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eHarmonys Test vs Compatible Partners Test

Posted on October 11, 2009

Eharmony compatiblepartners loga OPW – Oct 11 – I just compared eHarmony's personality profiling test with Compatible Partners personality profiling test. The tests are 99% the same, with the same questions in the same order. The only differences I found were:

– On the first page of questions Compatible Partners has three questions about having and wanting kids, whereas those questions appear on the second to last page of the eHarmony test.

– On page 3 Compatible partners has an extra question: "Do you want to select which domination(s) your matches can be?"

– On pages 17 & 18 eHarmony has seven extra personal interests listed: Backpacking, Astrology, Gadgets, Participating in Sports, Hunting, Politics, Pets, Animal Rights, Camping, Playing a Musical Instrument/Singing, Science, Watching Sports, Going Out, Protecting The Enviroment

– On page 22 eHarmony added two questions to the Compatible Partners survey:
   1. Do you know someone who met their spouse through eHarmony?
   2. Have you ever usen an online dating site?

The graphics and layout of the test are also a little different.  From what I remember, the Compatible Partners test design looks like the older eHarmony test with respect to graphics and layout.  Overall, the personality test is the same, but how about the matchmaking?  eHarmony's approach has been to copy the test over for Compatible Partners so the matchmaking methodology and science would probably also be the same. – Irena Brooks

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Internet Dating Industry Weekly News 2 Oct 2009 – 3 mins

Posted on October 3, 2009

This is the news for the week of September 26th through October 2nd, 2009. We hope you enjoy the new weekly news format. Here is the news we covered for this week:

 - comScore numbers from iDate London as the first bullet point

 - CourgarLife versus ABC’s “Cougar Town”

 - Men’s Health and Cosmopolitan magazines teaming up to launch dating sites

 - Online Buddies acquires DList.com

 - Interview with Michael Norton of Harvard Business School

Is eHarmony Honoring The Gay Settlement?

Posted on October 1, 2009

Compatiblepartners logoEHARMONY BLOG – Sep 30 – It is exactly six months after the launch of Compatible Partners, the website opened by eHarmony because of its settlement of a discrimination complaint with the New Jersey Attorney General. eHarmony made several long-term promises and commitments and today is a great time to review what the company, who spends $93.3M in advertising in 9 months, has done so far.

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Online Buddies Acquires Majority Stake In Dlist.com

Posted on September 25, 2009

Onlinebuddies logoPRESS RELEASE – Sep 25 - Online Buddies, the parent company of Manhunt, has acquired a majority stake in a social networking site for gay men under age 30, DList.com. As part of the deal, Online Buddies will take over all marketing efforts for Dlist.com. Dlist.com launched in 2006 and similar to MySpace, the site allows members to share music, art, and photos, and build their personal pages.

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Manhunt: Reloaded

Posted on August 7, 2009

Manhunt logo PULP MAGAZINE — Aug 7 – “New Manhunt" is the site’s biggest overhaul in seven years. The CEO, Adam Segel says:

Q: They say don’t fix something that ain’t broken. So why fix Manhunt? 
A: The new Manhunt can handle millions more profiles and hundreds of thousands of simultaneous men online. 

Q: How are members responding to the new version?
A: Members have reported they are getting used to the new Manhunt and are really enjoying it.

Q: Do men outside of America ‘get’ Manhunt?
A: We’re already the top site in Australia as well as many South American countries, including Brazil, Columbia and Argentina. You will also find thousands of guys online in London, Madrid and several other major European cities. Manhunt is a site that can be and is enjoyed all over the world.

Q: Do you see mobile as the next frontier in online hook-ups?
A: Absolutely

Q: How has the economy impacted Manhunt? 
A: I wouldn’t say we are recession-proof, but our site traffic is higher than ever.

