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Ignighter: Group Dating

THE INQUIRER -- Dec 3 -- Blind dates can be scary, matchmakers are costly, and speed dating requires nerves of steel. On Dating sites people often misrepresent themselves in their personal profiles. Yet group dating, participants say, demands that you be yourself. "Your friends keep you honest," said Adam Sachs, CEO of Ignighter.com, a Web site that promotes group-to-group dating. On this site, a group of friends create one profile - and from there, groups are matched with other groups. Other Web sites that promote group dates include Teamdating.com and Iamfreetonight.com.

The full article was originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Great concept, but do groups of friends really want to date together?

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Group Dating

8AT8 -- Sep 16 -- On Ignighter.com, groups are formed through an ambassador -- a kind of social director -- who invites his or her friends to join. Groups go out with other groups. Group-dating came on the scene in 1998 with 8at8, a service that sets up dinner dates with four men and four women and now has 25,000 members in six major metropolitan areas. Then came the Internet and, with it, sites like TeamDating.com, which has a concept similar to Ignighter's. IamFreeTonight.com allows its  users to post double-date and group-date listings. Meet New People, a Facebook dating application, has more than 3m users who post when they are free to "hang out" and RSVP to group gatherings. FULL ARTICLE @ 8AT8

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6 Online Resources For Group Dating

MASHABLE -- Aug 20 -- Group dating has become a cultural phenomenon, gaining popularity in the UK and now the US. Here are some popular online services that cater to the group dating/compa concept:
- Ignighter - a new group dating service from the TechStars camp. You can use their free service on their site or via their facebook app.
- Team Dating - is from www.Match.com which focuses on group dating
- Date-My-Mates - started in the UK in 2006
- Let's Meet Out - serves only the New York City area at this time
- PlanJam - they aren't actually a group dating site but they can facilitate such an event
- I Am Free Tonight - is owned by eTwine and offers two Facebook apps called Meet New people and Are You Interested?
FULL ARTICLE @ MASHABLE

IamFreeTonight.com Now Free on FaceBook

PRESS RELEASE -- June 28 -- Online dating site IamFreeTonight.com announces an online dating application built on Facebook Platform. 13,000 Facebook users have added the application. Users can post when they are free to date and can select an activity to do on the date ranging from coffee to cocktails.

The full article was originally published at Marketwired, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Check out wannago.com (formerly named matchactivity) also.