Match.com Acquires OKCupid
Match.com acquires NYC’s OKCupidToday Match.com, announced that it has acquired OkCupid, the U.S. online dating company, for $50 million in cash, plus potential future payments contingent upon performance. Its about time. OKCupid is the fastest-growing...Online Dating Industry News: 2-1-11 Snowmageddon Edition
From Focus on what you’re good at, and nothing else! Mike and Jason are two Southern California kids that specialize in dating (pickup artists). For a living, they teach men how to be attractive. When they first hit me up years ago for business advice, I thought these...Plentyoffish Hacked Publicity Nightmare Ensues
In Plentyoffish Hacked, Usernames and Passwords Stolen, Mashable says that Plentyoffish was hacked by Argentinian hacker Chris Russo, who did it under his own name, without taking precaution to hide his identity. Plentyoffish founder Markus has a lengthy blog post...Thoughts on Match.com Fake Profile Lawsuit
By now most of you have heard about Match.com being sued for not removing inactive members in a timely manner (among other things like displaying fake profiles). Looks like someone interviewed a bunch of ex-Match employees and contractors and figured out they had a...
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