OPW — May 6 — In response to discrimination litigation, eHarmony agreed to launch the gay version of its heterosexual match-making service. Compatible Partners is live now and members can get 6 months free membership if they register today.
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE — Apr 14 — As part of the settlement reached in Nov, eHarmony agreed to offer CompatiblePartners.net, market it in gay media and reel in the first 10,000 singles by registering them for free. But some Christians who rank religion fairly high say the company’s actions violate Scripture that label homosexuality a sin. They also feel betrayed. “You have now officially joined the list of Companies Promoting Immorality (CPI)–a growing list, indeed,” wrote Peter LaBarbera, president of Americans for Truth, a conservative Christian advocacy group, in a letter to Neil Clark Warren, who has retired but is still on eHarmony’s board. FULL ARTICLE @ CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Mark Brooks: Match, Plentyoffish, Yahoo Personals, and numerous other dating entities are also in the same violation then, I guess. Equal rights vs Scripture. I vote for equal rights, and freedom, every time. Sorry scripture. Your moral compass is off on this one, so says modern society. I believe in sexual freedom, and openness. Your comments please.
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LA TIMES — Mar 30 — eHarmony agreed in November to start the dating service as part of a settlement with the New Jersey attorney general in the wake of a discrimination suit. Dating site consultant Mark Brooks says Compatible Partners will be watched closely. "This will be one of the most scrutinized products in Internet dating," said Brooks. "They will have to introduce an A1 product." It's not a comfortable fit for eHarmony's founder, Neil Clark Warren. "I never had a gay couple." Brooks thinks Compatible Partners could be a winner. "Niche products are proving to be very effective," he said. "People are more likely to connect with a brand that serves it, specifically." FULL ARTICLE @ LA TIMES
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WSJ — Mar 31 – In response to discrimination litigation, eHarmony will launch the gay version of its heterosexual match-making service on Tuesday. The site, Compatible Partners, was developed as part of a settlement last fall with the New Jersey attorney general. Patrick Perrine, founder and CEO of myPartner.com, an online dating site for gay men, remains skeptical about eHarmony’s new venture. He says the compatibility system on his site, matching men with other men, wouldn’t work for lesbian women. “They’re very different populations that have very different needs,” he said. FULL ARTICLE @ WSJ
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TECH CRUNCH — Mar 25 — Grindr is one of the first iPhone applications
geared towards gay and bisexual men. Without proper security
measures, bigots could easily download such applications and use them
to pinpoint targets for hateful slurs and potentially even violence.
Grindr deals with these issues by obscuring a user’s absolute location
by default. Rather than plotting each user on the map. Grindr displays
how far away they are. FULL ARTICLE @ TECH CRUNCH
BOSTON GLOBE — Mar 11 – eHarmony will launch a new matchmaking website for the gay community by the end of the month. Called Compatible Partners, it might be the first dating site whose owners didn't really want to create it. The sister site will work just like eHarmony, with members filling out long questionnaires. FULL ARTICLE @ BOSTON.COM
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PRESS RELEASE — Feb 26 — myPartner.com kicks-off the 2009 Most Eligible Gay Bachelor in America Contest on March 1st, 2009. Anyone can nominate themselves or their favorite eligible gay men starting March 1st through April 30. myPartner.com will select a winning bachelor for each state and one from the nation's capital to be voted for online. The five top online vote winners will be flown to San Diego for final judging on June 20th.
ONLINE MEDIA DAILY — Feb 24 — Mark Elderkin, the founder/CEO of Gay Ad Network, is launching Lesbian Ad Network. Chemistry.com and Switzerland Tourism are on board as the vertical online ad network's inaugural partners. Lesbian Ad Network offers a unique platform for reaching the lesbian market across branded content sites and blogs, with custom editorial sponsorships, viral widget syndication and video advertising.
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MANHUNTDAILY — Feb 12 — Manhunt has recently won two awards – "Best Adult Hookup Site" from the Cybersocket Awards as well as "Outstanding Adult Web-Site" from the WeHo Awards.
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HELZERMAN'S ODD BITS — Feb 12 — Manhunt is a social network growing by over 25,000 members per week. The site, now in its seventh year with over two million members, will be sponsoring events around the country in celebration of National Coming Out Day. Here is an interview with Manhunt's CMO. Q: What are you doing for National Coming Out Day?
A: We are encouraging our members to be out, to be proud, and to be themselves.
Q: What do users get with membership?
A: Limited membership is free, paid members receiving access to more features including the ability to see full-size photos, send/receive unlimited e-mails, access the mobile version of Manunt, use advanced search, etc.
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