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STAR TELEGRAM–Sep 23rd–Ibrahim, a 50-year-old Egyptian immigrant cab driver, pulled out a small digital recorder and pointed it at Danka through the bulletproof partition. "Say hello to the girls," Ibrahim said, before recording a brief interview with Danka about his age (26), occupation (technology consultant) and whether he is "a player" ("no")…His system is simple. He records brief interviews with passengers who interest him and collects their cellphone numbers. When he thinks he has found a good match, he calls both passengers for permission and then passes along their numbers…."He's better than Match.com," says Danka, who got sick of online dating because women so rarely responded to his e-mails. "With Ahmed, the women actually call you back."

The full article was originally published at Star Telegram, but is no longer available.

DAILEY BULLETIN–In the crazy, fast-paced world Southern Californians thrive in, just about everything from groceries to books is a mouse click away. But what about a soulmate? eHarmony, Match, Yahoo, True testimonials.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) Sep 22, 2004 — DenverSingles.com, a Premier Singles Community, has announced that they will be partnering with the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News to become the exclusive online personals provider for Denver’s two largest newspapers. It combines a powerful online engine with dynamic offline events engine. PRWEB

NEW YORK–Sep 20–eTwine.com announces the launch of its newest feature for singles: Date Now! …Use the scheduling box to let singles know what day you are available to go on a date. Your Date Now! listing will appear in the Date Now! search results and on your profile, and singles can then email you to let you know that they're interested in dating you that night. You can add a message with your listing or specify if you'd like to include friends to make it a double date!

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 — Midlife is typically a time when men are perfecting their golf game. But some are finding that patty-cake is more their speed. Fatherhood is on the minds of more men in their 40s and 50s these days, impacting the dating world….Between 1980 and 2002, the rate of births among men age 40 to 44 went up 32 percent, and up 21 percent for those age 45 to 49. For men 50 to 54, the growth was 9 percent. “They’re waiting until they’re ready,” suggests Armin Brott, author of Father for Life. Older fathers are often calmer and form strong emotional bonds with their kids.

POLLSTAR–Sept 16th–Singles Night @ Pollstar.com is THE place to be for the discerning, concert-loving single. And I believe that a man should never scrimp on the concessions. When I take a woman to a concert, say, Gretchen Wilson & Big & Rich, I always spring for the extra large Cokes, burgers and fries. 6,000 artists, 49,000 events!

TUCSON CITIZEN–…The same technology that makes the Internet a global village also can make it feel like a small town where everyone knows your business. Your ex'es don't have to rely on local gossip for information about your new love interests: They can just go online and get it themselves. And the effect may be changing the rules of love. Call it Mayberry meets Big Brother.

The full article was originally published at Tucson Citizen, but is no longer available.

HARVARD CRIMSON–Co-founders of the college-geared Friendster knockoff ConnectU are pitted against the thefacebook.com. The founders of ConnectU allege that Zuckerberg stole their idea for a networking site while he was doing unpaid work for them.

The full article was originally published at Harvard Crimson, but is no longer available.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 14, 2004– eTwine.com founder Darrell Lerner believes that eTwine’s rapid growth can be attributed to its fun and interactive feel and integration of eTwine’s numerous unique features; social networking, event planning & management, and blogs. "We believe we offer users the ultimate social experience on the net and more ways to meet people than any other site on the market." All eTwine features are currently free.  At the core of the eTwine.com site is each member’s personal community page and detailed picture profile.

BILLINGS GAZETTE–Sept 19th – …32% of men spend more on grooming products than their female partners. A growing number of male baby boomers age 40 to 58 are turning to plastic surgery, accounting for nearly 15% of all procedures. Men are leading the way in the online-dating revolution with nearly 90% of all users being male.

The full article was originally published at Billings Gazette, but is no longer available.