OPW – Feb 7 – SpeedDate.com, the online webcam enhanced speed dating service that launched in 2007, has been sold to IAC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. We will update this post with more information later.
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OPW – Apr 26 – SpeedDate is announcing its name change to Mixr, Inc. SpeedDate will continue to operate as one of their branded product. Mixr is currently developing new products that focus on virtual environments where people can meet for a variety of social scenarios from dating, friendship, shared interests and beyond.
PR NEWSWIRE – Sep 14 – SpeedDate's new iPhone app, "SpeedDate: Real Dates in Real-Time," eliminates the waiting in dating by allowing singles to date anywhere, anytime. With location-based search, SpeedDaters can find nearby singles.
OPW – Aug 23 – iDate INSIDE are a series of videos covering the inner operations of internet dating companies. The video shows the offices and the culture. Here is the first episode, a sneak peek into the SpeedDate.com's office.
OPW – Aug 16 - Thanks to SpeedDate, you can now dive into online dating right from your iPad, but it has some hiccups. When you search for dating in the app store, you might be surprised that the #1 suggested app is actually a dating app for gays – Gay Speed Flirt from SpeedDate that says "Date Local Men". This is where it gets confusing. A cute girl on the screen shot of the Gay Speed Flirt app is luring you in. Huh? Then on the next screen you'll find a guy, who is searching for women. See screen captures.
OPW – May 18 – Join SpeedDate founder Simon Tisminezky and Popular Science's Mike Haney for an exclusive webinar in which they'll reveal the secrets behind their profitable subscription apps on multiple platforms. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 1 to 2pm ET.
SPEEDDATE BLOG – Apr 1 – SpeedDate.com has been approved as the first ever virtual wedding officiant with its new service SpeedMarriage. The service launched on March 15, 2011 and five to ten electronic marriages are being performed each hour, with peak usage between midnight to 2 AM. SpeedDate connects online daters in real-time on quick 5 minute chat sessions, to quickly find chemistry with potential mates. Now, extremely compatible SpeedDaters can bypass the courtship phase and get married in their next 5 minutes as an added bonus. What’s next for SpeedDate? “We’ve received user feedback that our customers would like to find faster, more efficient ways of having children” says co-founder Simon Tisminezky. “We’re thinking of calling the new feature ‘SpeedBabies’, but our engineers haven’t figured out the technology yet.” By the way, there are absolutely no plans for “SpeedDivorce”.
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BUFFALO NEWS – Jan 25 – A host of new online dating services are transforming the online dating landscape with innovative new ideas, adding alternatives to traditional online dating. With more than 800 online dating sites, according to Mark Brooks, who edits Online Personals Watch, consumers have many decisions to make before the dating even begins. Launched in 2010, Cheek'd, provides members with cards, similar to business cards, containing an icebreaker message and a code. Cards are given to potential dates offline to hopefully initiate an online contact. Virtual world, Weopia, allows people to go on cyber dates prior to meeting in person. Other sites, such as SpeedDate, Skout, Goodwizz, and CanDoBetter, are all adding interesting alternatives for the estimated 20 million Americans who date online.
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PRESS RELEASE – Dec 15 - SpeedDate.com is adding real-time chat capabilities to its SpeedDate Mobile for iPhone and iPad. SpeedDate Mobile is free to download from the iTunes™ App Store, and allows singles to chat live with anyone in a growing network of ~10M people.
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MARKETWIRE – Oct 27 - SpeedDate.com has released key findings on dating preferences based on a random sampling of 1.7M dates over the course of 18 months. While many singles are open to dating outside of their ethnicity, key demographic factors such as gender and age play a critical role. 53.6% of women prefer to date men of their own ethnicity compared with 42.9% of men. Starting at age 25, the percentage of men and women open to dating outside of their ethnicity begin to greatly differ. By age 60, 70% of women on SpeedDate.com prefer meeting others exclusively within their own ethnicity compared to just 38% of men who consider it an important factor.
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