TOTALLY JEWISH–A lonely American rabbi’s son is taking the concept of speed dating up a gear by going on 50 blind dates in 50 US states – all in just 50 days. Dan Jacobs, from Santa Monica, is setting off on the ultimate romantic road trip next week. The 22-year-old’s voyage of discovery, part-funded to the tune of $21,000 by friends and investors, will be filmed for a television documentary called A Sensitive Guy on the Road: 50 Dates In 50 States. TOTALLY JEWISH
Globix Hosts Friendster
NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) — Globix announced today that it is providing infrastructure services for Friendster.com (9 million members); advanced data center services. Friendster users have noticed significantly faster response times and page downloads.
Meeting Site Stands Nearly Alone
NY TIMES–In nearly every Internet category imaginable, successful sites have triggered copycats, sometimes by the dozens. But Meetup, which has helped more than 30,000 groups organize meetups remains virtually without competition. Meetup has signed up two million users who rely on it to help find people with similar political or business interests or hobbies. Meetup, based in New York, was created in 2002 and attracted financial backing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and eBay’s founder, Pierre M. Omidyar, among others. NY TIMES
Meeting Site Stands Nearly Alone
NY TIMES–In nearly every Internet category imaginable, successful sites have triggered copycats, sometimes by the dozens. But Meetup, which has helped more than 30,000 groups organize meetups remains virtually without competition. Meetup has signed up two million users who rely on it to help find people with similar political or business interests or hobbies. Meetup, based in New York, was created in 2002 and attracted financial backing from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and eBay’s founder, Pierre M. Omidyar, among others. NY TIMES
MingleMatch Surpasses One Million Profiles
PROVO, Utah, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ — MingleMatch today announced that membership on its wide variety of sites has exceeded one-million profiles.
eHarmony Grows; New State-of-the-Art Call Center
PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 4, 2004–eHarmony is continuing to expand operations with a focus on superior customer service. Since October 2003, the number of eHarmony employees has nearly tripled. eHarmony call centers currently handle over 100,000 customer inquiries each month by phone, email and live chat, and the company projects the number of "customer care" representatives alone to grow by 25 percent by the end of 2004. ALTAVISTA
When Do I Pull My Profile?
OWH–When's the appropriate time to pull your profile off a dating site? The decision to remove your profile is tantamount to taking a date home to meet your parents. And getting to that point can resemble a game of chicken. A guy might call to announce, "I've taken down my profile" just as you're headed out on your second date of the day. Melissa Darnay, author of "Dating 101: The Instant Cure for Romance Blues," encourages daters not to rush.
The full article was originally published at Omaha World Herald, but is no longer available.
Dubious of Online Dating; Teens
ADN–…The core theme of any serious Internet matchmaking service is its personality test. These tests have widespread use today and not just for finding love. Sites are popping up everywhere for this very purpose. eHarmony.com claims to have a higher match-to-marriage rate than any other dating Web site and displays happily wed couples at every click of the button, though it is the same handful of couples over and over again. All of these sites are meant for the use of those who are 18 or older.
Voiceglo and Friendster Connect with Internet Phone Service; Popular Online Service Will Offer VoIP to Millions of Members Worldwide
BUSINESS WIRE, Sep 30th–Voiceglo, a global, full-service Voice over Internet Protocol communications company and Friendster today announced an exclusive partnership to further expand the Friendster global communications network via VoIP. Friendster will begin offering 'The Friendster Phone' powered by GloPhone, Voiceglo's innovative Web- and PC-based phone service, allowing users to make free calls to their friends anywhere, anytime.
The full article was originally published at Altavista, but is no longer available.
Older People Turn to Internet to Find Love
MSNBC–Seniors are bringing in some unexpected revenue for online dating sites, which expect business to grow as many baby boomers find themselves single again…Older online daters appear to have different goals from their younger counterparts, according to a survey by Match.com. 26% of singles age 55 and older indicated they were looking for a commitment or marriage. 55% for ages 18 to 29; and 60% for ages 30 to 39.
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