SAN FRAN CHRONICLE -- July 23 -- With advances in cell phone technology and wireless networks, users can browse truncated profiles, view photos of possible dates and exchange cheesy lines via text...
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REUTERS -- July 23 -- MySpaceis gunning to become the Internet's next major consumer brand. jupiter Media analyst David Card says that while there is evidence that MySpace has figured out the...
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mercury NEWS -- July 22 -- GoingOn, will work on an open-standards platform, is expected to launch this fall, and will mix social networking and blogging. Perkins and Cantersaid they want the company...
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CBS CHANNEL 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS -- July 21 -- In the world of Internet dating, cell phones are the newest way to sell yourself. Webdate is among the largest of the online dating services that have...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 26, 2005
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPER -- July 20 -- Patrick Gilin was so popular that he persuaded more than 70 women he met through dating services to send him money "well into the six figures,"...
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PR WEB --July 15 -- Everyone has a right to love and be loved regardless of age, size, color or creed. Sadly many people do not achieve this. Amongst these are large people who, perhaps through...
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THE DEAL -- Jul 19 -- News Corp.'s $580 million acquisition of Intermix Media Inc. and MySpace.comyesterday could Spark some renewed interest in this once-hot Internet sector. "Media...
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MEDIA POST -- Jul 19 -- LinkedIn.com (2.4 million users) will release a third Web-based premium service today: a directory system for groups and organizations such as companies, conferences, and...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 21, 2005
HONOLULU ADVERTISER -- July 18 -- The best matchmakers are those who know the who's who in society. They even refer to prospective singles as their 'listings.' The meeting place usually is...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS -- July 18 -- News Corp. will spend $580 million to buy Intermix Media--which recently settled a lawsuit accusing it of distributing spyware. News Corp., a movie studio and...
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OPW INTERVIEW -- July 18 -- Taek Kwon joined Friendsterlast month as President and CEO. He was formerly the EVP Product Management at Citysearch and VP Engineering and Operations at Hotwire. Mark...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 21, 2005
REALITY NEWS ONLINE -- June 15 -- Is anybody truthful in online dating? The answer seems up in the air given that on the first episode of Hooking Up we see not only the men providing slightly...
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PR WEB -- July 16 -- aeDating offers blogging, 5 new design templates, video and audio file upload. AEwebworksis a professional software development team specializing solely on dating software....
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 21, 2005
NORTHWEST HERALD -- July 14 -- Young singles today are technologically savvy and many times prefer typing a few consequence-free lines as opposed to calling up a Crush. Kali, 16, said she used her...
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OPW INTERVIEW -- July 13 -- Eric Straus of Cupid.com thinks matching based on personality profiling is B.S. Online dating upstart, True.com, would beg to differ. Mark Brooksinterviewed True.com's...
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BLOOMBERG -- July 11-- John Fairfax Holdings, australia's second-largest newspaper publisher, bought online dating agency RSVP.com.aufor A$38.9 million ($29 million) to bolster its classified...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 15, 2005
PR NEWSWIRE-- July 8 -- MobileJam launched Friendsation.comJuly 8th, a free dating/friendship community focusing heavily on mobile phone technology. Friendsation.com will bring free instant...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on July 15, 2005
WALL STREET JOURNAL -- July 8 -- "Hooking Up" is a real-life ABC version of "Sex and the City" with the twist that the New York women depicted start their search for Mr. Right on...
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BLOOMBERG -- July 11-- John Fairfax Holdings, australia's second-largest newspaper publisher, bought online dating agency RSVP.com.aufor A$38.9 million ($29 million) to bolster its classified...
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WALL STREET JOURNAL -- July 8 -- "Hooking Up" is a real-life ABC version of "Sex and the City" with the twist that the New York women depicted start their search for Mr. Right on...
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SEATTLE TIMES -- July 4 -- A tech-savvy Microsoft employee, drawing on the possibilities presented by online social networking, has found a way to take things a step further and give people...
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USA TODAY -- July 2 -- You've no doubt seen Neil Clark Warrenon TV commercials. "He's like the grandpa who wants to set you up," says Nate Elliott, an online media analyst with...
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