PRESS RELEASE – Feb 11 – OneGoodLove.com, the relationship-focused online dating site for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) singles, released its Valentine’s 2013 “LGBT State of the Date Report" based on a survey of its members. 65% report that as states pass laws providing same-sex marriage rights, they find themselves more likely to consider marriage as their long-term dating goal. Gay men (68%) were more likely than lesbians (58%) to say this. Lesbians were more likely (32%) to say their parents would want them to be in a heterosexual relationship, even if it wasn’t loving or fulfilling, than were gay men (20%).
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oneGoodLove.com Re-launches As Relationship-Focused LGBT Site
PR WEB – Aug 14 – oneGoodLove.com, the online dating service for gay men and lesbians, is launching a 2.0 Beta site, redesigned with enhanced searching and matching, “marriage” as a stated relationship goal, and for the first time, allowing LGBT singles to identify as members of the US Armed Forces on an LGBT dating site. Dating focus at oneGoodLove.com is long-term relationships and marriage.
The full article was originally published at Virtual Stategy, but is no longer available.
Problems Dating Sites Are Facing & Their Solutions
FAST COMPANY – June 28 – Online dating has ballooned to a $4 billion business. Now the industry faces new players and challenges.
oneGoodLove
Problem: Dominated by hookup sites like Grindr and Manhunt, the gay online-dating space underserves relationship-minded folks.
Solution: OneGoodLove, a sort of eHarmony for the gay and lesbian community, is evolving its matching system.
OkCupid
Problem: To improve matching algorithms, sites need to know who goes on dates with whom and how those dates turn out.
Solution: OkCupid Labs wants to advance its mobile platform to gather new kinds of data on real-world dating behavior. Via the app, users will be encouraged to give instant feedback about their dates with other OkCupiders.
Badoo
Problem: As online daters become conditioned to screening potential mates via in-depth profiles, the process of meeting new people online grows further from how offline attraction really works.
Solution: A social discovery app, Badoo facilitates meetings on the fly by encouraging users to find people right around them based on nothing more than a photo, an age, and an interest or two.
HowAboutWe
Problem: A happy customer is a lost user.
Solution: HowAboutWe, a site that connects people based on user-suggested activities, is launching a service for couples.
by Dan Slater
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Traffic At OneGoodLove.com Increased
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
Same-Sex Dating
PRESS RELEASE — Jan 8 — oneGoodLove was created for the LGBT community, with a focus on singles who are ready to move past the point of casual dating and are ready to find "the one." The oGL Personality Test and Service uses a specifically-tailored matching algorithm for same-sex couples. Without visible profiles like most other dating sites, which are normally searchable by the general public, the oGL service allows singles to remain discreet while using the oGL service to find them a potential match. FULL ARTICLE @ PR WEB
Mark Brooks: myPartner.com and PartnerForLife.com also compete with oGL. (Full Disclosure: myPartner.com is a client of Courtland Brooks)