BUSINESS WIRE — Jan 15 — Fraud
management solutions provider, iovation, will speak at the 6th Annual
Internet Dating Conference in Miami. The session will discuss
strategies to help dating sites reduce fraud and improve business
revenues. FULL ARTICLE @ BUSINESS WIRE
Month: January 2009
Match.com Expands Portfolio
PR NEWSWIRE — Jan 15 – Match.com, today announced the launch of DownToEarth.com, a free online dating site. DownToEarth.com's pioneering RealRatings system that encourages daters, after meeting in person, to rate the accuracy of the information provided in the other person's profile.
The full article was originally published at PR Newswire, but is no longer available.
WhiteLabelDating.com iDate 2009 Afterparty
WLD BLOG — Jan 14 — This year at iDate 2009 Miami, WhiteLabelDating.com are platinum sponsors for the event and will be hosting the official afterparty on the evening of the first conference day, Thursday 22nd January. They are holding the party at Nikki Beach.
Heavy Layoffs At PlanetOut
CNET NEWS — Jan 14 — A third of the staff were laid off this week at PlanetOut. On January 8, PlanetOut issued a press release announcing that it was merging with its competitors Here Networks and Regent Entertainment Media, the publishers of LGBT magazines The Advocate, Out, and HIVPlus.
The full article was originally published at CNet, but is no longer available.
Plentyoffish Ditches Virtual Gifts….And Lots Of Changes
THE PARADIGM SHIFT — Jan 14 — Markus spent some time this weekend and rewrote parts of PlentyofFish.com.
- Ditched the paid virtual gifts
- Added a thumbnail cropping tool built in Ajax
- Revamped the profile system forcing better quality profiles
- Semi new design and cleanup of a lot of pages
- Added a thumbnail cropping tool built in Ajax
- Revamped the profile system forcing better quality profiles
- Semi new design and cleanup of a lot of pages
With so many different free sites all over the world the only way forward is to offer better features than paid sites and more of them. But only if it actually helps users.
The full article was originally published at The Paradigm Shift, but is no longer available.
Matchmakers’ ‘Marriage Hunts’ Beating Out Fate To Secure Mate
JAPAN TIMES — Jan 14 — Two sociologists from Japan recently coined the phrase "kon-katsu" (marriage hunting) in a bid to encourage singles to pursue marriage strategically. They hope this results in more marriages, and, ultimately, a reversal in Japan's declining birthrate. Among the 20-to-34 age group in Japan, 69% of men and 57% of women are unmarried. Among singles in the 18-to-34 age bracket, about 90% of both males and females want to tie the knot some day. Last month, Yahoo Japan launched a matchmaking site Yahoo Enmusubi. Membership in Yahoo Enmusubi costs ¥4,800 for men and ¥3,500 for women, and proof of identity is required. The service has seen membership rise to 11,186.
The full article was originally published at Japan Times, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: 30 is the new 20. (note to Irena the co-editor of OPW and my better half, who is 30 on Wednesday 🙂 ) So people are getting married older and taking their time to tie the knot. 90% still want to marry, and they have plenty of time. Chances are they will mostly live to 90 with the advances in medicine and gene therapy anyway.
Yahoo Confirms Bartz To Be CEO
TECH CRUNCH — Jan 14 — After
being silent all day about the selection of Carol Bartz as its new CEO,
Yahoo finally got around to confirming the reports. It also announced
that president Sue Decker, who was also vying for the top spot, will
resign. FULL ARTICLE @ TECH CRUNCH
iovation Helps Stop 3.5 Million Frauds In 2008
BUSINESS WIRE — Jan 13 — iovation, the Device Reputation
Authority for the Internet, helped eCommerce
companies stop more than 3.5 million fraudulent activities in 2008.
In 2008, the number of device reputations increased by
263%, from 26m in 2007. FULL ARTICLE @ BUSINESS WIRE
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Credit Crunch Can Mean A Downturn In Love
BIRMINGHAM POST — Jan 13 — All hope is not lost for love in a time of recession. Online dating and speed dating, have seen an increase in business at a time when many other sectors are seeing growth slip away. Dating group Easy Date had seen rapid growth since the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year brought the credit crisis to the consciousness of the general public. Nielsen Online indicating a 15% rise in unique users visiting online dating sites in November compared with the same month in 2007. FULL ARTICLE @ BIRMINGHAM POST
Sex, Lies And Internet Dates
PRESS RELEASE — Jan 13 — According to a report released by Logitech, 58% of Europeans
who have dated online have been lied to when seeking a potential match.
Italians lead the way, with 72% of respondents experiencing dating
dishonesty. In turn, 58% of German, 56% of French and 55% of British
respondents admitted to suffering the same fate. As the world's leading manufacturer of webcams, Logitech
commissioned the study to establish how much difference a video call
with a prospective date would make. FULL ARTICLE @ RESPONSE SOURCE