Second Internet Dating Conference, July 15-16, in Nice, France

Posted on June 9, 2004

NEW YORK/EWORLDWIRE/June 8, 2004 — Ticonderoga Ventures Inc. announces the second Internet Dating Conference and Social Networking Conference, to be held at the Nice Acropolis Congress and Exposition Centre. Speakers include executives from companies such as Meetic, Dating.dk, Get2Future, Weblogs, eSpotting, Lavalife, PlanetOut, Linkyourfriends, KLD Media, Userplane, Trade Doubler, Orion Information Services, ULYS Law Firm, Transparensee Systems, A Working Model/Corante, One Saturday, Quova, Global Collect and others. The inaugural meeting of IDEA OASIS (Internet Dating Executive Alliance / Online Association for Social Industry Standards) is scheduled to take place in Nice, France on July 15th.

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Friendster Names Former NBC President as New CEO

Posted on June 9, 2004

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 3 /PRNewswire/ — Friendster today announced that it has named former NBC Entertainment president, Scott Sassa, as CEO, effective immediately. Scott will be responsible for leading all areas of the company. Scott will help Friendster expand the company’s services and user base, and build Friendster into a successful and profitable business.

Monster Picks Up Tickle for $90 Million

Posted on June 9, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) May 24 – Monster Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:MNST – news), the parent of job-hunting site Monster.com, on Monday said it bought Tickle Inc., which offers online tests to help people land their ideal job or mate, in a deal valued at more than $90 million.