The Online Personals Insider is the internet dating conference weekly news summary
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Starts tomorrow at the Miami Beach Convention Center, January 27-29, 2010
http://www.idate2010.com
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The iDate Awards ceremony is on the evening they of January 28, 2010 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM in Miami Beach.
http://www.idateawards.com
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WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Jan 19th, 2010 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews25
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DNA Matchmaking
WASHINGTON POST - Jan 24 - Eric Holzle is the founder of ScientificMatch.com, one of a new generation of online dating companies that use genetic information to match singles with potential partners. ScientificMatch subscribers are asked to send in a DNA sample which is then analyzed and entered into a database. ScientificMatch launched its service in December 2007 in the Boston area and is planning to expand around the country through partnerships with traditional matchmakers. Holzle won't say how many users the site has or whether the company is profitable.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/dna-matchmaking.html
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Dating Website Grows Through Love
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK - Jan 23 - "Our product is love," says Ross Williams, whose Global Personals business accounts for one-third of the UK online dating market. In the late 1990s, he set up the web design and development company Rawnet. By 2003 he create a behind-the-scenes "white label" system and let partners brand and market dating sites. His company, Global Personals, also runs its own site, Singles365.com, and provides the back end for dating sites branded by magazines Men's Health, FHM and Cosmopolitan. The company has grown from 10 to 80 people, and is expanding internationally, first to South Africa and Australia, and next to the US.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/dating-website-grows-through-love.html
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Match.com Launches New Relationship Site
PARADIGM SHIFT - Jan 21 - MatchAffinity is a new relationship site. Whilst match.com is focussed on dating and allowing members to look around for suitable people, MatchAffinity helps people to find their partner through some more scientific means. Each user takes a simple psychometric style test and will then be matched with other members on the site based on a percentage compatibility ratio.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/matchcom-launches-new-relationship-site.html
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Men Cheating Increases With Unemployment
LIME LIFE - Jan 22 - Studies show that individuals with low self-esteem are more likely to cheat on their partners. In mid-2009, David Reese, the owner of UK-based Married and Looking, said that he saw an increase of subscribers to his site. Ashley Madison, which specializes in promoting extramarital affairs has seen steady growth since January 2008: the traffic rank went from around the top 15,00 to 4,500 in January 2010. Philanderers.com, which not only provides dating services for committed individuals looking to cheat, but gives tips on not getting caught, stayed strong through tumultuous economic changes.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/men-cheating-increases-with-unemployment.html
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Lovestruck.com Goes Mobile With Fetch Media
PRESS RELEASE - Jan 19 - Lovestruck.com have appointed full-service mobile media agency Fetch Media to manage their mobile media strategy and advertising campaigns. Lovestruck.com matches daters whose offices are located close to each other in order to cater for coffee, lunch or after-work rendezvous.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/lovestruckcom-goes-mobile-with-fetch-media.html
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Google To Speak At iDate
PR WEB - Jan 19 - Google AdWords Evangelist, Frederick Vallaeys, will give a special pre-event presentation at the Internet Dating Conference on January 27, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The presentation will provide an overview of various Google tools that can help online dating and offline matchmakers promote their brands more effectively on the Internet.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/google-to-speak-at-idate.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
_________________
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Editor: Mark Brooks, mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
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
This is the last week to register online. Online registration ends on January 22 with a $305 savings.
http://www.idate2010.com/register-miami-2010.php
:~ IDATE AWARDS ~:
The iDate Awards ceremony is on January 28, 2010 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM in Miami Beach.
http://www.idateawards.com
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Jan 19th, 2010 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews25
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WhiteLabelDating.com Partners With IntroAnalytics
REAL WIRE - Jan 14 - WhiteLabelDating.com is offering profile matching technology to all its partners and brands looking to build online dating sites, after signing a deal with IntroAnalytics. The technology matches member profiles based on implicit behaviour as they move around the site, rather than relying on the user’s preferences or questionnaires around who they want to meet.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/whitelabeldatingcom-partners-with-introanalytics.html
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Match.com Launches My Match
PR NEWSWIRE - Jan 13 - My Match, Match.com's new matching channel was launched to complement search capabilities
My Match offers the following programs:
- Daily 5 – Daily introductions to people based on how likely you are to strike up a conversation together.
- Mutual Match – Daily introductions to people based on your stated preferences and their stated preferences.
- Singled Out – Introductions we only make when we believe there is an especially high likelihood that you will hit it off with the person.
