OPW — Mar 26 — Since November 2006, Match.com moved up from 4th place to take first spot in February 2007 with 19.6 million user logins, pushing Y! Personals, Singlesnet, eHarmony and PlentyofFish down one spot. BlackPeopleMeet and Manhunt.net enter the top 10 at #7 and #9 respectively.
Compete.com also provided OPW with data for the average visits per month for February 2007.
1. Manhunt.com – 13.37
2. PlentyofFish – 10.46
3. BlackPeopleMeet – 7.94
4. Gay.com – 7.15
5. Cupid.com – 6.88
OPW — Mar 26 — Since November 2006, Match.com moved up from 4th place to take first spot in February 2007 with 19.6 million user logins, pushing Y! Personals, Singlesnet, eHarmony and PlentyofFish down one spot. BlackPeopleMeet and Manhunt.net enter the top 10 at #7 and #9 respectively.
Compete.com also provided OPW with data for the average visits per month for February 2007.
1. Manhunt.com – 13.37
2. PlentyofFish – 10.46
3. BlackPeopleMeet – 7.94
4. Gay.com – 7.15
5. Cupid.com – 6.88
WASHINGTON POST — Mar 25 — Kimberly Hall was twice betrayed by men she met dating online. Both turned out to be married. So she started doing background checks on her dates using Intelius.com. Singles now draw on a growing arsenal of security and research tools – from services that verify identity and background to companies that provide temporary phone numbers as a barrier to stalkers. Few dating sites conduct their own background checks on members and only one seeks to verify marital status. 31% of American adults say they know someone who has used a dating Web site, and nearly 60% of Internet users said they think a lot of online daters lie about their marital status, (Pew Internet & American Life Project study, 2006). At True.com 2% of applicants are rejected because they are convicted felons. 3% flunk because they are married. Trufina verifies age, identity and address. Jangl offers free temporary phone numbers for eBay customers and dating singles. Tossable Digits offers a similar service. Intelius provides name, address, age, marital record and criminal background check.
The full article was originally published at Canton Rep, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: HonestyOnline.com also offers background checks, tailored to the needs of online dating sites. Jangl and Vumber.com provide two way anonymous calling services.
WASHINGTON POST — Mar 25 — Kimberly Hall was twice betrayed by men she met dating online. Both turned out to be married. So she started doing background checks on her dates using Intelius.com. Singles now draw on a growing arsenal of security and research tools – from services that verify identity and background to companies that provide temporary phone numbers as a barrier to stalkers. Few dating sites conduct their own background checks on members and only one seeks to verify marital status. 31% of American adults say they know someone who has used a dating Web site, and nearly 60% of Internet users said they think a lot of online daters lie about their marital status, (Pew Internet & American Life Project study, 2006). At True.com 2% of applicants are rejected because they are convicted felons. 3% flunk because they are married. Trufina verifies age, identity and address. Jangl offers free temporary phone numbers for eBay customers and dating singles. Tossable Digits offers a similar service. Intelius provides name, address, age, marital record and criminal background check.
The full article was originally published at Canton Rep, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: HonestyOnline.com also offers background checks, tailored to the needs of online dating sites. Jangl and Vumber.com provide two way anonymous calling services.
MEDIA POST — Mar 26 — Latinos are one of the fastest-growing demographics online. Sites like QuePasa.com and MiGente.com remain popular. Enter new sites like Barrio305.com and Voy TV. See article summary @ FrequentFlirters.com – for dating affiliates and marketers.
MEDIA POST — Mar 26 — Latinos are one of the fastest-growing demographics online. Sites like QuePasa.com and MiGente.com remain popular. Enter new sites like Barrio305.com and Voy TV. See article summary @ FrequentFlirters.com – for dating affiliates and marketers.
PR NEWSWIRE — Mar 26 — The boat will be docking at Lake Havasu, AZ, where 12,000 OBC-branded condoms will be distributed free to college students during Spring break, March 28 through April 1, 2007. "This is one boat whose cargo, we hope, won't leak," said Moses Brown, founder of onlinebootycall.com.
The full article was originally published at PR Newswire, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Moses knows his niche. I've not seen OBC P.R. get picked up in the press, but it makes for a fun read, and it gets the members talking. The best kind of P.R. works in tandem with word-of-mouth marketing and advertising. The recent Match.com advertising is a good example. Their black and white TV ads of real Match.com members gets people talking, is different enough to be newsworthy, and is good advertising.
PR NEWSWIRE — Mar 26 — The boat will be docking at Lake Havasu, AZ, where 12,000 OBC-branded condoms will be distributed free to college students during Spring break, March 28 through April 1, 2007. "This is one boat whose cargo, we hope, won't leak," said Moses Brown, founder of onlinebootycall.com.
The full article was originally published at PR Newswire, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Moses knows his niche. I've not seen OBC P.R. get picked up in the press, but it makes for a fun read, and it gets the members talking. The best kind of P.R. works in tandem with word-of-mouth marketing and advertising. The recent Match.com advertising is a good example. Their black and white TV ads of real Match.com members gets people talking, is different enough to be newsworthy, and is good advertising.
PRESS RELEASE — Mar 26 — Urirresistible offers watermarked, professionally photo-edited photographs, sized and cropped for dating sites. Satisfied daters pay $15 and the watermark is removed.
PRESS RELEASE — Mar 26 — Urirresistible offers watermarked, professionally photo-edited photographs, sized and cropped for dating sites. Satisfied daters pay $15 and the watermark is removed.