Month: September 2011

Online Dating Inhibits Users From Gaining Social Skills

Posted on September 12, 2011

Blendr app picture THE DAILY ATHENAEUM – Sep 11 – More people are starting to tell their children that they met on Blendr or another dating site. Blendr is a location-based mobile network allowing users to connect to other users nearby. It allows them to choose who can see their profile and gives their approximate location. While the app is handy, it takes away from the thrill of meeting new people. Meeting new people also helps to develop social skills for the shy and unnaturally bold. When someone is shy, it does not help to sit behind a computer and interact with people they may never see. The only way to get past shyness is to interact with people and get comfortable with it.

by Danielle Faipler
The full article was originally published at The Daily Athenaeum, but is no longer available.

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Background Checks May Invite Liability

Posted on September 12, 2011

Background checks BUSINESS INSURANCE – Sep 11 – Match.com's recent announcement that it has begun screening its members for registered sex offenders has some legal experts wondering if the company has opened itself up to a wave of new liability exposures. Considering the ease with which a person could fake an identity or otherwise hide criminal convictions to gain access to the site, it is only a matter of time before Match.com faces another lawsuit. Even if checking registries could prevent all sex offenders from accessing the site, those checks would not prevent other violent criminals from opening accounts and setting up dates, experts say. Match.com has insisted that conducting the screening is by no means a promise of safety or a database free of sex offenders.

by Matt Dunning
See full article at Business Insurance

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New Online Dating Book: Connecting with the In Crowd

Posted on September 12, 2011

Brandon-Wade11 PR WEB – Sep 9 – Brandon Wade, the relationship expert, will be launching his new book "Connecting with the In Crowd" on September 28, 2011 at the "Bestseller in a Weekend Author Spotlight" in San Francisco. Unlike most other books about millionaires, Wade's new book will touch on a practical topic that is applicable to all internet users: How to network, hang out and play with millionaires. Brandon Wade is the Founder and CEO of WhatsYourPrice.com, SeekingMillionaire.com and SeekingArrangement.com.

The full article was originally published at SF Gate, but is no longer available.

Domains4Sale: AdultLocals.com, bbwmatch.com, singlesfinder.com

Posted on September 12, 2011

Forsale picture OPW – Sep 20 – Here is a list of internet dating related domains. Please contact Vartan if you are interested.

adultlocals.com / adultlocal.com  – $49,000 for both
affairdate.com / affairdating.com – $7,000 for both
bbwmatch.com – $10,000
myfling.com – $2,800
freelocals.com – $7,000
datinglocals.com – $7,000
interracialdate.com – $2,800

Kalerion is offering its dating site, Jivebug™ mobile app, Facebook application in English and Spanish language for $200K. The service, currently free, has 450k installations of its mobile app with zero marketing outlay, according to the founder. Multi-million annual revenues forecast in the first 3 years. Contact Greg.

SinglesFinder.com is also for sale for $8K. Contact Tammy Jones.

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Excused TV Dating Show Features Jazzed.com

Posted on September 12, 2011

Jazzed logo new AD AGE – Sep 9 - CBS's syndicated late-night dating show, "Excused," will use Jazzed.com, a new site from eHarmony that will allow viewers to virtually meet and maybe even physically date contestants on the show. During each 30-minute episode of "Excused," references will be made to the contestants' Jazzed.com profile pages, where viewers can learn more about individuals' likes, dislikes, background and more.

by Brian Steinberg
See full article at Ad Age

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Dating Profile Attributes vs. First Date Outcomes

Posted on September 12, 2011

Freedating uk logo PRESS RELEASE – Sep 9 – According to FreeDating.co.uk study, the more overweight a woman is, the more open she is to having sex on a first date. The same applies as women get taller. The younger a woman is, the more likely she is to be up for sex on a first date. Men peak in their late twenties in this respect, with younger men apparently slightly more inhibited. The more educated a man is, the more receptive he is to sex on a first date. Women, in contrast, become less open to first date sex as they get increasingly better educated. Dan Winchester, founder of FreeDating.co.uk, said "this research allows our users to target or avoid other members based on their own attitude to what is appropriate behaviour on a first date." Read the full report on this research here.

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Mamba.ru to Speak at the iDate in Moscow

Posted on September 12, 2011

IDate Moscow WEBWIRE – Sep 9 - Mamba.ru will present at the European Internet Dating Conference. The event takes place on September 29-30, 2011 at the Holiday Inn Lesnaya Hotel in Moscow. Andrei Bronetskyi, the CEO of Mamba, will discuss the online dating market in Russia.

See full article at Webwire

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Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – September 2011

Posted on September 12, 2011

Internet dating jobs logo OPW – Sep 12 – New iDating jobs listing is live on the Internet Dating Jobs blog.

Below see a couple of this month's most interesting offers:

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From our esteemed Courtland Brooks clients:

WhiteLabelDating
   Partner Account Executive
    
Global Personals USA (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
   Internet Affiliate Sales Managers / Online Buyers 
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Badoo
   HR Director
  
eHarmony
   Director, Digital Marketing
        
FriendFinder Networks
   Web Development Director
  
Grindr  
  Art Director

Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
   Director, Business Analytics
 
SpeedDate
   Sr. Manager / Director of Marketing – Display

Zoosk
   Marketing Associate

To see more open positions go here.

Do you have an idating industry job offer which is not included? Please, send it to petra@courtlandbrooks.com and we will add it to the list.

Courtland Brooks Signs Plentyoffish and 51Taonan

Posted on September 10, 2011

Courtlandbrooks logo no frames OPW – Aug 10 – Its time we tooted our horn. We're very proud to announce that the Courtland Brooks team is now working for both Plentyoffish and 51Taonan. We worked with POF from September 2006 to March 2010. Now we're back. 51Taonan is China's no. 4 dating site and top free dating site, and showing tremendous promise in this burgeoning, huge growth market. The Courtland Brooks team comprises 15 specialists and is a distributed workforce spread from Malta and Prague to Orlando and San Diego. Our business is horribly limited, but wonderfully efficient because we only work for idating companies, and companies with best-in-class products suitable for the industry's consideration. You can see all our free services on the right bar >>>>

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Finding an Instant Date Nearby With Blendr

Posted on September 8, 2011

Blendr app picture NY TIMES – Sep 8 - There are online dating sites, and then location-based social sites like Foursquare. A new app called Blendr combines the two, letting users cut to the chase and find someone to meet nearby, right now. Users create a simple profile featuring a photo and a short description of themselves. The app then shows people nearby who have also used the app recently and share similar interests. The app’s creator, Joel Simkhai, is also the entrepreneur behind Grindr, a popular app that helps gay men locate others near them.

by Jenna Wortham
See full article at NY Times