TruConnection - TruConnection.com is a unique online dating site. It is a new approach to online dating in which you express yourself creatively and meet others. Connect with people from Boston & New York. 
After two and a half years Schmidt decided to step down (reportedly for personal reasons) and hand the reigns of leadership over to the current Parship CFO Henning Berg. Peter F. 
GIGAOM - Apr 18 - You can’t mention Badoo, which claims to be the world’s fourth-largest social network, without mentioning sex. 
Mensa, the group for the very smart, held a gathering and testing session on Mercer Island on Saturday, as some hopefuls talked of the social lives of the very, very smart. 
Online dating sites defend the usefulness of their scientific approach. 
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn. We all know that porn sites are a big part of the web -- but their actual size will astonish you. 
Facebook's dominance of the social media market need not rule out smaller competitors. Badoo's 135 million registered users in 180 countries—who pay the firm to meet new people online— generate around $150 million a year in revenue. 
According to Ted Huston of the University of Texas, the first two years of a marriage can reveal if the relationship will work out. These signs can predict if a couple will be happy or divorce. 
Singles, this is a reminder check your credit card statements often to make sure dating sites aren't improperly charging you.
Credit- and debit-card processor Global Payments has been hit by a security breach that has put some 50,000 cardholders at risk. 
It's not always up and to the right.... Be Prepared. I can help you get to more revenue faster, lets talk. 
Social dating network, theComplete.me (http://www.thecomplete.me), launches Beta site, offering singles hyperpersonalization and interest matching.
Ex Match people, this is *the* startup to watch in 2012. Few have the deep bench and experience in the dating industry that these folks do. 
Google and Facebook can't help you find which of your friends are single, or live in New York and like Radiohead, but Ark can.
People search is boring and makes a few companies a ton of money. This is potentially disruptive to the dating industry but there is so much competition already out there with huge userbases.
Once Facebook fixes search, its all over for sites like this. 
Legislation requiring online dating services to provide a disclaimer saying whether or not they conduct background checks passed the Illinois House.
I used to think this sort of thing was unnecessary until I realized that the majority of singles don't understand how dating sites function or what they do to protect single.. |
WLD - May 10 - Global Personals acquires Smooch, the 7th largest dating site in UK (Experian Hitwise), alongside its parent company WooWise. The acquisition also includes Mancentral.com, which will help Global Personals grow its gay dating division. 
BUSINESS INSIDER - May 13 - Christian Wiklund, CEO of Skout, wants to build a global network on the scale of Facebook and Twitter. Skout is adding 40k - 50K new users on the app every day. Dating and flirting only comprises ~20%t of Skout's use ... 
INSTINCT MAGAZINE - Apr 26 - According to the popular gay dating site Manhunt.net, its Facebook page was taken down without notice on April 4. This isn't the first time a gay related Facebook presence has been suspiciously moderated. 
OPW INTERVIEW - Apr 20 - Sparkology is an exclusive dating site for the upper crust. You have to have an Ivy league degree to get in. I interviewed Alex Furmansky to get the skinny on his new site. - Mark Brooks 
iDate has bailed on South Beach for Las Vegas to compete with dating industry conference upstart. 
Keeping up with the current trend for couple's apps, the dating and romantic social network Zoosk is launching Couple Profiles. This way lovebirds can chart their relationship on a joint profile. 
Valentine's Day varies in importance over the duration of a relationship. 
A recent analysis led by the social psychologist Eli Finkel of Northwestern University shows there is little reason to believe that these websites are improving dating outcomes. In fact, they might be making things worse. 
BikerOrNot is a social network that connects you with the bikers around you and around the world.
Love it! 
Apps that let users find friends whenever they are nearby are to be on display at the South by Southwest technology, music and film conference.
I count about 100 of these apps out in the wild with new ones launching every week. Highlight is cool for the Digirati, I can't tell the difference between the rest after you've tried a dozen or so of them. 
Peter Hurley, a leading headshot photographer for actors, celebrities and executives, shares some of his tips on how to sit for a portrait.
These are great. If you're not so good with the camera, try DatingHeadshots.com. 
Yoke is a new Facebook dating app that matches you with single friends of friends you're truly compatible with but who don't even need to be Yoke users.
Great to see Tech Crunch writing about a lots of new dating sites. I just wish they weren't so breathless about them, basically a mention, a wow and moving on.
Yoke is, like everyone else, trying to make a single feature the core differentiator between them and 50 other Facebook dating sites. This is not the way to do it. 
Facial-recognition platform Face.com could foil the plans of all those under-age kids looking to score some booze.
More importantly, it would be great if dating sites used this to avoid people posting 10-year old photos. Of course they would need a recent reference photo. |
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