- Like At First Sight – Introductions to people who we think you'll find immediately appealing based on your responses to a fun online quiz regarding first impressions.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/matchcom-launches-my-match.html
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Married And Looking
THE INDEPENDENT - Jan 13 - Extramarital dating sites like AdultFriendFinder, are bigger business than ever. This week, its owner, FriendFinder Networks commenced marketing for a $220M flotation on the New York Stock Exchange. In December, one of AdultFriendFinder's rivals, AshleyMadison.com, offered Tiger Woods $5M to become their public face. In Britain, the most popular equivalent is IllicitEncounters.co.uk, which counts 415,000 members nationwide. Like AdultFriendFinder.com, it makes its money through subscriptions. Wives log on for free while husbands pay L119 a month.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/married-and-looking.html
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BlackPeopleMeet.com Launches Free Online Magazine
BUSINESS WIRE - Jan 12 - BlackPeopleMeet.com, the online dating site devoted to African-American singles, has launched BlackPeopleMeet.com Magazine, which is free and requires no membership. It is filled with insightful advice and perspectives to help single African-Americans navigate through the world of dating, love and relationships.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/blackpeoplemeetcom-launches-free-online-magazine.html
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Oxigen Partners With WDP To Launch MyCupid In India
NEWSWIRE TODAY - Jan 12 - MyCupid, a new matrimony site, launched in India by Oxigen, an IT-enabled multi- services platform, and World Dating Partners. A user can create a profile, update information, upload pictures and videos, chat and selectively allow others to browse their profiles. The payment for these services can be made through Oxicash, hence you don’t need a Bank account or a credit Card to use the "paid for" services.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/oxigen-partners-with-wdp-to-launch-mycupid-in-india.html
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DNA Matching
MAIL ONLINE - Jan 11 - DNA matching offers the chance to pick a partner with the widest possible variety of genes and therefore the best immune system for any potential children,’ explains Eric Holzle, a former engineer-turned-matchmaker who runs ScientificMatch. DNA testing can ascertain whether or not you will have ‘a more satisfying sex life with less chance of cheating’. Both ScientificMatch and Swiss company, GenePartner.com, which provides a DNA matching service for a variety of dating sites in Europe and the U.S., cite the infamous 1995 ‘sweaty T-shirt’ experiment in which women were asked to sniff the T-shirts of similarly aged men and rate their body odours as proof that DNA matching works. ScientificMatch offers life membership site for ~L1,200. Meanwhile, GenePartner’s tests start at ~L60.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/dna-matching.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
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 January 22 and save $305.
http://www.idate2010.com/register-miami-2010.php
:~ IDATE AWARDS ~:
The winners will be announced at the iDate Awards ceremony on January 28, 2010 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM in Miami Beach.
http://www.idateawards.com
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Jan 11th, 2010 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews24
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FriendFinder Sets IPO Terms
REUTERS - Jan 10 - FriendFinder set the terms of its initial public offering on Friday, cutting its size by more than half. FriendFinder's properties range from AdultFriendFinder.com to BigChurch.com and SeniorFriendFinder.com. It also publishes pictures and video, and the magazine Penthouse. FriendFinder plans to sell 20M shares for $10 to $12, each. At the midpoint that would raise $220M. The company filed for an IPO in December 2008 of up to $460M, but did not disclose details.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/friendfinder-sets-ipo-terms.html
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Online Dating Industry Will Grow By Almost A Third
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - Jan 10 - The Australian online dating industry grew by 5% last year and is expected to grow by a further 5 to 10% this year. According to dating site RSVP survey 50% of respondents had tried online dating and 10% had met their current or most recent partner on the internet. Business analyst IBISWorld expects the industry to earn ~$100M from subscriptions and advertising this year. Cupid Media, Australia's biggest online dating company, has 33 websites that specialise in religion, ethnicity, sexual preference and physical appearance. The company started at least three new websites every year and had ~15M customers in 50 countries. IBISWorld does, however, expect the boom to slow in a few years with the increased sophistication of social networks.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/online-dating-industry-will-grow-by-almost-a-third.html
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Lovestruck Raises L285,000
PR WEB - Jan 10 - London dating site Lovestruck.com has raised L285,000 in Series A funding. Lovestruck.com matches single professionals to others who work close by for coffee, lunch or after-work drinks.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/lovestruck-raises-285000.html
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Meetic's Profitable Growth Strategy For 2010
PRESS RELEASE - Jan 8 - After 8 years in existence, in 2009 Meetic’s sites recorded 6.5M unique visitors in Feb and Mar, and 800M page views (Comscore). Meetic will build its 2010' growth strategy around two objectives:
- use of the strong reputation of the Group's brands acquired in each of the countries in Europe in which it operates
- segmentation of its services between Dating (Meetic), Matchmaking (Meetic Affinity), Flirting (Peexme) and premium introductions (Meetic VIP)
Peexme, the social networking and dating site targeted at users aged 18-25, has been available since July 2009. The website will benefit from a strong viral growth thanks to Facebook. The full Peexme app on Facebook will be available in early 2010, and will be followed by a version for the iPhone. Meetic VIP is an invitation-only premium dating site developed and tested during 2009. Its commercial launch will take place in France in early 2010.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/meetics-profitable-growth-strategy-for-2010.html
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Gaming Alerts Launches Two New Dating Sites
PRESS RELEASE - Jan 8 - Gaming Alerts an online e-gaming portals in the UK, has launched two brand new dating sites targeting players within the UK e-gaming market - One To Go Dating for players of the online bingo & games and Spin Bet Date for players of the online casino, poker and betting market. Both sides are powered by White Label Dating.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/gaming-alerts-launches-two-new-dating-sites-.html
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myPartner.com Now Offers Professional Lesbian Matchmaking Services
MYPARTNER - Jan 5 - myPartner.com has launched their lesbian matchmaking division. Founder, Patrick H. Perrine, was hesitant to add lesbians to their matchmaking services acknowledging the dramatic differences between their gay male counterparts. Now, after six years as a boutique matchmaking service exclusively for gay men, myPartner.com has the tools and sophisticated matching methodology to provide services to single lesbians looking for long term relationships.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/mypartnercom-now-offers-professional-lesbian-matchmaking-services.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
The Online Personals Insider is the internet dating conference weekly news summary
______________________________________________________________________
:~ INTERNET DATING CONFERENCE ~:
Miami Beach Convention Center, January 27-29, 2010
Exhibit hall nearly sold out. 5 spaces remain!
