Speed Dating Services Becoming Big Business

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ...Dating services are all the rage. Most professionals who are single say they don't want to meet their soul mates in venues where there is more beer on the floor than love in the air. ...Around the country many companies have attempted to address these complaints by playing Cupid and are making some big bucks from lonely singles. ...Marketdata states that "Introduction services" are riding a wave of popularity, fueled by the proliferation of dating-related reality TV shows and estimates the dating services market to be a $1.08 billion business in the U.S.