Michigan approves criminal background check bill
Michigan lawmakers voted 75-14 this week to approve a bill by Rep. Jim Howell, R-St. Charles, requiring Internet matchmakers to prominently disclose whether criminal background checks have been made. The bill was introduced at the request of Herb Vest, a Dallas...Incode forms Intrance business unit
Incode Corporation today announced the formation of its Intrance online dating service development unit to administer Incode’s various online dating properties. Incode also announced its plans to rebrand KissyKat, a special interest online dating service devoted...Seniors market flat
In August, more than 16 percent of those active on the top five dating sites, including Yahoo Personals and Match.com, were 55 and over, and more than 5 percent were 65 and over, according to Nielsen/NetRatings Inc. That’s up from 15 percent in the 55-plus...Matchmaker.com Milestones
I spent some of the $75 on music in iTunes. While listening to my purchases I decided to research Matchmaker a bit to shed some light on the events which led to their recent acquisition. 1996- Jon Boede — who wrote the original Matchmaker BBS software —...Matchmaker rolling out IM service?
Today I was invited to participate in a MatchMaker focus group. When I was initially asked, I mentioned this blog, and my day job running ProfileDoctor.com right up front, to make sure they were ok with that, which they were. I figured that I would provide them with...Userplane Equips AOSpine.org With Flash Web Chat System
Userplane, a pioneer in providing enterprise social software for online communities, today announced that AOSpine.org, a global community of spine specialists, has deployed its Userplane Web Chatâ„¢...Beliefnet Launches Soulmatch
Back in May we mentionedthe beta ofSoulmatch. Beliefnet, Inc., the leading multifaith spirituality media company and online community, has announced the launch of Soulmatch, a values-based, spiritually-centered online dating service. Soulmatch allows users to decide...Vanity Date to lower subscriber acquisition costs
Incode Corporation today announced its plans today to acquire VanityDate, a special interest online dating service devoted to match-making for exceptionally successful and attractive singles. We covered this recently. Incode expects to close the acquisition of...Michigan bill to require background checks
Kurt tells us that: “A bill is up in Michigan this week in committee to require dating services to require criminal background checks of the people using the service. I am a multi client lobbyist in lansing Michigan who works with the legislature daily. If you...
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