Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 23, 2005
BUSINESS WIRE -- Sept 19 -- The third annual Yahoo! PersonalsSingles' Voice Survey (2000 singles) found the number of mature online daters, 50+ is on the rise. Also, more than 75% of singles are...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 23, 2005
LA TIMES -- Sept 18 -- A landmark study by psychologist David Buss in the '80s, involved 37 cultures and 10,047 individuals. It found marked similarities across cultures; females prefer men with...
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Lansing STATE JOURNAL -- Aug 21 -- Experts say it time and again: Love is all about communication, and these days communication is all about technology. Folks seeking lasting relationships are...
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PR NEWSWIRE -- Sept 15 -- 60,000+ people register on Match.comdaily. National Singles Week is September 18-24. According to recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau and other research: <1> We...
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by Mark Brooks on September 23, 2005
OPW INTERVIEW -- Sep 19 -- Nate covers the online personals industry for Jupiter Research. Before joining Jupiter he spent the internet boom years working for Doubleclick (4 years) and with...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 23, 2005
ONE2ONE MAGAZINE -- Sept 15 -- ARTICLE BY MARK BROOKS, ONLINE PERSONALS WATCH EDITOR/BLOGGER -- Which of these people would you trust with probably the most important decision you'll ever make?...
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EMARKETER -- Sept 15 -- Intel's recent report on digital lifestyles in Europe found that in some countries, as many as 13% of those with computers have tried Internet dating. A report from...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 15, 2005
EMARKETER -- In 2005, U.S. internet advertising spending will reach $12.9 billion (and $22.3B in 2009) - double 2002's $6.0 billion - according to eMarketer projections. Much of the increase is...
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by Mark Brooks on September 15, 2005
MARKETING VOX -- Sept 15th -- According to two sources, Time Warner is in talks with Microsoft about selling a stake in AOL and then combining it with Microsoft's Web unit MSN. Under the plan...
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BUSINESS WIRE -- Sept 12 -- Berman Health and Media announced today that the Showtime network picked up its reality television series "Sexual Healing" starring Dr. laura Berman anticipated...
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by Mark Brooks on September 15, 2005
MERCURY NEWS -- Sept 11 -- Wendell Loyd has gone on plenty of bad dates. He wasn't meeting the right woman so the former software developer created www.realidate.com, which helps singles meet...
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by Mark Brooks on September 15, 2005
DAILY RECORD -- Sept -- When it comes to 21st-century love, Lust or even brief encounters, cyberspace is the limit and not just for 20somethings. While 89% of match.com users are under 50, people 50...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 15, 2005
NY DAILY NEWS -- Sept 9 -- Dr. Zeitoun, 46, married father of three, is being sued by two women he met through an online dating service, and allegedly wooed with tales of past lives and talk of...
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PR NEWSWIRE -- Sept 9 -- PrivateTel, a privacy-oriented telecommunications company, has launched Click-and-CONNECT enabling members to connect by phone without the need to reveal each other's...
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AGENCE FRANCE PRESS -- Sept 7 -- A pair of French cooking schools are starting "cook-dating." Last fall they began a weekly cooking class for singles only -- three men and three women on...
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PHYSORG -- Sept 2 -- For most singles using Match.com Mobile, using the mobile phone to search for dates and flirt via text messaging will make dating more convenient, said Match.comspokeswoman...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on September 08, 2005
MEDIA LIFE -- Sept 1 -- The number of dating shows on syndication has dwindled from six in 2002 to two, and both are struggling. In July, "Blind date" and "Elimidate" averaged a...
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PR NEWSWIRE -- Sept 1 -- Present and former members of Cupid.com can win an all-expenses-paid wedding at the Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Eric P. Straus, President & CEO of Cupid.com...
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PRWEB -- Aug 31 -- Jaters.comis founded by two experienced jewish daters. Features include...forums, private photo gallery, private BLOG, speed dating events, top-rated profiles lookup, flash-based...
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Aug 31 -- Match.comis urging singletons to 'make love happen' in a �3m UK advertising campaign, launching next week. It is the first major ad campaign for Match.com in this country, and...
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PR NEWSWIRE -- Aug 30 -- JDate revenue increased 9%. Also among the highlights of the company's quarter was the acquisition of MingleMatch, which added ChristianMingle, BlackSingles Connectionand...
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PRNEWSWIRE -- Aug 29 -- According to a breakthrough yearlong study from TRUE there are eight different sex personalities. TRUEintroduces SEXPLORATION, an adaptive test designed to address a key...
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INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE -- Aug 29 -- Asmallworld.netis an exclusive, closed membership, social-networking Web site for the international jet set. 75,000 members interact in a purely social...
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by Mark Brooks on September 05, 2005
PACIFIC NEWS -- Aug 26 -- Friendster, MySpace, Xanga and Facebookare supposed to keep friends connected, but I see people with about 100 plus "friends." Do they actually know these people?...
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