DALLAS, July 6 /PRNewswire/ — In an effort to make online dating a safer, True today announced that it is launching a state-by-state campaign in support of legislation requiring online dating services to conduct criminal background checks or to prominently disclose to its members if it chooses not to provide this safety enhancing service. Already garnering strong support in the company’s home State of Texas, Senator John Carona and State Representative Will Hartnett have joined True’s safety movement as sponsors of the legislation.
Month: July 2004
New Denver Singles Dinner Club – Eight at Eight
DENVER, July 6 /PRNewswire/ — A recent Forbes article listed Denver as the number one city for singles…Eight at Eight offers a social event that involves four single women, four single men and dinner at 8pm. Membership Director Mindy Shwayder brought the Eight at Eight franchise to Denver after learning about Denver’s favorable single demographics. According to a Denver-based research firm, 30% of males and 23% of females in Denver’s population of 554,636 have never been married…"We have taken away the personal side of dating through online services, chat rooms and speed dating…Eight at Eight brings back the human element to dating.
More Married Women Cheating On Their Husbands
NEWSWEEK COVER – NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ — More married women are cheating on their spouses than ever before and the infidelity gender gap is almost certainly closing…Couples therapists estimate that among their clientele, the number is close to 30-40% of women, compared with 50% of men. The Internet has exploded with sites specifically for people who want to cheat on their spouses – sites like "Married and Flirting" at Yahoo…John LaSage tells Newsweek he was shocked to come home one day and find his wife of 24 years had…left the country. "I wasn't the perfect husband. I would have done a lot of things differently, but I never got the chance," says LaSage, who has since founded an online support group (chatcheaters) for people with spouses who stray…Just over half of all cases of female infidelity end in divorce.
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Delaware Court Decides Tax Case in Favor of IAC/InterActiveCorp
NEW YORK, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — …Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO of IAC, said, “We have maintained from the outset that we would prevail over Vivendi’s empty and cynical attempt to overturn an agreement made in good faith…there is no better response to the skepticism and questioning IAC endured…than the Court’s concluding remarks:”The pleadings show a contract that is unambiguous on its face and the product of long negotiation between sophisticated parties supported by some of the world’s most well-regarded investment banks and law firms.” The disputed tax distributions were “merely what [IAC] contracted for.”
Userplane Provides Live A/V Messaging to Eight Dating Sites
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Online dating is going global as singles worldwide take to the Web in their search for love and companionship — while the dating sites they're visiting seek a competitive edge from Userplane, a pioneer in applying Flash-based instant messaging to support live communications for Web-based communities. Userplane announced today that it is providing the Userplane Instant Communicator(TM) audio/video instant messaging technology and Userplane AV Recorder to eight international online dating sites. Userplane President Michael Jones will participate in the inaugural meeting of IDEA OASIS, a not-for-profit association for the Online Dating and Social Networking industries. …Held on July 15 at the Internet Dating Conference in Nice, France.
Google Sued Over Orkut Code
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google said late on Wednesday that it has been sued by Affinity Engines, which alleges that Google’s Orkut social networking site is built with code stolen from its company. …Google, which is preparing a much-anticipated initial public offering, said Affinity’s claims are without merit. …Affinity further charged that Orkut Buyukkokten had promised he would not build a rival social-networking service at Google.