Category: All Worldwide (non UK/Euro/US)

Japanese Singles Wish For Marriage, Government Wishes For More Babies

Posted on January 4, 2010

Japanese wedding CHINA VIEW – Jan 1 – The number of Japanese babies born in the country in 2009 have decreased from 22,000 of 2008 to 1,069,000. The government said the population decline may last for the future years, as the Japanese population is getting more reluctant to marriage and giving birth. The term "konkatsu" in Japanese, meaning "marriage-hunter," has been widely reported in global media and describes men and women who want to cut straight to the (matrimonial) chase. In the early 1970s the annual number of marriages in Japan, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, exceeded 1M and the birthrate at this time was at a level of 19 (per 1,000 population). The marriage rate currently stands at 5.8 (per 1,000 population), with one in four of these unions likely to end in divorce.

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

Mamba.ru Counts 100,000 Concurrent Users Online

Posted on December 9, 2009

Mamba logo OPW – Dec 9 – Russian dating site Mamba.ru has just announced that its membership totals over 11M with 100,000 active online users. Mamba's members are most active at the end of the working day and less active between 4-6am with ~25 000 online users.

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CommunityMatrimony.com Partners With Twitter

Posted on December 8, 2009

Communitymatrimony logo PRESS RELEASE – Dec 8 - CommunityMatrimony.com, a part of Consim Info, a company that owns over 300 community based matrimony portals has just tied the knot with Twitter. Members of CommunityMatrimony.com can now add their Twitter updates to their matrimony profile. The Twitter updates will be displayed along with the matrimony profile. BharatMatrimony.com, also part of Consim Info, will also be tying the knot with Twitter in the near future.

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

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Internet Dating Industry Weekly News Nov 19th, 2009 – 4 mins

Posted on November 13, 2009

This is the news for the week of November 6th through November 12th, 2009. We hope you enjoy the new weekly news format. Here is the news we covered for this week:

  • October Online Dating Rankings from Hitwise
  • Earnings Reports from Spark Networks and Meetic
  • Number of Senior Online Daters on the Rise
  • Interview with Steve Odom, founder of Gelato

Internet Dating Industry Weekly News Nov 5th, 2009 – 4.5 mins

Posted on November 6, 2009

This is the news for the week of October 30th through November 5th, 2009. We hope you enjoy the new weekly news format. Here is the news we covered for this week:

  • White label dating businesses thriving in tough economy
  • Mobile dating market expected to double to $1.3 billion by 2013
  • Study shows online dating most popular with women over age 50
  • Nominations being accepted for first annual iDate Awards

Internet Dating Industry Weekly News Oct 23rd, 2009 – 3.5 mins

Posted on October 22, 2009

This is the news for October 18th through October 23rd, 2009. Here are some of the topics we covered for this week:

  • People Media ranked on Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 500 list
  • Zoosk’s member base surpasses 40 million users
  • Newly-launched eLove.com fuses online dating and traditional matchmaking
  • AARP partners with Perfectmach relationship expert Dr. Pepper Schwartz
  • Australia’s Cupid Media rejecting 3,000 profiles a day due to fraud suspicions

Online Dating In New Zealand

Posted on September 15, 2009

Nzdating logo SCOOP — Sep 14 — The 2009 NetGuide Telecom Broadband survey reveals
that more than 30% of Kiwis surveyed knew someone who had met their
current spouse online, although only 9% admitted having a profile on a
dating site. New Zealand sees 120,000 couples marrying every year after
meeting online. New Zealand’s two most popular dating sites, NZ Dating
and Findsomeone, now have ~1.5M profiles listed between them. FULL ARTICLE @ SCOOP

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Zhenai, The World’s Largest Dating Site?

Posted on September 2, 2009

Zhenai logo PR NEWSWIRE — Sep 1 – Zhenai.com, China's largest matchmaking website, announced that the number of its registered members reached 20,022,000 on July 31, 2009. With ~40,000 new members each day, the website has exceeded the number of members on Match.com in the U.S. Jiayuan, a Chinese dating site that closely trails Zhenai.com in the number of registered members, announced that its total registered members bypassed 17,580,000 on July 31, 2009, with 20,000 new members registering each day. iResearch Consulting predicted that the number of Chinese online daters will reach 140,000,000 by 2010.

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

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Ten Announces 40% Stake In Oasis Active

Posted on September 1, 2009

Oasis active logo ASIAMEDIA JOURNAL — Sep 1 – Network Ten is investing in free
Australian dating site Oasis Active. Network Ten currently holds just
under 40% of Oasis Active, with the remainder held by private
investors. Oasis Active commenced operation in April 2008 and its
international network of users is ~998,000, with average monthly growth
of 15% or more than 80,000 users. Oasis Active was developed and is
managed by 3H Group. 3H Group was founded by CEO Dave Heysen and CTO
Daniel Haigh. Mr Haigh previously established one of the largest
international online dating websites, Soulmates Technology, which was
acquired by match.com. FULL ARTICLE @ ASIAMEDIA JOURNAL

RSVP Revenue Down

Posted on August 24, 2009

Rsvp logo THE AUSTRALIAN — Aug 25 — Fairfax Media CEO Brian McCarthy said the 2008-09 financial year had seen the "worst environment" he had ever experienced in the media sector. Fairfax's full-year earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell 27% to $605M for the year to June compared with 2007-08. The company's online division, which includes New Zealand auction site TradeMe, accommodation site Stayz and dating site RSVP, suffered in the tough climate and recorded an 8% fall in EBITDA.

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

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