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Month: October 2012
IAC Reports Q3 2012 Results
PR NEWSWIRE – Oct 31 – IAC has reported its Q3 2012 financial results. Total revenues were $714.5M, up from $516.9M in Q3 2011. Match.com accounted for $178.2M of that revenue, up from $132.3M in Q3 2011. IAC has posted strong double digit growth in Revenue and Operating Income Before Amortization for 11 consecutive quarters. IAC completed its acquisition of The About Group on September 24, 2012 for $300M.
The full article was originally published at Yahoo Finance, but is no longer available.
Twoology Releases Obama And Romney Videos
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 31 – Couples website, Twoology.com, has released two videos about America's First Couple, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle and Mitt and Ann Romney. The site claims the videos are “controversial, revealing and hilarious.” The public is asked to cast their politics aside and vote for which presidential couple is likely to have the most genuinely loving, authentic and romantic relationship.
Date My School: Online Dating For College Students
ROUNDUP DAILY – Oct 31 – Date My School is an online dating website launched by two Columbia University business students two years ago. The site has since grown to 150,000 users at more than 1,300 four-year colleges and universities. Users must have a verified “.edu” email to join the service as it is exclusively for college students.
by Tara Melton
The full article was originally published at Roundup Daily, but is no longer available.
Jiayuan Launches Izhenxin.com For Marriage-minded Singles
PR NEWSWIRE – Oct 30 – Chinese dating company Jiayuan has launched a new site designed specifically for marriage-minded singles. Izhenxin.com builds upon Jiayuan's proven platform with enhanced verification of personal information and user behavior analysis. According to Wu Linguang, co-CEO of Jiayuan, "A growing number of Chinese singles place a premium on simplicity and verified personal information.”
The full article was originally published at SacBee, but is no longer available.
SuicideGirls.com Creators Launch New Dating App: Let’s Date
TECH CRUNCH – Oct 30 – A team of SuicideGirls founders and an early employee have created a new dating app called Let's Date. Users sign up via Facebook Connect, but the service requires at least 50 friends to join. The service populates a member's “dating card” by analyzing their Facebook profile. Users may also hide their dating card from their Facebook friends. According to co-founder, Sean Suhl, “You just casually browse people’s cards and let us know your reaction and our system learns how to deliver better cards to you.”
Glamour Magazine: 1 In 10 Profiles Are Scams
VENTURE BEAT – Oct 30 – A special report published in this month's issue of Glamour Magazine highlights the dangers of scammers in online dating. “On most dating sites, one out of 10 profiles is a scammer,” Mark Brooks, editor of Online Personals Watch told Glamour. Con artists will user publicly obtained profile photos, often of military members, and create a fake profile to target people. The FBI recently issued a warning about a different kind of online dating scam known as “ransomware.” It’s a virus that will make your computer inoperable until you hand over a payment.
by Christina Farr
See full article at Venture Beat
Mark Brooks: B.S. misquote. I said, 'on some sites as many as 1 in 10 profiles is a scammer.'
WhiteLabelDating.com Reports A Record-Breaking FY2012
PR NEWSWIRE – Oct 30 – WhiteLabelDating.com, which provides software and services to the dating industry has posted a record-breaking financial year. WLD paid out over $80 million in revenues to its top-tier and fast-growing partners. The company has enjoyed a 106% increase in new members on the platform in the past year, with 775,000 new members in August 2012 alone. According to Matthew Pitt, Operations Director at WLD, "2012 has been a fantastic year for the company and our partners, with total revenues growing by +61% to reach annualised revenues of £46m.”
UniversityLoveConnection.com Goes Through Remodel, Hopes To Rival Facebook
MARKET WATCH – Oct 29 – UniversityLoveConnection, which was founded before Facebook in 1999 at UNLV, is going through a $200,000 remodel. The site is presenting its new college social network transformation to provide college students with the latest features to meet peers. ULC will feature virtual study halls, web cam and fast chat, and a college sports section.
The full article was originally published at MarketWatch, but is no longer available.
Queen Sofia Of Spain Sues Ashley Madison
NY DAILY NEWS – Oct 29 – Queen Sofia of Spain is suing Ashley Madison for using an unauthorized photoshopped picture of her draped around a semi-naked young man in an advertisement. The ad, which was originally published in February, has resurfaced in a newspaper published by Ashley Madison. The advertising regulatory board, Autocontrol, has ordered the ad to be removed.