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Singles-Space.com Launches Campaign Against Russian Dating Fraud
Userplane Enhances Mooble and Click2Asia
BUSINESS WIRE –July 20 — Userplane, the leading provider of live community software, today announced its deployment of Userplane Webmessenger and Webchat on Click2Asia and Mooble.
Mark Brooks: Mike Jones is super easy to work with and his applications are A1. Well done Mike.
Australian Singles Heaven
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD — June 10 — Australia is singles heaven with 4.7 million singles according to the 2001 census. Marriage rates are at their lowest in 100 years and Aussies are marrying later, divorcing more and have less time on our hands. Nearly 1.5 million Australians (14% of people online) visited dating sites in April, a rise of 102% in two years according to Nielsen Net Ratings. Jupiter Research estimates that U.S. singles will spend $US516 million on online dating this year. RSVP, the largest Australian website, with 580,000 members, boasts that in five years it has "facilitated" nearly 900 weddings and about 8000 dates a week. New members can put up their profile for free but must pay $6 for a "stamp" to initiate contact by email with another member. Fast Impressions, is positioned as a great night out for busy professionals. FULL ARTICLE @ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Japanese Alleged Offenses Tied to Online Dating Fell 9.2% in 2004
KYODO NEWS — Feb 17 — Alleged Japanese offenses related to online dating fell 9.2% in 2004 from the previous year to 1,582, while the number of victims younger than 18 in these cases dropped 15.1% to 1,085, reported the National Police Agency. The declines were partly attributed to the introduction of a new law in September 2003 that bans online dating websites for soliciting sex involving minors. The report showed that 96% of the victims accessed dating sites via mobile phones. Warnings were issued to 47 website operators; cited for violations such as failing to stipulate that the sites were intended for adults. Prefectural authorities did not order any website operator to change their content.
The full article was originally published at Yahoo Asia, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: 96% of the victims accessed the dating sites via mobile phones!?!
Japanese Alleged Offenses Tied to Online Dating Fell 9.2% in 2004
KYODO NEWS — Feb 17 — Alleged Japanese offenses related to online dating fell 9.2% in 2004 from the previous year to 1,582, while the number of victims younger than 18 in these cases dropped 15.1% to 1,085, reported the National Police Agency. The declines were partly attributed to the introduction of a new law in September 2003 that bans online dating websites for soliciting sex involving minors. The report showed that 96% of the victims accessed dating sites via mobile phones. Warnings were issued to 47 website operators; cited for violations such as failing to stipulate that the sites were intended for adults. Prefectural authorities did not order any website operator to change their content.
The full article was originally published at Yahoo Asia, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: 96% of the victims accessed the dating sites via mobile phones!?!
China; Relaxing a Taboo with Intimate Sex Survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is conducting its first nationwide female sex survey…organized by the Chinese Institute of Sexology and Chinese Medical Association via Sina.com…A smaller survey a decade ago concluded that 50% of Chinese women did not experience orgasm during sex…Attitudes toward sex relaxed after China began Western-style market reforms in 1978, unleashing a boom in adolescent dating, adultery, prostitution and other kinds of promiscuity.