Month: May 2009

E-Matrimony Projected To Scale New Heights In India

Posted on May 15, 2009
Indian wedding hands DIGITAL JOURNAL — May 15 – According to the projections of
EmPower Research, the online matrimony market in India is poised to
grow in the next few years, with a revenue-generation of $63m and a
user-registration of 21m by 2011. Shaadi.com, India’s leading matrimony
site currently has 11m subscribers and 200m page views per
month. Jeevansathi.com claims that with nearly 2.5m registrants and 14
brick-and-mortar centers, it is the nation’s third-ranked matrimony Web
site. FULL ARTICLE @ DIGITAL JOURNAL

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Spark Networks Q1 Results

Posted on May 15, 2009

Sparknetworks GURU FOCUS — May 14 — Net revenues decreased 20% to $12.0m in the
Q1/2009 compared to $15.0m in the Q1/2008. Net revenues for the Jewish
Networks segment decreased 12.5% to $7.6m. The decrease in net revenues
is primarily driven by a lower average paying subscriber base,
reflecting a downturn in the economy. Net revenues for the General
Market Networks segment decreased 63.5% to $940,000. FULL ARTICLE @ GURU FOCUS

Internet Dating Conference Conference Discount

Posted on May 15, 2009

Idate2009 logo OPW — May 15 — It's that time of year again. We're in Los Angeles for the Internet
Dating Conference. Click here for $75 off the
Los Angeles conference on June 25-26th. See the agenda. See travel
info. There are three Internet Dating Conferences a year. Two in the
USA (Miami and Los Angeles), and one in Europe (London).  Here's some
sample sessions from the upcoming Internet Dating Conference.

  • The Science Behind Compatibility Profiling; speakers: Dr. Helen Fisher and Dr. Jim Houran, Chief Scientific Advisors, Chemistry.com
  • Beyond the Membership: How to Make Money from Advertising on Your iDating Site; speaker: Dustin Weirich, CEO of DateHookup.com
  • Google Insights: Advanced Information on Trends and Search for the Online Dating Costumer; speaker: John Ploumitsakos, Online Sales & Operations Manager at Google
  • Removing the Veil: Payment Processor Rates and Options for Dating Companies; speaker: Glenn Millar, Director of Strategy at Courtland Brooks
  • Final Panel Debate; speakers: John Ploumitsakos, Online Sales & Operations Manager at Google, Marina Glogovac, former CEO of Lavalife, Brendan O'Kane, CEO of Messmo, Liz Wasserman, CEO of Mate1 and Josh Myers, CEO of People Media

JDate’s Challenge: Everyone Wants In

Posted on May 14, 2009

Jdate logo JEWISH JOURNAL — May 14 — Non-Jews make up at least 2% of users on JDate. Despite all the stories of non-Jews on JDate, the population of users who choose “willing to convert” under religious affiliation is a mere 2%, according to Arielle Wolin, manager of public and community relations at JDate. What may be most surprising about the non-Jews who use JDate is how little they attribute their lack of success to their religion. They appear not at all contemplative about the fact that they are throwing themselves into a pool of people who have decided they would like to try to find a Jewish mate. Phrases like “I like Jews, so why not?” and “Some of my best friends are Jewish” come up a lot.

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

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Twitter Dating Site

Posted on May 14, 2009

Flirt140 logo TECH CRUNCH — May 12 – Philip “Pud” Kaplan, founder of FuckedCompany and Adbrite, is adding another Twitter application to his name. He recently created both Tweetname, a domain name registering site and Fast140, a Twitter speed typing game. Now Pud is launching Flirt140, a flirting and dating site for Twitter. A free service, Flirt140 allows you to search for Twitter users by gender, geographic area and keyword. Flirt140 also allows members to send direct messages to anyone on Twitter, whether they are following each other or not. FULL ARTICLE @ TECH CRUNCH

Air New Zealand Plays Cupid To Singles

Posted on May 14, 2009

Matchmakingflight logo BUSINESS WIRE — May 13 — Air New Zealand is flying singles to the opposite side of the Pacific with the aim of finding each a partner in air or in New Zealand. The flight will depart LA International Airport for Auckland, New Zealand, on October 13, 2009. Roundtrip ticket prices start at $780. Matchmaking Flight passengers will be encapsulated in the matchmaking experience, including: a pre-flight gate party; themed food, drink, and games throughout the flight; entertainment; and a large-scale, singles-only party at the SKYCITY Convention Centre in Auckland. Matchmaking Flight ticket holders are invited to upload an online dating profile at www.thematchmakingflight.com. FULL ARTICLE @ BUSINESS WIRE

Erotic Services Out, Adult Services In

Posted on May 14, 2009

Craigslist logo MASHABLE — May 13 — Starting today, Craigslist, has caved to pressure and will no longer allow new ads to be posted to its controversial erotic services section. In its place, Craigslist will erect a pricier and moderated option termed adult services (funny, that sounds like the same thing). Adult services listings will cost $10 per post, and go through a manual approval process. Also of note is that proceeds won’t necessarily go to charity, as was the case with erotic services ads of late. FULL ARTICLE @ MASHABLE

iovation Webinar Invitation

Posted on May 13, 2009

Iovationlogo OPW — May 13 — iovation, the The Device Reputation Authority for the Internet, is hosting a special webinar announcing their new anti-fraud risk-scoring service.

Join this webinar and learn:

  • How iovation assigns risk scores to new devices
  • Which risk indicators are analyzed and which of these are completely unique to iovation
  • How their risk scoring system assesses risk without collecting any personally identifiable information (PII)
  • Real-world examples of how businesses are utilizing Risk Module reports today

Webinar Dates: May 19th, 2:00 pm EST 
                       May 20th, 11am EST

Mark Brooks: iovation helps the dating industry to work together to beat scammers. They are a long standing client of Courtland Brooks and sponsor of Online Personals Watch.

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Immigrants’ Children Seeking Similar Partners

Posted on May 13, 2009

Bilde WASHINGTON POST — May 13 — Although interracial marriages overall have increased, the rate of Hispanics and Asians marrying partners of other races fell from 27% to 20% for Hispanics and 42% to 33% for Asians from 1990 to 2000, according to Ohio State University sociologist Zhenchao Qian, who co-authored a study on the subject. Increasingly, singles are turning to a growing number of niche dating sites on the Internet, such as Shaadi.com and Persiansingles.com.

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

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SpeedDate.com Launches App For Android

Posted on May 13, 2009

Speeddate logo PR NEWSWIRE — May 12 — SpeedDate.com, the speed dating Web site, announced the availability of its Android application, allowing singles to effortlessly connect with potential matches from their mobile phone. SpeedDate.com is a free service which gives singles the ability to connect via three-minute instant messages or live video dates.

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

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