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Matchmaking in China
The full article was originally published at CBN, but is no longer available.
Shaadi SEAL
SHAADI.COM — Mar 28 — Shaadi offers members the option of verifying their own identities. "SEAL is short for Screened, Examined & Attested Label. If your profile has a Shaadi SEAL, it means that Shaadi has screened your profile and also obtained documentary proof of: Name, Photo, Age, Residential Address, Telephone Number, Email Address, Marital Status if Divorced/Annulled. View sample Shaadi SEAL profile. It's FREE! Send us documents supporting key data elements in your profile. You can upload scanned copies of the documents or post them. We will examine the data and attest them against the documents. If all your data are found in order, you will be the proud owner of a Shaadi SEAL." This is about as simple as it gets. It's probably not too difficult to forge documents, but then again, it's better than nothing. The cost for providing this service is minimal. ConfirmID.com is FriendFinder's effort to do the same. Unfortunately, even though it was bundled with the Gold membership, very few people opt to send in their documents.
The full article was originally published at Shaadi website, but is no longer available.
Shaadi SEAL
SHAADI.COM — Mar 28 — Shaadi offers members the option of verifying their own identities. "SEAL is short for Screened, Examined & Attested Label. If your profile has a Shaadi SEAL, it means that Shaadi has screened your profile and also obtained documentary proof of: Name, Photo, Age, Residential Address, Telephone Number, Email Address, Marital Status if Divorced/Annulled. View sample Shaadi SEAL profile. It's FREE! Send us documents supporting key data elements in your profile. You can upload scanned copies of the documents or post them. We will examine the data and attest them against the documents. If all your data are found in order, you will be the proud owner of a Shaadi SEAL." This is about as simple as it gets. It's probably not too difficult to forge documents, but then again, it's better than nothing. The cost for providing this service is minimal. ConfirmID.com is FriendFinder's effort to do the same. Unfortunately, even though it was bundled with the Gold membership, very few people opt to send in their documents.
The full article was originally published at Shaadi website, but is no longer available.
Chinese Matchmaking Site Cuts Down Deception
SHANGHAI DAILY — Mar 12 — Beginning today, Baihe.com will screen its eight million online daters against an ID authentication system it jointly developed with the Ministry of Public Security, said CEO Jason Tian. "In the long run, we'll arrange dates only for those who are proven to be telling the truth," he said. A survey by China Computer World Research showed 32% felt it was risky because prospective partners misrepresented themselves online.
The full article was originally published at Shanghai Daily, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Baihe.com is China's equivalent of eHarmony.
Chinese Matchmaking Site Cuts Down Deception
SHANGHAI DAILY — Mar 12 — Beginning today, Baihe.com will screen its eight million online daters against an ID authentication system it jointly developed with the Ministry of Public Security, said CEO Jason Tian. "In the long run, we'll arrange dates only for those who are proven to be telling the truth," he said. A survey by China Computer World Research showed 32% felt it was risky because prospective partners misrepresented themselves online.
The full article was originally published at Shanghai Daily, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Baihe.com is China's equivalent of eHarmony.
WorldFriends Networks Gets $2.5 Million Funding
PRESS RELEASE — Mar 2 — Shanghai-based Meta4 Group Ltd., which operates WorldFriends Networks, (private label multi-lingual personals sites, 200 sites, 1 million members, offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong), raised US$2.5 million in venture capital funding from industry veterans including the co-founders of Lavalife.com, Nicholas Paine and Bruce Croxon. ~17 years ago, together with two other partners, they invented telephone personals, and grew Lavalife to US$90 million revenues. Nicholas Paine is Meta4 Group's Executive Chairman. Partner sites include: So-net (Japan), Eigotown (Japan), Japan Zone (Japan), Japan Guide (Japan) and China Times (Taiwan).
The full article was originally published at ADDPR, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: The Asian internet dating conference will be in Shanghai in May. Last year CEO's of Bharat Matrimony, YeeYoo, Baihe and other leading Asian sites were present. Small crowd, very high quality. I recommend attending it this year…and spending the ensuing weekend enjoying Shanghai. It's at the Four Points Sheraton in Shanghai, which is reasonably priced. Check out sidestep.com for the best pricing.
WorldFriends Networks Gets $2.5 Million Funding
PRESS RELEASE — Mar 2 — Shanghai-based Meta4 Group Ltd., which operates WorldFriends Networks, (private label multi-lingual personals sites, 200 sites, 1 million members, offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong), raised US$2.5 million in venture capital funding from industry veterans including the co-founders of Lavalife.com, Nicholas Paine and Bruce Croxon. ~17 years ago, together with two other partners, they invented telephone personals, and grew Lavalife to US$90 million revenues. Nicholas Paine is Meta4 Group's Executive Chairman. Partner sites include: So-net (Japan), Eigotown (Japan), Japan Zone (Japan), Japan Guide (Japan) and China Times (Taiwan).
The full article was originally published at ADDPR, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: The Asian internet dating conference will be in Shanghai in May. Last year CEO's of Bharat Matrimony, YeeYoo, Baihe and other leading Asian sites were present. Small crowd, very high quality. I recommend attending it this year…and spending the ensuing weekend enjoying Shanghai. It's at the Four Points Sheraton in Shanghai, which is reasonably priced. Check out sidestep.com for the best pricing.
Online Personals Aussie Rankings
OPW — Feb 27 — Meir from Date.com had asked me about SNS rankings worldwide so here they are… Here's the Alexa online personals rankings for Australia extracted from the Australian top 100. – Mark Brooks
Australian Alexa Rankings for Online Dating and Social Networking as at 2/26/07.
1. MySpace (5)
2. YouTube (7)
3. Bebo (17)
4. Flickr (22)
5. LiveJournal (41)
6. Friendster (44)
7. Photobucket (47)
8. Orkut (59)
9. Xanga (73)
10. Hi5 (88)
1. RSVP (34)
2. AdultFriendFinder (66)
3. AdultMatchMaker (69)
4. Red Hot Pie (94)
Online Personals Aussie Rankings
OPW — Feb 27 — Meir from Date.com had asked me about SNS rankings worldwide so here they are… Here's the Alexa online personals rankings for Australia extracted from the Australian top 100. – Mark Brooks
Australian Alexa Rankings for Online Dating and Social Networking as at 2/26/07.
1. MySpace (5)
2. YouTube (7)
3. Bebo (17)
4. Flickr (22)
5. LiveJournal (41)
6. Friendster (44)
7. Photobucket (47)
8. Orkut (59)
9. Xanga (73)
10. Hi5 (88)
1. RSVP (34)
2. AdultFriendFinder (66)
3. AdultMatchMaker (69)
4. Red Hot Pie (94)