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Chemistry.com Sponsors Lesbian Ad Network

Posted on February 24, 2009

Eldekin-b 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.

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

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Manhunt Wins Two Awards

Posted on February 13, 2009

Manhunt logo 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.

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

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Manhunt Interview At National Coming Out Day Street Festival In Vegas

Posted on February 12, 2009
Manhunt logo 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: Is MANHUNT a hook-up site?
A: We are an unashamedly sex-positive online community which enables men to connect with other men – for hooking-up, chatting, friendship, dating, long-term relationships, roommates, jobs, travel, whatever.

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.

The full article was originally published at Helzerman's Odd Bits, but is no longer available.

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Gay Dating Site Announces Official Pre-Valentine Launch

Posted on February 12, 2009

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PR WEB — Feb 11 — GetSteady.com has launch its lesbian and gay dating community with the added reassurance of fully verified member photos. Members can earn points redeemable for gift cards from popular stores. Points are earned for photo verification, qualified referrals and subscription. FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB

Heavy Layoffs At PlanetOut

Posted on January 15, 2009

Planet out logo CNET NEWS — Jan 14 — A third of the staff were laid off this week at PlanetOut. On January 8, PlanetOut issued a press release announcing that it was merging with its competitors Here Networks and Regent Entertainment Media, the publishers of LGBT magazines The Advocate, Out, and HIVPlus.

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

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Sun Sets On PlanetOut

Posted on January 12, 2009

Planet out logo SF BUSINESS TIMES — Jan 9 — Gay and lesbian media company PlanetOut Inc will merge with Here Networks and Regent Entertainment Media, two related businesses that have bought parts of PlanetOut in the past few years. Here Media and Regent will pay $4.7m in cash into the new company as part of the deal. They'll own, through special preferred shares, 80% of the business after the merger.

The full article was originally published at SF Business Times, but is no longer available.

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EHarmony’s GLBT Site Will Alienate Gays

Posted on January 2, 2009

Compatible partners logo OUT&ABOUT — Jan 1 –  In accordance with their settlement agreement, eHarmony has created a separate site dedicated to matching same-sex couples called Compatible Partners. Although this site will use the same questionnaire to match same sex couples, the site comes with a hefty disclaimer warning that this new matchmaking site was not created with the use of extensive data on what makes a compatible same-sex couple. eHarmony's straight users and their newly acquired homosexual users will remain completely separate.

The full article was originally published at Out&About, but is no longer available.

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Traffic At OneGoodLove.com Increased

Posted on November 27, 2008

One good love logo PR WEB — Nov 20 — oneGoodLove's overall daily traffic increased 300%, registrations increased 150% and subscriptions increased 40% post the November 4th passing of Proposition 8 in California. oneGoodLove.com's surprising growth should help to correct the misinformed social perception that gays and lesbians are only focused on meaningless or casual relationships. oneGoodLove is an online dating site created solely for gays and lesbians seeking committed romances. FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB

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EHarmony Settles Dispute Over Gay Matches

Posted on November 25, 2008

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WSJ — Nov 20 –  A settlement between eHarmony and the New Jersey attorney general requires the online heterosexual dating service to also cater to homosexuals, raising questions about whether other services that target a niche clientele could be forced to expand their business models. eHarmony denied violating discrimination law and said its business had been based on years of researching opposite-sex marriages to understand what makes such couples compatible. EHarmony attracted nearly 2.6m unique visitors in October, a 28% jump from a year earlier, according to comScore. Consumers are expected to dole out nearly $1 billion in fees for online dating sites this year, according to Forrester Research, and the market is expected to expand by 10% in each of the next five years. FULL ARTICLE @ WSJ

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