BIZ REPORT — Apr 1 — The IC3, which is made up of the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, saw a rise in the number of complaints of Internet fraud last year, after two years of declines. The U.S. watchdog received 33% more complaints in 2008 than in the previous year. A new report shows a total of 275,284 complaints were received last year, amounting to losses of $265m. FULL ARTICLE @ BIZ REPORT
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BIZ REPORT — Apr 1 — ~3,000 potentially malicious websites were blocked each day by MessageLabs during Mar this year. That's almost three times the number blocked during Feb. Cyber crooks are changing tactics and focussing their malevolence on web servers and SQL injection attacks. FULL ARTICLE @ BIZ REPORT
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WASHINGTON POST — — Mar 31 – A dating series featuring "plus-size" men and women will
air on Fox Broadcasting later this year. "More to Love" will show an
average single guy "with a big waist and an even bigger heart" choosing
among several "confident and secure plus-size women." FULL ARTICLE @ WASHINGTON POST
OPW — Apr 1 — PlentyofFish now has plenty of customer service workers, in India. Now users can call 800-the-fish and talk directly with a customer service agent. Irena tried calling them and was transferred through to a supervisor after 40 minutes on hold and speaking with several agents. The supervisor was quoted as saying, “I am being most pleased to service you with the phone".
OPW — Apr 1 — The seasoned master matchmakers at the national matchmaking company The Right One have a new service nearing launch apparently. The service will compete with the likes of Mate1 and Fling. The name of the new service is reputed to be The Hard One. Meanwhile Together Dating is planning its foray into the British Isles. The Brits are particularly well known for having a voracious appetite for all things sexy. That service is slated to be launched as Together Shagging in the spring time. Watch this space.
OPW — Apr 1 — PayByTheMinuteDating.com, a new Internet dating site, where members can pay by the minute, has recently launched. Instead of the hassles of monthly membership fees, members can now sign-up and login, do a quick search and get out as fast as possible. Their credit card is then billed for minutes used. Per minutes fees start at $1 and $2 for a gold membership. This new service brings more value to the customer as they only pay for time they are on the site. Jerome Stark company President says: "We don't want our customers to just be searching around on our dating web site wasting time…this will force the member to get in and get out faster and save money to".
OPW — Apr 1 — Avid Life
Media operates the dating site Ashley Madison and is rumored to have
signed a distribution deal with eHarmony. eHarmony will channel its
gay members to Compatible Partners, and casual daters and marrieds to Ashley
Madison starting today.
OPW — Apr 1 — A new dating site for dogs, fluffHarmony.com, is powered by WhiteLabelDating.com and was launched today. The site already has 20,000 adult dogs registered. Unlike other dog dating sites where dog owners are matched with each other, fluffHarmony.com matches the actual dogs. Ross Williams, the CEO of WhiteLabelDating.com, said: "I think dog owners need to realize that dogs need love as well. They want to choose the right partners to have puppies with." Williams registered his Chihuahua Pinkie and is happy to announce that Pinkie soon will have puppies with a Wolfhound who refused to be named. fluffHarmony is adding new features soon including DNA matching and speed dating. fluffHarmony will also partner with iovation to create a safe dating environment and protect dogs against the cape hunting dogs from Nigeria.
OPW — Apr 1 — News has
leaked from an internal memo from Spark Networks that ChristianCafe is
preparing to acquire JDate. The memo mentions that the site is being
acquired for a seven figure amount cash deal plus equity in the merged
entity which will launch operations as a new company by the name of
"TheCrusades.com"
