NEWSWIRE TODAY – June 1 – The second annual buyers and sellers meeting
will be held at the Los Angeles Internet Dating Conference. It is a
closed door event and requires special pre-registration. It is
designed to help business buyers meet sellers, maximize opportunities
and negotiation time spent during the event. FULL ARTICLE @ NEWSWIRE TODAY
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TECH CRUNCH – June 1 – The Pirate Bay, the world’s largest BitTorrent tracker, is partnering with social dating site Meezoog to launch an online dating site PirateDate.com. PirateDate will allow singles to share and assist their social connections in finding potential dates, while getting recommendations and referrals from their friends. Pirate Date is utilizing Meezoog’s technology to provide users with “social proximity” measurements, that allow people to efficiently filter their cyber connections. FULL ARTICLE @ TECH CRUNCH
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – June 1 - Fraudsters in Nigeria and Ghana are creating fictitious
profiles with photos of good looking men and women and then sending
thousands of scam emails to victims in Britain. The increasing problem
has forced the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) to send officers
from its Anti-Kidnap and Extortion Unit to West Africa to help train
police there. Soca has said that millions of Britons are being targeted
by organised criminal gangs using the latest mass marketing techniques
to defraud them of ~ £3.5 billion a year. FULL ARTICLE @ TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
OPW – June 1 – We ran a quickie survey to find out what email services internet dating services use. Based on the survey results, here's the companies you should consider using.
Five companies out of seventeen internet dating companies who responded, use ReturnPath/Habeus. Feedback was all positive so they're definitely a company you should consider using. Two companies use SendGrid. Other companies that are in use with sizable dating sites are Unsubcentral, BlueHornet, United Mailsolution (now Experian CheetahMail), SPF Records and Authsmtp.com.
INC – June 1 - Ten years ago, Patti StangerQ: How did you decide to focus your personal matchmaking service exclusively to millionaires?
A:
There are 110M single people in the United States. Then you've got the
top 1-2% who are really single — these high-wealth individuals who are
always exchanging wives — and they really need some help.
Q: How did you appeal to that niche market?
A: You have to find things that nobody has and that they need.
Q: What has been your biggest challenge?
A:
My first year in business, I made a million dollars out of my house.
The more success you have, the more business gets thrown at you. You
really have to learn how to say no.
Q: Did you ever want to quit?
A: It is
hard work, and it'll suck the life out of you, because you're dealing
with people's feelings and problems. Sometimes, you cry yourself to
sleep, asking, "Do I really want to do this tomorrow?" Other days, you
get a call saying, "You're invited to my wedding". I don't think there
can be any greater joy or any greater high.
Q: How'd you get your own TV show?
A: Once I started the
Millionaire's Club and Marie Claire magazine did a feature on me, then
everybody came to me. But at the same time, I did my homework. I got
involved with a lot of producers. I pitched my story.
Q: Who are your worst clients?
A: I get millionaires who call me and want me to work for them for free. There's nothing worse than a cheap millionaire.
FULL ARTICLE @ INC