BUSINESS WEEK -- June 29 -- SMS.ac and other mobile social networks help users find dates, keep in touch with friends, share photos, and update their blogs via cell phone. SMS.ac claims 40 million...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on June 30, 2005
chicago tribune -- June 28 --Dating on Demandcombines television and online dating. You can either send in a videotape of yourself (which will be edited) to Comcast, or catch Comcast when it is...
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NEWS TRIBUNE -- June 24 -- MySpaceis addictive, and the rock gods are flocking to MySpace in increasing numbers. Queens of the Stone Age have a MySpace page. So do Nine Inch Nails. The shift from...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on June 30, 2005
BBC NEWS -- June 21 -- A mobile/online dating firm has been criticised over an advertisement for its text dating service which could encourage teenagers to make dates with strangers. Textandmeet,...
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PRWEB -- June 21 -- The Christian Singles Association (CSA) announced today their choice of MatchWise.com as the "Best Christian Online Dating Service for 2005." They selected MatchWise.com...
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PRNEWSWIRE -- June 21 -- The Knot announced the relaunch of GreatBoyfriends.comfeaturing a hip design, simple navigation and enhanced profiles. The site enables matchmakers (ex-girlfriends, moms, best...
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WIRED -- June 21 -- Harriet turned to Tribe.net and started a "tribe" called Gangbang Girls to promote frank, uninhibited discussion of her secret fantasy. "I decided to...demonstrate...
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES -- June 20 -- Meetro has a new spin on social networks: tapping into location Wi-Fi hotspot info to link Wi-Fi users. "Imagine you were at a convention, in an airport or just...
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OPW CEO INTERVIEW -- June 21 -- Online dating pioneer Webdate.comoffers 'webdating' video chat, web chat and mobile phone based dating...all for free. It's grown to 4 million members...
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FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE -- 20 Jun -- The online dating scene can be full of intrigue and mystery. Daters sometimes don't know who they're dealing with on the other end until it's too...
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INDEPENDENT(UK) -- June 19 -- Cost of dinner, show and brush-off? Up to 1,500 pounds a month for serial daters. They are young, single and wealthy - and enjoy a fabulous social life thanks to the...
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MARKETWATCH -- June 18 -- MySpace.com has attracted 18.5 million members from the coveted 16-34-year-old demographic. It's drawing 2 million registered users per month, according to Chris DeWolfe,...
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OPW CEO INTERVIEW -- June 17 -- Online dating upstart, True.com, states on it's home page that married people will be prosecuted, has driven online dating background checks legislation, and...
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TIME -- June 13 -- Online dating has boomed into a $500 million industry. But as sites for singles multiply, the old one-size-fits-all approach seems hopelessly dated. Here's a look at some new...
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Bangor NEWS -- June 16 -- I always assumed that whatever lying occurs on online personals sites is more like fudging the truth. An old college pal was lied to, big time, and he wasn't sure what to...
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS -- June 16 -- The uninhibited UK big brother housemates have thrown themselves enthusiastically into speed dating - with naughty nurse Makosi bagging two smooches in just one night....
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DECATUR HERALD REVIEW -- June 13 -- Speed dating has gained popularity in larger cities and is starting to emerge in Decatur. Jan Gist-Niesman, owner of Just One More, decided she wanted to help...
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HINDUSTAN TIMES -- June 13 -- Two years ago speed dating was an alien concept in India. The inventors of Speed dating, aish.com modified an age-old Jewish dating technique to work in today's world...
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POTOMAC NEWS -- June 13 -- Thousands of uncreative personal ads, dozens of first dates, one three-month relationship, but still, Aaron Tax believes in dating online. "Just like the real world,...
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PRWEB -- June 5 -- AOL and meetic, Europe's leading singles forum, have joined forces to help Lonely hearts on their quest for a soul mate. On June 1, 2005, as part of a long-term strategic...
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June 13, 2005 --- When Taek Kwon (formerly City Search) takes the reins today as CEO of Friendster, he'll have his work cut out for him. The social networking Web site was a media industry...
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- June 12 -- The Money Talks PR stunt of the week goes to...the Society of Single Professionals for a speech by dating expert Rich Gosse, the Marin PR guy who you may remember...
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