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:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCES ~:
http://www.idate2009.com
iDate2009 West will be held in Los Angeles and is scheduled for June 25-26, 2009. Google will be speaking there on Trends for Dating related Keywords.
Those that register before February 28 and save USD $700.
http://www.idate2009.com/register-la-2009.php
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:~ CEO INTERVIEWS ~:
Julie Spira, Cyber-dating Expert & Author
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/julie-spira-cyber-dating-expert-and-author.html
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
Meetic And Match.com Announce European Partnership
PR NEWSWIRE -- Feb 19 -- IAC and Meetic have entered into an agreement for Meetic to acquire Match.com's European operations from IAC. IAC will sell 100% of the stock of the entity that houses Match.com's European operations for an approximate 27% stake in Meetic, plus a 5m euro note.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/meetic-and-matchcom-announce-european-partnership.html
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IAC Appoints Greg Blatt CEO Of Match.com
PR NEWSWIRE -- Feb 19 -- Greg Blatt, currently IAC's Executive VP and General Counsel, has been named CEO of Match.com. Mr. Blatt succeeds Thomas Enraght-Moony, the previous CEO of Match.com who is leaving Match.com following today's announced sale of its European operations to Meetic.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/iac-appoints-greg-blatt-ceo-of-matchcom.html
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1960's Quest For Love - Operation Match
BOSTON GLOBE -- Feb 14 -- In the 1960s with a few Harvard buddies, Chris Walker cofounded one of the first computer-generated dating services, Operation Match. Now, after a lifetime spent in real estate development, Walker is attempting to revive his matchmaking business with a self-funded free dating site Personal Quest. The site is still in developing stages, and will offer"first date" video conferences, voice greetings, and detailed search options. Personal Quest is set to launch April 15 in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/1960s-quest-for-love-operation-match.html
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WhiteLabelDating.com Helps Entrepreneurs Get Started
COMPUTERWORLD -- Feb 13 -- The biggest barrier to entry in the online dating business is "inventory". Prospective online dating entrepreneurs can buy a plug-and-play online dating site, complete with inventory, through WhiteLabelDating.com, a hosted service provider. "You put your brand onto it, and you market it. We do everything else," says Ross Williams, CEO of the UK-based company, which claims to host 2,500 participating sites and 1m registered users worldwide.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/whitelabeldatingcom-helps-entrepreneurs-get-started.html
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Online Dating: Blocking The Bad Guys
COMPUTERWORLD -- Feb 13 -- iovation's ReputationManager service, which is also used by financial services, social networking and online gaming sites, collects data on 32 categories of unwelcome activities ranging from fraud to spam to chat abuse. The system then associate those behaviors with the specific computer used by creating a "device print." In this way, scammers who are detected can't just log in again under a new identity. Information on suspect devices is shared with all subscribers so that a scammer who attacks one site can be blocked from accessing another. The company claims to have stopped more than 730,000 account creations and fraudulent activities last year.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/online-dating-blocking-the-bad-guys.html
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Avatars Tackle The First Date For You
COMPUTERWORLD -- Feb 13 -- OmniDate is working on a new service that features photo-realistic avatars, online characters that look like you. Users submit a photo, which the service renders as an animated online character. Your avatar can then go on a virtual date in a variety of settings, such as a restaurant or a bar.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/avatars-tackle-the-first-date-for-you.html
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Thrifty Singles Embrace Online Dating
FORBES -- Feb 13 -- Last month, traffic on Match.com's U.K. site grew 17%, from last year. EasyDate.biz, the parent company of online dating websites BeNaughty.com and DateTheUK.com, posted a 112% increase in sales this month from February last year.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/thrifty-singles-embrace-online-dating.html
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DownToEarth Targets College Students
THE DAILY EVERGREEN -- Feb 13 -- DownToEarth.com started in early January as a dating site geared toward those ages 18 to 25. This Web site appeals to young people because it is free, and it is a way for them to try online dating for the first time, said Jacob Solotaroff, general manager for DownToEarth.com. There are currently more than 95,000 users.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/-downtoearth-targets-college-students.html
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Dating Sites Spend More On Ads
NIELSEN WIRE -- Feb 11 -- A Nielsen analysis of ad expenditures by online dating sites shows a significant year-to-year increase since 2003. The top advertiser among online dating sites is eHarmony. Through the first three quarters of 2008, the site spent more than $93m, almost twice as much on advertising as Match.com ($45 million-plus). Chemistry.com placed third with more than $28m in ad expenditures.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/dating-sites-spend-more-on-ads.html
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Internet Dating Executives Form Alliance
PR NEWSWIRE -- Feb 10 -- IDEA's membership, by invitation only, consists of executives from a veritable who's who in the international Internet dating world. The Alliance has 226 members and meets twice annually to learn and share thoughts on how to collectively improve the Internet dating industry. IDEA hosts a private online community on LinkedIn. Some future initiatives under consideration include an Internet Dating Newswire, the Online Personals Annual Awards, a Scammer Watch Service, and an industry Gold Standard and Credo.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/02/internet-dating-executives-form-alliance.html
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