost device, and enables individuals in densely populated resorts, at large gatherings, in nightclubs, in densely populated urban...

Valentones Valentine’s Day Ringtones

Thumbplay has introduced irreverent “Valentones�, or pre-recorded verbal messages that can be set as the ringer on your mobile phone to publicly announce your status as a single person in need of a Valentine’s date. For example, imagine hearing “I Need a...

Spark Networks Reorganization

Spark Networks has announced that the Board of Directors has authorized the Company to seek shareholder approval to establish Spark Networks plc as a subsidiary of Spark Networks, Inc., a corporation that will be incorporated in Delaware. Pending shareholder and U.K....