DEUTSCHESTARTUPS.DE – eDarling's 2011 revenue was 36 Million Euro and is on track to hit 50 Million Euro this year according to eDarling's CEO Christian Vollmann. "eDarling is an important part of our future strategy", said Jeremy Verba, CEO of eHarmony. eHarmony acquired 30% of eDarling at the end of 2009. eDarling claims 12M registered users according to its infographic.
by Alexander Hüsing
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PRESS RELEASE – May 10 – eDarling, FriendScout24, Neu.de and Parship voluntarily committed to comply with rules (SPIN Kodex) that Federal Association of the Digital Economy (BVDW) put together to protect their customers. The "SPIN Kodex" defines clear rules related to cancellations policy, recurring payments and privacy issues. All parties must take all necessary measures to prevent fraudulent or criminal misuse of their platforms by third parties.
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STOPTHEACLU – Jan 23 - Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that this is only true in countries that put a high value on religion. The researchers got their data from eDarling, a European dating site that is affiliated with eHarmony. Like eHarmony, eDarling uses a long questionnaire to match clients with potential dates. It includes a question about how important your personal religious beliefs are and questions that get at social self-esteem and how psychologically well-adjusted people are.
The full article was originally published at StopTheAclu, but is no longer available.
EU STARTUPS – Feb 22 – eDarling launched its online dating service in Russia and Turkey in the beginning of 2011. Thus, the company is now operating in eleven European countries. By the end of the year eDarling wants to double its userbase up to 10M members across Europe. The Berlin based Affinitas GmbH started eDarling in 2009.
EHARMONY BLOG – Sep 13 – eHarmony finally posts links to its European tie-in eDarling. eDarling is offered in Swedish, Dutch, Polish, German, French, Italian and Spanish. An unofficial report in March 2010 says that eHarmony acquired a 30% share of eDarling.
The full article was originally published at eHarmony blog, but is no longer available.
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ONLINE DATING NEWS – Mar 19 – eHarmony acquired 30% of German dating site eDarling.de. eDarling was founded in the summer of 2009. The valuation of the company is estimated at EUR 15-20 Million. FULL ARTICLE @ ONLINE DATING NEWS