The Online Personals Insider is the internet dating conference weekly news summary
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:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCE ~:
September 24-25, 2009 - London
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:~ CEO INTERVIEW ~:
Done For You Dating - Luke Chao
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/luke-chao-ceo-of-doneforyoudating.html
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
BlackSingles and HurryDate Partner With Eizzil Entertainment
MARKETWIRE -- July 27 -- BlackSingles and HurryDate partner with Eizzil Entertainment in support of Eizzil's feature-length romantic comedy, "SPEED-DATING." The film is slated for a 2010 general release. As part of the national promotion tour, the companies will present BlackSingles.com HurryDate events in 12 major cities across the country.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/blacksingles-and-hurrydate-partner-with-eizzil-entertainment.html
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iovation Exceeds Two Billion Fraud Checks
BUSINESS WIRE -- July 22 -- iovation, provider of the world’s first device reputation service for preventing online fraud and abuse, has provided over two billion reputation checks for its customers. These checks have resulted in the identification of over 140M unique device reputations, a growth of ~500% from one year ago. iovation uses device fingerprinting to identify unique devices and establish device reputations that are based on each device’s history of fraud or abuse.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/iovation-exceeds-two-billion-fraud-checks.html
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be2 Conquers Asian Dating Market
BE2 BLOG -- July 21 -- be2 Singapore was launched in 2008 and has grown to 42k members. Due to the continued success of be2 in Singapore, be2 has launched its service in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/be2-conquers-asian-dating-market.html
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Are Online Matches Happier?
ABC4NEWS -- July 20 -- About 20% of couples meet online. The other more traditional ways include meeting through friends, at school and at work. Dr. Gonzaga is a senior research scientist at eHarmony whose life career is to study the success of online dating. He goes as far as to say he thinks online dating users will have a lower divorce rate in the future than those who meet through other means. Dr. Gonzaga says eHarmony manages to set up 236 marriages a day simply because the survey matches ‘like with like.’ Contrary to the popular adage, the love doctor says, “opposites ‘do’ attract…but then, they attack.”
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/are-online-matches-happier.html
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India Says "I Do!" To Divorce
THE WIP -- July 20 -- The Indian capital New Delhi has the unenviable distinction of being the country’s divorce citadel with about 9,000 cases annually. Other Indian cities are not far behind. Most are young couples, typically in their late 20s and early 30s. India is a remarkably young country with 70% of its billion plus population under the age of 35. The younger generation is willful, independent and adept at rationalizing their decisions. Remarriage was once unheard of but that’s changing. SecondShaadi.com narrows it down to all those who have been either divorced or widowed, and visitors to the site know at the outset what they are getting into.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/india-says-i-do-to-divorce.html
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Room For Maturity In Modern Dating Age
WASHINGTON POST -- July 19 -- By 2007, the over-50 set had become the fastest-growing group of subscribers for online dating companies, and double-digit growth has continued since, according to industry watchers. Pepper Schwartz, an adviser to Perfectmatch.com, cheers the trend. If a person in their 60s or 70s lost a spouse 20 years ago, "the chances of pairing again were small, because the avenues to meet new people were limited mostly to churches, senior centers and friends of friends. Today single seniors can go online and be opened up to thousands of options."
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/07/room-for-maturity-in-modern-dating-age.html
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