FULL ARTICLE @ PULP MAGAZINE

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Under The Gaydar

Posted on July 21, 2009

Henry-Badenhorst-001 GUARDIAN.CO.UK — June 28 – Ten years ago, Henry Badenhorst and his partner Gary Frish helped a friend find a date online. They put him on Excite, a search engine, which had a dating section. But it took two weeks for him to get a response. The idea for Gaydar was born. "Gaydar started as something we did on the side," says Badenhorst. "I placed some ads in Boyz, which drew in a few people, and slowly it grew. The 1st year we had several thousand, the 2nd year was 75k and then suddenly, in the third year, in 2001-02, there were ~220k." 5 million people around the world subscribe, spending on average more than an hour on the site with each visit, and pay £5/month subscription, with the rest of the company's revenue coming from advertising. By 2004 the website had a new sibling: GaydarRadio which now has 1.6m listeners. Badenhorst met fellow South African Gary Frisch in 1991. "I always make jokes that he was the one-night stand that never went away." On Feb 10th, 2007, Frisch did finally go away. He jumped off the 8th-floor balcony of his Battersea home. Badenhorst says he wants to cut down his hours, and admits that now, with Frisch gone, his passion isn't what it was. FULL ARTICLE @ GUARDIAN.CO.UK

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Vindicia A Perfect Match For Online Buddies

Posted on June 23, 2009

Vindicia online buddies loga PRESS RELEASE — June 23 — Online Buddies, an online dating service
for the gay community, has implemented Vindicia on-demand CashBox
billing system for improved subscription management. Both companies
will be at the Internet Dating Conference (iDate) in Los Angeles from
June 24-26. Critical to Online Buddies' business strategy is Vindicia's
support for global payment methods — from credit cards to Boleto
Bancario, a specific payment method in Brazil. Vindicia offers an
integrated, on-demand billing and fraud management solution for online
merchants. FULL ARTICLE @ EARTH TIMES

Hooking Up With The Father Of Manhunt

Posted on June 19, 2009
Jonathan crutchley1 GAY&LESBIAN TIMES — June 18 — What began in 1989 as a telephone dating service called The Tool Line, is today the leading Web site for men looking to meet other men. The Gay & Lesbian Times sat down with Jonathan Crutchley, the co-founder of Manhunt  to discuss how he and his business partner Larry Basile first came up with the idea for an online gay dating site.
 
Q: How did you meet men in the ’70s?
A: It wasn’t until the introduction of telephone chat lines, like the ones founded by Larry Basile in 1987.
 
Q: Are people surprised to meet the man behind the Manhunt curtain?
A: Yes, the real me is not what people imagine. You wouldn’t find me marching in a Pride parade with my shirt off, but I’d be watching the parade from the sidelines.
 
Q: What is the secret to Manhunt’s success? 
A: We developed a site that was easy for the average guy to use and we emphasized our 24-hour-a-day customer service to help guys use the site and be comfortable with it and with themselves.
Q: How has gay dating changed since the site began 10 years ago? What are men looking for now?
A: Guys have always been looking for the same things. The Internet makes it much easier to find exactly what you want.
 
Q: What is Manhunt doing to remain on top?
A: Our biggest bet for continued growth is international expansion. We are growing very rapidly in Brazil and all of Latin America, and we have expansion plans in Asia.
Q: How does Manhunt feel about eHarmony and Match.com targeting the gay community?
A: Straight dating sites just don’t get it as far as was what gay men are looking for. 
Q: How safe is Manhunt?
A: Meeting a stranger on Manhunt can be just as dangerous as meeting a stranger on Craigslist or in a bar or in a dark alley. We tell guys to be careful and meet first in a public place, but men will do what they want. The Internet can be dangerous.
Q: Is it Manhunt’s responsibility to protect its members from online predators?
A: We urge Manhunt members to take responsible precautions about meeting any stranger, but it is difficult if not impossible to prevent bad things from happening. 
Q: Manhunt will be introducing its new version later this year. How will the new Manhunt be different than classic Manhunt?
A: The new version accommodates many more users, but it will look different and take getting used to. 

Q: Is mobile the next big wave for meeting men?
A: Yes, the future is mobile. Manhunt has a mobile application and we’re updating it.

The full article was originally published at Lesbian & Gay Times, but is no longer available.

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The America’s Gay Bachelor Contest Has Its Top 5 Finalists

Posted on June 3, 2009

Mypartner - contest PRESS RELEASE — June 1 – The five bachelors that will compete for this year’s America’s Gay Bachelor 2009 title were publicly announced today by the gay matchmaking site myPartner.com, the contest’s sponsor. The finalists will appear in San Diego for the final competition during a star-studded event held at W San Diego on June 20th.

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Internet Dating Industry Weekly News – 4 Mins

Posted on May 11, 2009

Online Personals Watch Weekly News Summary, May 11th, 2009

Site launches, BharatMatrimony expansion into new markets and religions, Userplane demise, CrazyBlindDate to be integrated into OkCupid, prison dating, Wealthy Men on reality TV.