DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire/ — In a recent survey of single females ages 18-34 conducted by Russell Research, results showed that 85% of those polled would be more likely to use an online dating site that prescreens members against public records to ensure members are not married, when compared to other online dating sites…TRUE today announced it is expanding its relationship with Rapsheets, America’s largest source of criminal records on the Internet, to execute Single Verification(TM) on http://www.True.com…TRUE becomes the first online relationship service to provide this critical screening for its members.
Webdate Launches Webdate Mobile
MIAMI, July 22 /PRNewswire/ – Webdate today announced it will launch its mobile webdating service on U.S. Cellular to enable mobile access to dating profiles, chat and real-time messaging through members' wireless phones…Webdate Mobile is powered by the Trilibis mCE, a flexible software engine that extends the connectivity and content of online communities to virtually any wireless device.
Virginia Joins Texas and Ohio as the Third State to Support TRUE’s Nationwide Safety Campaign
DALLAS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ — Less than two weeks after launching its national legislation campaign seeking to protect online daters from interacting with sexual predators and criminals, today TRUE announced that it has secured legislative support in a third key state, Virginia, joining Texas and Ohio. Said Herb Vest, CEO and founder of TRUE. "As an industry, we have an obligation to increase the safety of our customers to the greatest extent possible…"
24/7 Real Media Signs Knot.com and Date.com for Ad Serving
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 20, 2004– 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), a pioneer in interactive marketing and technology, today announced Knot.com and Date.com chosen Open AdStream as the exclusive ad serving solution for their Web sites. TheKnot.com; world leading wedding media and services companies. Date.com; dating site with more than two million members.
24/7 Real Media Signs Knot.com and Date.com for Ad Serving
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 20, 2004– 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), a pioneer in interactive marketing and technology, today announced Knot.com and Date.com chosen Open AdStream as the exclusive ad serving solution for their Web sites. TheKnot.com; world leading wedding media and services companies. Date.com; dating site with more than two million members.
eHarmony; Members Top ‘Must Haves’ and ‘Can’t Stands’
PASADENA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 19–When it comes to choosing desirable qualities, men and women have more in common than one would think…Laughter is key to a good relationship…Singles seek affection. Emotional health is key. All singles agree on what they don’t want: Characteristics such as lying, cheating, and infidelity.
Woman Uses Website to Advertise for Husband
Adrants.com — New Jersey native Blaire Allison wants to get married by the end of 2004 and she’s using a website called Do You Know My Husband? and weblog to hunt for a husband. Allison, who is 27 and works in New York as an event planner and dating coach, launched her site on June 21 and has received hundreds of emails from men clamoring for her consideration as well as major press coverage from the likes of the New York Times and MSNBC…Allison keeps a weblog detailing her dating experience with potential husbands and allows visitors to vote for their husband of choice. MARRYBLAIRE.com
Divorce: The Most Expensive Life Event
WINNIPEG, July 16 /CNW/ – A new poll of 160 divorced Canadians shows that a majority believe divorce is the most financially expensive event that can happen in a person’s life and yet many of the poll respondents were ill-prepared to handle this aspect of the break-up…61% of women agreed it was fair that assets should be split equally compared to 41% of men…22% say that money issues contributed to their divorce. Another 24% said it was "somewhat" a contributing factor…61% agree divorce is the most financially expensive event that can happen in a person’s life…57% said that newlyweds should have a pre-nuptial…79% agree that it is better to have "loved and lost" than "never to have loved at all."
True; Millions of Singles Could Be Using Flawed Compatibility Tests
DALLAS, PRNewswire — …The research, which will be presented this week at the iDate 2004 inaugural conference in Nice, France, set out to explore and analyze the psychometric reliability and validity of the testing methods used by such services as eHarmony, Match.com, PerfectMatch.com and Tickle.com, among others. With the sole exception of True, no online dating service makes available any independent verification for the scientific basis of its testing methodology, evidence of the success of its tests, or any other information which may be used to measure or evaluate the validity of the methods employed to determine compatibility among singles. In light of these findings, True believes that industry standards must be developed and implemented to ensure reliability and validity of online psychological tests, thereby protecting online dating services from challenges to the quality and accuracy of their assessments.
Yahoo! Personals Reveals 90% of Single Women Believe How a Man Treats his Pet Indicates How He Treats a Love Interest
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yahoo! Personals is celebrating the "Dog Days of Summer" with advice and canine clues to end the dating blues at http://personal.yahoo.com/luckydog. According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Dog Days of Summer are considered to be the sultriest days of the year that occur between July 3 and August 11. Yahoo! Personals has teamed up with Wendy Diamond, author of the newly published book, "What a Lucky Dog! How to Understand Men Through Their Dogs" in celebration…A guy with a dog is 14 times more attractive than a guy with a baby.