PR WEB – Oct 11 – DatesMatch.net, a dating site for serious daters, has secured £750K in funding from private investors. The company will use the money to grow its membership from 3M to 5M. The site launched in 2010, is based in Edinburgh, Scotland but operating internationally.
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HERALD ONLINE – Oct 11 – Marquet International has launched CheckOutYourPartner.com, a site that offers background screening and matrimonial investigative services for wealthy people to learn about their significant others. CheckOutYourPartner provides services such as: Financial investigations, computer forensic analysis, mobile monitoring, risk and threat assessments, and others.
The full article was originally published at Herald Online, but is no longer available.
OPW – Oct 14 – The next Matchmaking and Coaches conference, organized by the Matchmaking Institute, will be held on April 25-26, in New York. There will also be a pre-conference coaching & business boot camp on Apr 24th. Speakers include: Dr. Helen Fisher, Steve Ward, Executive Producer of VH1's hit show "Tough Love", Rachel Greenwald, a NY Times bestselling author of "Find a Husband after 35".
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 10 – DatingMashup.com, a dating site for singles who love accents, is introducing IM with instant translation. People can now chat in 50 languages and the IM translates the message as they write.
OPW – Oct 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:
Global Personals USA (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
Country Web/Net Affiliate Marketing Manager
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eHarmony
Director, Quality Assurance
Grouper
Director of Marketing
Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
Director, Corporate Finance
POF
Director of Product
Spark Networks
Director of Accounting
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.
NEWSWEEK – Oct 10 – Fortress Investments, a New York hedge fund, will loan Avid Life Media $50M over two years. Encouraging news for Noel Biderman who has been trashed by everyone including Dr. Phil. "The pursuit of an infidelity is a biological drive." Biderman believes his business is good business. He owns 10% of the company which made $30M in profits on $90M revenues in 2012, and expects $40M in profits on $120M in revenues this year. Male users buy credits that cover email and chat conversations ($49/100 credits = 20 emails). Women are free. Upgrades include Priority Man which highlights a man's profile, and The BlackBook app which hides a user's real phone number under a "disposable" number. The Affair Guarantee package is $249 and promises buyers a refund if they don't have an affair within three months. There's no advertising on the site. ~70% of paid members are male 40+, and of that group, 84% are married.
by Lynnley Browning
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WEBWIRE – Oct 10 – Mark Brooks' presentation from the iDate Europe is available at http://www.idatecourse.com/free1. The PDF covers the state and size of the online and mobile dating market, with a focus on Europe.
NYMAG – Oct 10 – Tinder sees 2M matches a day. 45% of its users are women. Tinder solves the inbox onslaught problem women face on dating sites. On Tinder, users only get texts from people they’ve indicated an interest in.
TECH IN ASIA – Oct 9 – Dating app Paktor launched in Thailand just one month ago and is now available in Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea and India. Paktor works just like Tinder. Users anonymously scroll the profiles until they find someone interesting. Only if both parties are interested the connection is made.
by Phoebe Magdirila
The full article was originally published at Tech In Asia, but is no longer available.
INTERNET RETAILER – Oct 10 – Tor software is available for free to anyone who wants to keep their identity private as they use the Internet. But it can also be used by criminals who want to hide the fact they’re coming from IP addresses in countries known for a high rate of online fraud. Iovation ReputationManager 360 includes now the Tor-detection service that is designed to identify the final web server, or end node, that a web site visitor uses before entering your dating site.