Perfectmatch.com Launches Duet
Perfectmatch.com Launches Duet, a 360 degree presentation of it’s members. At first, I thought this meant you could spin people around and check out the rear-view. Sadly, the reality is a new profile with a four-part grid that “offers a rich showcase of...Publishing 2.0 and Web 2.0 Hype
I came across the Publishing 2.0 blog today. Great discussion about the seedy underbelly of Web 2.0, including how companies are using user-generated content to make money and not giving anything back to the users. I appreciate a healthy skepticism evident on the...New Myspace Security Measures
The Onion has an amusing send-up of the new MySpace security measures. “Making users verify that they are over 14 by clicking two different buttons” “Looking into that weirdo “Tom” who keeps emailing everyone” “Sending all...Match Making Automated Matches
Today I see a “Is It Fate” link on my Match page. The feature is smack in the middle between Chemistry and Match.com. Why in the world are they giving people a reason to stick around at Match when they are trying to move people over the Chemistry.com? My...Gonzales calls for mandatory web labeling law
Declan McCullagh at CNET says: Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must place official government warning labels on their pages or risk being imprisoned for up to five years, the Bush administration proposed Thursday. The Bush...Managing Online Identities with ClaimID
Badges, shields, icons and chicklets are becoming more pervasive on blogs and discussion forums as companies offer tracking, verification and identity management services. I recently came across some new entrants, ClaimID and MicroID. ClaimID will allow users to...Spark Network Schedules Investor Conference Call
Spark Networks will host an investor conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. The call is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Call Title: Spark Networks Q1 ‘06 Financial Results...AOL’s Answer To Myspace
TechCrunch goes as far as saying AOL’s soon-to-launch social networking site will be a Myspace killer. Most people have difficult time thinking that AOL can come up with a property that will be as compelling and sticky as Myspace. Site will supposedly launch in...Online-Dating Sites Get Stood Up by Consumers
Ad Age on talks about singles flocking to Myspace from Match.com. The novelty has worn off and dating sites have not stepped up to the plate with new features to keep up with consumers. BindMindFind and $200 couple’s therapy do not a healthy industry make....
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