The Online Personals Insider is the internet dating conference weekly news summary
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:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCE ~:
Miami Beach Convention Center, January 27-29, 2010
Exhibit hall nearly sold out. 5 spaces remain!
Register before December 31 and save $350.
http://www.idate2010.com/register-miami-2010.php
:~ IDATE AWARDS ~:
The finalists have been selected.
Please be sure to vote! Voting ends January 7, 2010.
http://www.idateawards.com
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:~ CEO INTERVIEWS ~:
International Dating Ventures (eLove) - Terry Fitzpatrick
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/terry-fitzpatrick-coo-of-international-dating-ventures.html
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Dec 17th, 2009 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews22
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Dating Site For Serious Singles Dating Launched
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 20 - MillionaireCupid.com has launched a new dating site SuccessfulDates.com. SuccessfulDates offers live counselors to their members. Members can get professional suggestions or advices from the live counselors once they have any dating problems or dating difficulties. To ensure the reality of user identity, this website has a background verification systems.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/dating-site-for-serious-singles-dating-launched.html
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AstrologyDating.com Launches
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 18 - AstrologyDating.com has launched the beta test of its astrology-based dating site. AstrologyDating.com analyzes the planet's zodiac signs based on a person's birth-date, birth-location and time of birth, along with other technological and celestial information to provide in-depth matching criteria.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/astrologydatingcom-launches-.html
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Stop fraud before it happens! Learn how to proactively block out scammers before they attempt to defraud or abuse your good customers. Visit iovation.com or call (503) 224-6010 today.
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Spark Networks Launches Spark.com
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 18 - Spark Networks, a provider of niche online singles communities, launches Spark.com, a new site for highly-qualified singles. Spark.com unites millions of members from AmericanSingles.com and Date.ca communities into one clean and easy-to-navigate site. One new Spark.com feature is the free Color Code Personality Test, a compatibility exercise required of all new members to help them learn more about themselves. Other features include a profile photo prerequisite and more photo upload space.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/spark-networks-launches-sparkcom.html
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Adult Actress Ashley Madison Myrick Sues Ashley Madison
FOX NEWS - Dec 15 - Adult actress Ashley Madison Myrick, has filed a lawsuit against online dating site Ashley Madison for the “humiliation’ she has endured over having the same name as the site that promotes infidelity. She wants the site to change their name and claims that the Web site AshleyMadisonbio.com is connected to the infidelity site and features her photo without permission. But Pop Tarts has exclusively obtained a $1M counter-suit filed by Ashley Madison (the Web site) against Ashley Madison (the porn star). According to their suit, they don’t even own the domain AshleyMadsionbio.com and have had the infamous “Ashley Madison” name trademarked since 2002 whereas Myrick only adopted the moniker as a “stage name” in 2005. The affair matchmakers are now suing the adult actress for using their trademark to “inappropriately garner goodwill” to support her acting career.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/adult-actress-ashley-madison-myrick-sues-ashley-madison.html
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Advertise your dating site on Plentyoffish. Go to ads.pof.com and advertise direct.
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Mobile Dating On The Rise
LONDON EVENING STANDARD - Dec 14 - 15M people in Britain are single, and ~5M are shopping for love online. The next dating revolution is happening in your pocket and it's all about location. Soon, Apple's iPhone and other touchscreen mobile devices will replace PCs as the main way we engage with social media. In 2007 the global mobile dating market was pegged at L200M, that figure rose to L332M worldwide in 2008 and is expected to more than double over the next five years, reaching ~L784M by 2013. Grindr, which launched in March this year, is presently most popular in San Francisco, with its dense concentration of gay men and iPhone customers, but gained more than 30,000 British users. GPS-enabled dating apps aimed exclusively at the straight market have just arrived, StreetSpark, Skout and Are You Interested being some of the latest.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/mobile-dating-on-the-rise.html
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Blackbox Republic Partners With Venues
PR NEWSWIRE - Dec 15 - Blackbox Republic, the private network for people of all orientations, relationship combinations and lifestyles, has added regional nightlife venues to add entertainment options for members. Partners include Vibe Entertainment, 1015 Folsom, 103 Harriet, 111 Minna Gallery, and Paradise Lounge in San Francisco; Concept Entertainment in Portland; Subspace in Toronto; and Skin in New York. Blackbox Republic provides entertainment partners a single platform to "create once, promote everywhere." Events are automatically posted within Blackbox Republic and across the social web with a single click. This value greatly reduces the need for dedicated staff or the investment of time to post and repost event details on several locations all over the web.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/blackbox-republic-pa.html
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Internet Dating Conference
The business conference for the online dating industry @ InternetDatingConference.com
Industry Message Boards @ mb.InternetDatingConference.com
Conference Organiser
Marc Lesnick, info@idate2010.com, 212-722-1744
Media Relations
Press, please contact Mark Brooks
mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
_________________
Online Personals Watch
www.onlinepersonalswatch.com or opw1.com
Editor: Mark Brooks, mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
______________________________________________________________________
:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCE ~:
Miami Beach Convention Center, January 27-29, 2010
Exhibit hall nearly sold out. 5 spaces remain!
