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:~ TOP ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH NEWS ITEMS ~:
Jazzed Officially Launches as a Social Dating Site
BUSINESSWIRE - Aug 25 - Jazzed, a social dating site from eHarmony where
individuals share, meet and connect with interesting and like-minded
people, has officially launched. Launched in beta last October, Jazzed now
has 500K and its mobile app have been downloaded ~250,000 times. Everyone
on the site must have at least three photos on their profile in order to
have a full site experience.
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Dating Disasters in 140 Characters or Less
ABC NEWS - Aug 23 - FirstDateHell and its sister site Crapdate.com, which
archives the jaw-dropping tweets, were founded by columnist and tech writer
Rhodri Marsden. Since the beginning of FirstDateHell earlier this month,
the page has received hundreds of comments and stories about similarly
traumatic dating scenarios.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2011/08/dating-disasters-in-140-characters-or-less.html
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Datingstartshere.com becomes a dating site search engine producing targeted
traffic to your site.
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Redemption Clock for eHarmony Is Ticking
REUTERS - Aug 23 - Two of eHarmony's main backers stand to gain extra
leverage over the company when redemption rights from its last financing
round kick in -- an unusual development in the venture capital business.
The rights come into play after November 5 for Technology Crossover
Ventures and Sequoia Capital, which invested when eHarmony raised $110M in
2004. The firms will have the right to require eHarmony to buy back their
preferred shares in four quarterly installments.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2011/08/redemption-clock-for-eharmony-is-ticking.html
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Young Gays Are More Comfortable than Straights Finding Love Online
LA WEEKLY - Aug 22 - Despite an exaggerated stereotype that gay men are
online looking only for sex, most are actually looking for something more
serious. According to OkCupid's in-house analysis of ~3.2M users, 45% of
gay people have slept with five or fewer people (vs. 44% for straights),
and 98% have slept with fewer than twenty (vs. 99% for straights). Among
gay men, the quality of guys available online is allegedly a lot higher, as
far more people feel comfortable using the Internet as matchmaker.
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Dating Site Launches at UCLA
DAILY BRUIN - Aug 22 - DateMySchool.com, a dating site aimed exclusively at
college students launched this week at UCLA. The free site follows a format
resembling similar social sites, with a profile page and an option to
message other users.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2011/08/dating-site-launches-at-ucla.html
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Cupid Buys Brazilian Dating Sites
STOCK MARKETWIRE - Aug 22 - Cupid has taken over several Brazilian online
dating sites for a total of $0.75M. The sites include AondeNamoro.com, a
traditional online dating site, and SolteirosComFilhos.com, a dating site
for single parents. The combined sites have 1.4M members.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2011/08/cupid-buys-brazilian-dating-sites.html
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Match.com Ordered to Prove it Screens for Sex Offenders
NBC LOS ANGELES - Aug 21 - A LA Superior Court Judge said he wants proof
that Match.com is living up to its screening promises. Match.com was sued
in April by Carole Markin, who said she was sexually assaulted by a man she
met on Match.com. She later found out the man had prior sexual battery
convictions. If Match.com provides proof of an operable system being used,
the lawsuit would likely be settled.
Marry for Love, Not Money, China Tells Gold-digger Brides
DAILY TELEGRAPH - Aug 21 - With divorce rates soaring, the Chinese
government is now trying to stop women marrying for money, rather than
love. "There are more and more girls who want to marry rich men and improve
their financial position. It has been a notable increase," said Wang
Zhiguo, a consultant at Baihe, a Beijing-based matchmaking website. "It is
an unhealthy trend and the government is now trying to restrict it." There
were 2.68M divorces last year.
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2011/08/marry-for-love-not-money-china-tells-gold-digger-brides.html
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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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