Register before January 22 and save $305.
http://www.idate2010.com/register-miami-2010.php
:~ IDATE AWARDS ~:
Voting ends this Thursday January 7, 2010. Please be sure to vote!
http://www.idateawards.com
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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
WEEKLY NEWS VIDEO SUMMARY :
- Dec 31st, 2009 : http://tinyurl.com/opwnews23
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iovation Named Finalist For Best New Technology
BUSINESS WIRE - Jan 4 - iovation, the device reputation service provider for preventing online fraud and abuse, has been recognized as a top finalist in the category of Best New Technology for the 2010 iDate Awards. iovation’s device reputation service has become an integral part of many dating sites’ fraud prevention strategies by offering the ability to identify and shut down offenders, and prevent several forms of unwanted behavior including financial fraud, phishing, spamming, predatory behavior and romance scams. Voting for the 2010 iDate Awards takes place now until Jan. 7, 2010. Winners will be announced at the Online Dating Industry Award Ceremony on Jan. 28th.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/iovation-named-finalist-for-best-new-technology-.html
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Match.com Launches New Campaign
MARKETING MAGAZINE - Jan 4 - Match.com has unveiled the first work by Mother, an advertising agency, since it was appointed to the account in October. The activity uses the Jack and Jill icons used in previous ad campaigns telling their own love stories for the first time. The TV campaign broke last week.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/matchcom-launches-new-campaign-.html
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Japanese Singles Wish For Marriage, Government Wishes For More Babies
CHINA VIEW - Jan 1 - The number of Japanese babies born in the country in 2009 have decreased from 22,000 of 2008 to 1,069,000. The government said the population decline may last for the future years, as the Japanese population is getting more reluctant to marriage and giving birth. The term "konkatsu" in Japanese, meaning "marriage-hunter," has been widely reported in global media and describes men and women who want to cut straight to the (matrimonial) chase. In the early 1970s the annual number of marriages in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, exceeded 1M and the birthrate at this time was at a level of 19 (per 1,000 population). The marriage rate currently stands at 5.8 (per 1,000 population), with one in four of these unions likely to end in divorce.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2010/01/japanese-singles-wish-for-marriage-government-wishes-for-more-babies.html
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Cinekin.com Uses Movie Ratings To Make Perfect Matches
PR WEB - Dec 30 - Movie ratings are the key to predicting romantic compatibility according to a new dating site Cinekin.com. With movie ratings alone Cinekin matches people with their ideal mate without the lengthy questionnaires. In a study of approximately 3,000 people conducted by Dr. Pascal Wallisch, who received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Chicago, couples in happy relationships shared similar movie tastes three times as often as people in unhappy relationships.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/cinekincom-uses-movie-ratings-to-make-perfect-matches.html
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Mobile Dating On The Rise
TECH CRUNCH - Dec 23 - Skout, a social dating service with a strong mobile component, conducted a study to see how hesitant people are to make the move from mobile messaging to in-person meetups. 51% of the consumers surveyed have met another single person in the Real World that they initiated contact with on their iPhone. The survey findings show that:
- 69% are comfortable meeting up with someone they met on their iPhone
- 40% are using a mobile dating service while out in bars, clubs and restaurants
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2009/12/skout-studies-what-happens-when-dating-goes-mobile.html
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SuccessfulDates.com Offers Counselling
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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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
_________________
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Editor: Mark Brooks, mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com, 212-444-1636
