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Month: November 2008

Documentary About Singles Critically Acclaimed

Posted on November 7, 2008

Single_documentary_film OPW — Nov 7 — The Single Film documentary about singles has been critically acclaimed and is looking for sponsors. 

* This is a really cool, cool movie" Juliet Huddy on Fox TV – Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.
* Opens a universally compelling and pressing dialogue about how our relationships are changing" Ashna Ali, NY Press.
* Single offers valuable insight into a now-majority faction of America" Allison Kasic, National Review.
* Looking for an open frank discussion – you can't go wrong with "Single" Josh Samford, Rogue Cinema.

Sponsor spots are available at the beginning and end of the film and sponsors can stream the movie online as content. Interested sponsors should contact info@gopicturesandfilms.com.
 

   

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Watch The Mullet Sparks Fly

Posted on November 7, 2008

Passions_network_logo WASHINGTON POST — Nov 7 — MulletPassions.com is a dating site for a man with a mullet and women who wants a man with a mullet. MulletPassions is just the extreme end of the blossoming world of niche online dating sites. MulletPassions is just one of more than 100 niche sites run by Passions Network, an umbrella company with online social networks for yoga lovers, atheists, truckers and vegans. FULL ARTICLE @ WASHINGTON POST

Mark Brooks: WhiteLabelDating.com serves similar small niches. Case in point, maturegolfers.com and singlefifties.com. (Full Disclosure: WLD is a client of Courtland Brooks)

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Guardian To Build Revenue Via Online Dating Strand

Posted on November 7, 2008

Guardian_soulmates MARKETING WEEK — Nov 6 — Guardian News & Media is planning to build on its online dating and travel strands and develop its ecommerce offering as part of a strategy to increase digital revenue. Commercial director Adam Freeman says that while the downturn is affecting a lot of client sectors, online dating continues to do well. "We're working on putting further investment around Soulmates, increasing its scale and awareness," he says. "Right now we've got over 95,000 members."

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

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Knowing Your Date’s DNA

Posted on November 6, 2008

Scientificmatch_logo_pouzivat JEWISH EXPONENT — Nov 6 — For users of ScientificMatch.com the search for love starts with cotton swabs of DNA. The nearly $2,000 process starts with taking a DNA sample from the cheeks and mailing it out for analysis, which takes about two weeks. While the DNA is being analyzed, members of the site fulfill the other two criteria of the matching process by specifying their values and preferences. ScientificMatch.com also conducts background checks to ensure security. Once the analysis is complete, members are allowed to see the profiles of those matches whose immune system genes, values and preferences are compatible.

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

Mark Brooks: See our interview with the CEO of ScientificMatch here. GenePartner.com is the main competitor. Should we do a session on DNA based matchmaking at iDate?

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Green Singles – Do You Compost Often?

Posted on November 6, 2008

John_rachlis NATIONAL POST — Nov 6 — There are a bunch of new matchmaking websites catering specifically to "Green minded" people – GreenSingles.com, VeggieLove, Ethical Singles.com, to name a few. "Environmentalists can be really serious," says Josh Rachlis, a copywriter at a Toronto ad agency, known as "the green guy" around the office. He wants to find a woman who falls somewhere in the middle of the environmental spectrum.."The problem is, when it comes to the regular dating sites, if I mention the fact that I don't have a car then suddenly the girl won't talk to me any more," he says. "But other times, I'll meet a hardcore vegan and feel like I'm not environmental enough, and then it becomes awkward. FULL ARTICLE @ NATIONAL POST

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Interview With Greg Pierson, Iovation CEO

Posted on November 6, 2008

Greg_pierson_iovation DATING AD NETWORK — Nov 6 — Iovation is geared to fight online fraud in many industries, including Dating. It performs more than three million daily fraud checks for its customers. Greg Pierson, founder and CEO of Iovation, explains the technology and shares his vision

Q: How your technology helps fighting scam and fraud in the dating business?
A: Our patented fraud management technology focuses on the reputations of physical Internet devices.  The reputation service identifies computers and accounts that have a history of fraudulent and abusive behavior, and exposes hidden associations between devices and accounts within a given network.

