JEZEBEL — Apr 14 – 7orbetter.com is
a new site for people interested in meeting men with penises that are
seven inches or longer. According to the website, the mission of 7orbetter.com is to let women know "upfront if a man has what it takes to satisfy you sexually." FULL ARTICLE @ JEZEBEL
Month: April 2009
RSVP Reports Online Dating Boom
EQUITY BUSINESS NEWS SERVICE — Apr 16 — RSVP.com.au, Australia's largest online dating website, reported a 31% increase in membership during the first quarter of 2009 compared with the previous quarter. RSVP customer support director Ms Lija Jarvis said she believed the global financial crisis was one of the factors contributing to the site's jump in membership and activity.
The full article was originally published at Stock Analyst, but is no longer available.
Plentyoffish Removes IM
PARADIGM SHIFT — Apr 16 — On Friday I disabled the instant
messenger on my Plentyoffish and today completely removed it. Within
4 days of it being inactive my UK visits increased 10% and
Australia is up over 15%. FULL ARTICLE @ PARADIGM SHIFT
Breaking Up Has Gotten Easier
PRESS RELEASE — Apr 15 — All the new technologies available to help singles meet have also made it easier to break up. Advice from Paul A. Falzone, CEO of The Right One and Together Dating to end things amiably:
– Stay away from “it’s not you, it’s me” and other clichés
– Avoid e-mail and text
– Do not say you will call or stay in touch if you will not.
The full article was originally published at PR Inside, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: The very fact that breaking up is easier, is another reason the idating industry is doing well. More member cycles. (Full Disclosure: TRO/TD is a client of Courtland Brooks)
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Skyecandy Brings Speed Dating To Skype
PR WEB — Apr 15 — Skyecandy today introduced video speed
dating to Skype users, a free service that matches
members for 5 minute speed dates with real people all over the world
from the comfort and security of their own home.
Skyecandy features:
– Choose the number of consecutive speed dates
– Star Rating for every member
– Make personal Reminder Notes about speed date partners
– Results area that allows members to continue free communication and more.
FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB
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Courtland Brooks Blog Launched
OPW — Apr 15 — Courtland Brooks is a team of 15 internet dating industry professionals and experienced advisory executives who focus entirely on serving the internet dating industry. We believe that idating and 'social dating' will profoundly shape the way we meet, date and mate. We are launching a new blog that will feature handy analysis and our views on the business of internet dating.
GenePartner On Facebook
OPW — Apr 15 — GenePartner announced their Facebook app. today. Users can now match against their Facebook contacts who also have a GenePartnerID.
Matchmakers Thrive In Slump
CNN — Apr 15 — Everybody's got a hungry heart, but when bad times hit, it can become positively starving. Ann Robbins, founder and CEO of LifeWorks Matchmaking in Fort Lauderdale said her number of clients doubled in Q1 2009, compared with the previous quarter. She attributed the rise in part to people re-evaluating their lives during periods of stress and trouble. Some people looking for emotional support may also be considering the financial benefits of pairing up. FULL ARTICLE @ CNN
Getting From ‘First Call’ To ‘First Date’
TIMES UNION — Apr 13 — Although we’re in the age of technology, phone conversations are a must, says Paul A. Falzone, CEO The Right One and Together Dating. Hearing the other person’s voice on the phone allows you to process more information. Not only are you listening to what they say, but how they say it.
The full article was originally published at Times Union, but is no longer available.
A Geek Love Story
NEWSWEEK — Apr 14 — Lillie and Hawkins met four years ago in Second Life. Then, before they'd ever seen or heard each other's real voices, they got "married" in Second Life, like 43,000 other couples. The couple has been inseparable ever since. In the real world, there are oceans between them. Lillie lives in California; Hawkins in Wales. In 2007, Lillie got a call from a British television station that wanted to fly her to meet Hawkins as part of a Web documentary about lives on the Internet. She agreed. She arrived at the airport, and spotted Hawkins immediately. They embraced, and their fears about that moment, whether it would be different, quickly faded. Gartner Research has estimated that by 2011, four out of five people online (1.6 billion of 2 billion Internet users) will have experimented with a virtual medium like Second Life.
The full article was originally published at Newsweek, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Virtual worlds are real, and here to stay. :-) iPart.cn is the Chinese equivalent phenomen where young Chinese meet online, live in their virtual apartments and meet, date and mate online.