Register before December 31 and save $350.
http://www.idate2010.com/register-miami-2010.php
:~ IDATE AWARDS ~:
The finalists have been selected.
Please be sure to vote! Voting ends January 7, 2010.
http://www.idateawards.com
______________________________________________________________________
:~ CEO INTERVIEWS ~:
International Dating Ventures (eLove) - Terry Fitzpatrick
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/terry-fitzpatrick-coo-of-international-dating-ventures.html
______________________________________________________________________
:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Dec 17th, 2009 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews22
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Dating Site For Serious Singles Dating Launched
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 20 - MillionaireCupid.com has launched a new dating site SuccessfulDates.com. SuccessfulDates offers live counselors to their members. Members can get professional suggestions or advices from the live counselors once they have any dating problems or dating difficulties. To ensure the reality of user identity, this website has a background verification systems.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/dating-site-for-serious-singles-dating-launched.html
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AstrologyDating.com Launches
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 18 - AstrologyDating.com has launched the beta test of its astrology-based dating site. AstrologyDating.com analyzes the planet's zodiac signs based on a person's birth-date, birth-location and time of birth, along with other technological and celestial information to provide in-depth matching criteria.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/astrologydatingcom-launches-.html
______________________________________________________________________
Stop fraud before it happens! Learn how to proactively block out scammers before they attempt to defraud or abuse your good customers. Visit iovation.com or call (503) 224-6010 today.
______________________________________________________________________
Spark Networks Launches Spark.com
PRESS RELEASE - Dec 18 - Spark Networks, a provider of niche online singles communities, launches Spark.com, a new site for highly-qualified singles. Spark.com unites millions of members from AmericanSingles.com and Date.ca communities into one clean and easy-to-navigate site. One new Spark.com feature is the free Color Code Personality Test, a compatibility exercise required of all new members to help them learn more about themselves. Other features include a profile photo prerequisite and more photo upload space.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/spark-networks-launches-sparkcom.html
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Adult Actress Ashley Madison Myrick Sues Ashley Madison
FOX NEWS - Dec 15 - Adult actress Ashley Madison Myrick, has filed a lawsuit against online dating site Ashley Madison for the “humiliation’ she has endured over having the same name as the site that promotes infidelity. She wants the site to change their name and claims that the Web site AshleyMadisonbio.com is connected to the infidelity site and features her photo without permission. But Pop Tarts has exclusively obtained a $1M counter-suit filed by Ashley Madison (the Web site) against Ashley Madison (the porn star). According to their suit, they don’t even own the domain AshleyMadsionbio.com and have had the infamous “Ashley Madison” name trademarked since 2002 whereas Myrick only adopted the moniker as a “stage name” in 2005. The affair matchmakers are now suing the adult actress for using their trademark to “inappropriately garner goodwill” to support her acting career.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/adult-actress-ashley-madison-myrick-sues-ashley-madison.html
______________________________________________________________________
Advertise your dating site on Plentyoffish. Go to ads.pof.com and advertise direct.
______________________________________________________________________
Mobile Dating On The Rise
LONDON EVENING STANDARD - Dec 14 - 15M people in Britain are single, and ~5M are shopping for love online. The next dating revolution is happening in your pocket and it's all about location. Soon, Apple's iPhone and other touchscreen mobile devices will replace PCs as the main way we engage with social media. In 2007 the global mobile dating market was pegged at L200M, that figure rose to L332M worldwide in 2008 and is expected to more than double over the next five years, reaching ~L784M by 2013. Grindr, which launched in March this year, is presently most popular in San Francisco, with its dense concentration of gay men and iPhone customers, but gained more than 30,000 British users. GPS-enabled dating apps aimed exclusively at the straight market have just arrived, StreetSpark, Skout and Are You Interested being some of the latest.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/mobile-dating-on-the-rise.html
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Blackbox Republic Partners With Venues
PR NEWSWIRE - Dec 15 - Blackbox Republic, the private network for people of all orientations, relationship combinations and lifestyles, has added regional nightlife venues to add entertainment options for members. Partners include Vibe Entertainment, 1015 Folsom, 103 Harriet, 111 Minna Gallery, and Paradise Lounge in San Francisco; Concept Entertainment in Portland; Subspace in Toronto; and Skin in New York. Blackbox Republic provides entertainment partners a single platform to "create once, promote everywhere." Events are automatically posted within Blackbox Republic and across the social web with a single click. This value greatly reduces the need for dedicated staff or the investment of time to post and repost event details on several locations all over the web.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/blackbox-republic-pa.html
______________________________________________________________________
Internet Dating Conference
The business conference for the online dating industry @ InternetDatingConference.com
Industry Message Boards @ mb.InternetDatingConference.com
Conference Organiser
Marc Lesnick, info@idate2010.com, 212-722-1744
Media Relations
Press, please contact Mark Brooks
mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
_________________
Online Personals Watch
www.onlinepersonalswatch.com or opw1.com
Editor: Mark Brooks, mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