Q: What other industries and online communities benefit from your services?
A: Because many of today's fraudsters are diversifying their operations and working with their peers across multiple industries, we believe working together within and across industries to combat fraud and abuse strengthens online businesses' overall fraud management capabilities.

Q: Some people are concerned that tracking technologies jeopardize online privacy. What do you tell them?
A: Our device-based fraud management service protects individuals' privacy by not requiring any personally identifiable information (PII). All information we provide to our customers is relative to the Internet device, itself, not the individual.

Q:
Is there a way to white-list a used computer someone bought on eBay, or when several people use same PC in a public location? How do you handle such scenarios?
A: Yes. iovation's Device Reputation Authority fraud network has the functionality to make exceptions on computers that have fraudulent evidence placed on them. Also our customers also have the ability to choose what type of fraudulent or abusive evidence they want to act on

Q:
How do you see the future of the fraud and abuse management?
A: Unfortunately, today's online fraudsters can easily and readily change identities at will to perpetrate online fraud and abuse. We believe that one of the strongest countermeasures against organized fraud is to collaborate with your peers and across industries to combat more sophisticated forms of fraud and abuse.

The full article was originally published at Dating Ad Network, but is no longer available.

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Microsoft BizSpark Supports Plentyoffish

Posted on November 6, 2008

Plentyoffish_logo
NEWS FACTOR — Nov 5 — Microsoft has announced its
BizSpark program, which helps startups by providing software and
server products as well as marketing, tech support and access to
venture capitalists. Microsoft hopes BizSpark will help drive
innovation and create new jobs. Microsoft has also launched BizSpark
DB, a Web site to promote software startups. Markus Frind, featured on BizSpark DB, said not taking
advantage of the program is "stupid" because the software is free and
the program can dramatically decrease business costs. Frind runs the
Canadian-based company Plentyoffish.com, a free online dating site.
FULL ARTICLE @ NEWS FACTOR

Mark Brooks: Markus is always good for a candid and catchy quote. 🙂  (Full Disclaimer: Plentyoffish.com is a client of Courtland
Brooks
)

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Lesbian Sites On Bone Fish

Posted on November 6, 2008

Bonefish_logo PR LOG — Nov 5 — Bone Fish, a white label dating provider,  revealed that gay networking and lesbian dating is on the rise and at present the strongest converting niche network in the online dating sector.  The lesbian network currently boasts 12.5% conversion rate.  BoneFish now boasts over 1,500 homosexual sites (out of a total of 14,000 dating/adult portals across all platforms), and 501 sites that are specifically aimed at the lesbian market. FULL ARTICLE @ PR LOG

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IAC Reports Loss In 3Q

Posted on November 5, 2008

Iac_logo AP — Nov 5 — IAC reported a loss of $14.8m, or 11c per share, in the period ended Sept. 30, after a profit of $70.5m, or 47c per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 10% to $369.3m. Revenue from its Match unit, which includes dating sites Match.com and Chemistry.com, climbed 5% to $93.5m.

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

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Old-style Matchmaking Supplies A Personal Touch

Posted on November 5, 2008

Greatdatenow_premiermatch_loga THE INQUIRER — Nov 5 — Great Date Now is a matchmaking company with 10 offices along the East Coast. Premier Match is another matchmaking company with an office in Philadelphia which has seen its clientele almost double, from about 1,000 clients in 2003 to nearly 2,000 in 2008. Premier Match offers yearlong contracts that start at $4,500 but go as high as $50k. For Great Date Now, the range is between $600 and $10,000. Premier Match matches people based on intuition, details about a client's lifestyle, and a client's energy levels. Most matchmaking companies – Great Date Now and Premier Match included – avoid showing clients photographs.  "About 50 to 60% of the marriages we have arranged wouldn't have happened if people had seen pictures first," said Great Date Now's owner Gary Ferone.

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

Mark Brooks: If you're interested in this side of the dating industry check out the Matchmaking Industry Pre-conference on Jan 21st in Miami, just before iDate. (Full Disclosure: The Internet Dating Conference is a client of Courtland Brooks)

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