Month: December 2012

MeetMe® Launches In French, Italian, And German

Posted on December 21, 2012

Meetme logo news July 12PRESS RELEASE – Dec 20 – MeetMe, the public market leader for social discovery, is now available in French, Italian, and German. This latest addition culminates a year in which the previously English-only service expanded to offer six language options in total, including Spanish and Portuguese versions that became available during the third quarter of 2012. MeetMe plans to release seven more language options in the first quarter of 2013, expanding the service’s addressable market to include more of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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

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World Singles Networks Debuts TV Campaign For IslamicMarriage.com

Posted on December 21, 2012

Islamicmarriage logoPR WEB – Dec 20 – World Singles Networks debuts its new IslamicMarriage.com TV campaign on Islam Channel, a London based media outlet that provides alternative news, current affairs and entertainment programming from an Islamic perspective. World Singles Networks, along with its own market leading brands, powers online dating and introduction services for top media companies, online publishers and affiliate marketers.

See full article at PR Web

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The Profile Of Romances Born Online

Posted on December 20, 2012

Pof.com logo use january 2012YOUR TANGO – Dec 20 - The top two ways that people meet are through friends or via cyberspace. More and more couples are getting help from POF.com, just like Alex and Aggie of CaughtMyFish.com. Markus Frind, founder of POF.com, describes what makes online chemistry connections distinct.

Q: Do you agree that online dating makes people unrealistic and picky?
A: Having so many options to choose from can cause a disconnect between you and people you might be interested in dating in real life.

Q: Has fate and society propelled people to rely on technology to find their other half?
A: The fate factor is always up for debate, and I wouldn't say that people have to reply on technology to meet someone special, but POF definitely expands people's dating horizons.

Q: Is online dating best suited for certain types of people?
A: Online dating can work for anyone who is ready to meet someone and is willing to open themselves up to new experiences.

by Rheba Estante
See full article at YourTango

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GuySpy Gay App Now Available For Windows Phone Platform

Posted on December 19, 2012

GuySpy logo use Oct 12.comPR WEB – Dec 18 – GuySpy is the fastest growing, all male location-based mobile social networking app for iPhone, Android and now Windows. GuySpy uses location-based services, such as GPS, to connect gay, bi and curious users for free live gay chat – members can find gay men by location, view profiles and photos, send and receive image files, receive video files and text chat, all for free.

See full article at PR Web

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Two Thirds Of People ‘Facebook Stalk’ Before A Potential Date

Posted on December 19, 2012

Parship logo Sep 16MARIE CLAIRE – Dec 18 – Two thirds of potential dates check out Facebook and Twitter before a first date, with three quarters of these cancelling if they find something that paints their prospective love interest in a bad light, according to a survey by Parship. The top "turn offs" were bad profile pictures, a lack of humour, aggressive online behaviour, flirting with others via profile and over sharing.

by Claudia Canavan
See full article at Marie Claire

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DoingSomething Secures Six Figure Investment

Posted on December 19, 2012

Doingsomething logoGROWING BUSINESS – Dec 17 – London-based dating site DoingSomething has raised a six figure investment through the Highgate EIS Tech Fund. Launched in 2011, DoingSomething promotes local interesting things to do on a date, such as ping pong or bike riding.

by Abigail Van-West
The full article was originally published at Growing Business, but is no longer available.

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Special Matchmaking Pre-Session At iDate Las Vegas

Posted on December 19, 2012
Idate2013 logoWEBWIRE – Dec 17 - Julie Ferman, Chief Relationship Expert with Cupid’s Coach & eLove will produce and emcee a special full day session for matchmakers on January 16. The session will cover:

  • Personal Matchmaking 
  • Online media – generating PR and leads
  • Start-up strategies
  • Developing relationship with prospective clients
  • Singles events and more.

Additional speakers presenting at the Matchmakers Convention incude :

  • Paul Falzone, CEO eLove
  • Michelle Jacoby, CEO, DC Matchmaking
  • Marni Battista, CEO, DatingWithDignity.com
  • Melanie Gorman, Sr Vice President, Your Tango
  • Lisa Darsonval, CEO, Santa Barbara Matchmaking
  • Vince Gelormine, CEO, Pre-Dating
  • Maria Avgitidis, CEO, Agape Match
  • Rachael DeAlto, Founder & CEO, FlipMe
  • Jasbina Ahluwalia, CEO, Intersection Match
  • Susie Hardesty, CEO, Dating Directions
  • Orna and Matthew Walters, Founders, Love On Purpose Revolution
  • Nancy Miller, Dating Coach, eLove & Cupid’s Coach

See full article at Webwire

Beautiful MiuMeet User-Activity Visualization

Posted on December 18, 2012

Miumeet logoOPW – Dec 18 – Andrin, the CEO of mobile dating app MiuMeet sent me a wonderful visualization of user activity on the MiuMeet mobile dating service around the world.  It shows the logins, messages and registrations happening live around the world.  It currently shows 31k messages per hour and 38k logins per hour.  The cross continent activity is quite beautiful to watch.

Really, I’m Not Nuts!

Posted on December 18, 2012

Hacker-with-computer-and-credit-cardMARK BROOKS – Dec 17 – Just in case you'd though I'd gone loopy, I thought I'd explain what happened with the Oct 30th article in Venture Beat titled 'Online daters, be warned! 1 in 10 profiles are scams.' I was appalled to find that they attributed an anchor quote in the article to me, stating that it was sourced from my quote in a recent Glamour magazine article. Que?!  This was a clear misquote and I let Christina Farr at Venture Beat know. She immediately corrected her article to quote me as saying “On some dating sites, as many as one out of 10 profiles is a scammer,” which is true to my original quote and what appeared in the Glamour magazine article. I stand by this quote. However, most dating sites do a stellar job fighting abuse and keeping their user-experiences true. Some don't. Some even use fakesters. That's a problem we need to address in order to protect the reputation of our little industry.