What’s Up with Google Romance?
Donna Bogatin at ZDNet thinks Google Romance is for real. Technorati Tags: google+romanceFriday News
According to Adrants, Alloy Media + Marketing has released a study that found adults age 18-30 place far more emphasis on a brand’s social responsibility than its use of celebrity endorsers. This on the heels of a year filled with dating sites touting celebrity...Match and Yahoo Partner in Europe
Markus says that Yahoo and Match are working together in Europe. I would not have believed it unless I read this article or saw the UK Yahoo! Personals landing page. There is literally zero references to the deal in Yahoo News and a couple in Google. Judging by all...Socializing Across Social Networks
Safe dating site TrueDater has launched a site for bookmarking people across multiple social networks. I’ve been critical of TrueDater in the past. I’m not convinced the service has the audience or features to be considered useful. I think something along...Spark Networks Announces New Board Member
Spark Networks announced today Michael A. Kumin (bio) has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Kumin is currently a Partner with Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, where he is responsible for originating...eHarmony and Open Source Software
NewsForge, the Linux and open source newspaper, has a story about the technical underpinnings of eHarmony. Choice tidbits from Mark Douglas, vice president of engineering and operations: eHarmony.com chooses open source software for its quality, not for its price. 11...Forbes Interviews True.com Founder
Tara Weiss at Forbes interviewed Herb Vest. Choice quotes: Internet dating is populated, to a large degree, by criminals and married people. I conquered money, and now I’m looking to conquer love. Our mission is to end divorce in the United States. We cannot...Meetic Continues to Dominate EU Dating Market
Meetic continues as the leader in certain parts Europe. 8.3 million visitors in May, market share in the 50% range in France, Italy and Spanish markets. I wish Match and Yahoo would provide more details about their EU market share for comparison. Last year they were...Dating Site Member Whitelists
Edward at Other Singles has been using Google Trends to track the popularity of the term “dating” according to geography. Check out the graph. It shows Google search terms related to dating from regions of the world. Searches related to...
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