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:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCE ~: http://www.idate2009.com
Only 9 weeks to go before the next Internet Dating Conference! The next event is at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, USA and is scheduled for January
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:~ CEO INTERVIEWS ~:
Mate1 - Liz Wasserman
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/liz-wasserman-c.html
Joel D Block, Ph.D.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/joel-d-block-ph.html
Violet Lim - Lunch Actually
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
eHarmony Agrees To Provide Same-sex Matches
LA TIMES -- Nov 19 -- eHarmony will begin providing same-sex matches under as part of a settlement with New Jersey's Civil Rights Division.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/eharmony-agrees.html
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Online Dating For Boomers And Seniors
AGELESS LIFESTYLES -- Nov 15 -- 23½ million single Baby Boomers are using online dating and more than five million people over 55 have used online dating as well.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/online-dating-f.html
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Virtual Dating 3D avatar based dating system. See http://www.OmniDate.com
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SNAP Makes $500k In Q2
TRADING MARKETS -- Nov 12 -- SNAP Interactive's focus is building applications on social networks. Their biggest application, "Are You Interested", is the leading
pure dating application on the web and a Top 10 app on Facebook with over 11m users.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/snap-makes-500k.html
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be2 Raises €15 Million
PRESS RELEASE -- Nov 12 -- be2, a global matchmaking site with more than 12m members in 34 countries, received an investment of €15m from the Index Ventures
growth fund.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/be2-raises-15-m.html
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a competent, reliable, very reasonably priced development house.
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Australian Yahoo!7 Partners With eHarmony
PRESS RELEASE -- Nov 10 -- Under the agreement, Yahoo!7 users will be able to utilise both the existing Yahoo!7 Dating service and eHarmony's singles matching
service through a unified front page.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/australian-yaho.html
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IAC Reports Loss In 3Q
AP -- Nov 5 -- IAC reported a loss of $14.8m, or 11c per share, in the period ended Sept. 30, after a profit of $70.5m, or 47c per share, a year earlier. Revenue
rose 10% to $369.3m.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/iac-reports-los.html
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Premier Singles Launches Meet747.com
BUSINESS WIRE -- Nov 4 -- Premier Singles launched a brand new dating service, Meet747.com. "The concept is simple: Meet seven people for $7.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/premier-singles.html
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DAVID SIEGEL -- Nov 4 -- In 2005, I started developing a new site based on a new kind of matching engine for the marriage market. I had problems with my lead
developer and had to stop development. I am now looking for a partner to take the concepts forward.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2008/11/ltrcom-looking.html
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