Vivox Launches Tempo
Vivox has announced Tempo, an online communications technology specifically focused on enhancing member interactions for online dating and social networking communities. Tempo simplifies interaction among online daters by allowing them to connect using a variety of...Illinois Ponders Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act
Representative John Bradley of Illinois has introduced the Internet Dating Disclosure and Safety Awareness Act. Requires an online dating service provider offering services to residents of this State to disclose clearly and conspicuously, to any member who provides a...Playboys’ Girls of Myspace
Mother’s, listen up. Chances are, your 17 year old daughter is probably 1/2 naked on Myspace. If that wasn’t disturbing enough, Playboy is looking for (Not Safe For Work) the sexiest women of Myspace, which will be included in a nude photo pictorial....Eharmony Growth Continues
Traffic up 8%, pricing $59, 16,000 marriages, $80 million ad spend. IPO planned. Eharmony has stopped mentioning the number of paying members and instead publishes the number of monthly visitors as the metric. Lame but understandable as their growth has flattened out...Valentine’s Day Promotions
It would seem that dating sites are getting smarter about leveraging the hype about Valentine’s Day. Date.com sponsored what may be the worlds longest date, Consumating let potential cupids place heart icons on people’s pages and Cupid.com set the world...The Knot Posts Q4 Profit of $1.48 Million
The Knot enjoyed revenue up 27 percent in Q4 but expenses were up to $36.9 million, including 4.8 million in legal fees related to litigation with WeddingChannel.com. The Knot also tied up with Travel + Leisure magazine to launch a new joint venture in April....Userplane Launches Video Ad Network
Userplane has parntered with Broadband Enterprises to launch its video ad network. Emarketer projects streaming video spending will nearly triple to $640 million in the next two years, and grow to $1.5 billion by 2010. Michael Jones, co-founder and CEO of Userplane:...MySpace Illicit Image Hunters
MySpace employs a staff of about 12 who do nothing but look at all 1.5 million images uploaded each day for inappropriate photos, including pornography. Despite their efforts, some illicit images still get through.’PlanetOut Q4 Earnings Up
From PaidContent, total revenue for Q4 was $13.3 million, up 87 percent compared to $7.1 million for the year-ago period. Advertising services revenue for Q4 was $5.7 million, up from $2.1 million for the year-ago period. Technorati Tags: planetout
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