MARKET WATCH -- Oct 27 -- Apparently, about 4 million college students across the country are "facebooking" their classmates, whether to connect with them or just get more information about...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
ASBURY PARK PRESS -- Oct 27 -- According to Evan Katz, finding love on the Net need no longer be a dirty little secret. Everybody's doing it so there's nothing to be embarrassed about....
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by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
UNION LEADER -- Oct 24-- DateMyPet.comis one of hundreds now available for people trying to find mates with whom they share a common interest. For daters new to the online world, niche dating offers...
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by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
PR WEB -- Oct 26 -- After being locked up in the Big Brother house for weeks on end this summer, a celebrity speed dater is now well and truly "out" and looking for a great night on the......
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by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
-- Oct 25 -- Turnout at the eagerly awaited, largest matchmaking party in China on Saturday evening did not disappoint. About 5,000 single men and women converged on Zhongshan Park in search of their...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
TIMES RECORD -- Oct 25 -- "It was so dark she couldn't even see the ring," he said. It sparkles on her hand now. Tim's holding that hand, and describing the wedding band that will...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
OH MY NEWS -- Oct 26 -- Netscapereleased its code as open source, and Firefox was born to become a distant No. 2 in the browser space. A new group has created "Flock" based on Firefox....
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by Mark Brooks on October 31, 2005
UNION LEADER -- Oct 25 -- Social networking may be a close cousin of online dating, but it is much more low-key - attracting a totally different demographic. More online dating sites may be moving...
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THE CRIMSON -- Oct 25 -- Facebook.comunveiled its long-awaited expanded photo feature last week. Facebook.com is the 10th most trafficked site on the internet, with over 8.5 million unique visitors...
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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- Oct 23 -- There's now a social network site for practically every subgroup. aSmallWorld.net is an invitation-only site for jetsetters. Dogster.com caters to dog owners....
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on October 26, 2005
After spending the last two and half years in a mixed race relationship I feel that I need to express my feelings. If there is a valid reason why two people from different races and cultures should...
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by Mark Brooks on October 21, 2005
THE SENTINEL -- Oct 19 -- For an annual fee of $99, PersonaCheckmembers receive a complete criminal background check, a personal credit report, Social Security number verification, an address check...
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by Mark Brooks on October 21, 2005
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED -- Oct 18 -- Speed dating has taken root in India, mixing traditional and modern ideas about love. Some of the clientele -- mostly young professionals who can afford the fee --...
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NETWORKING PIPELINE -- Oct 19 -- Yahoo has bought the UK location-based Internet services firm Whereonearth, to improve its local search and mobile phone services, and to better compete against...
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PR NEWSWIRE -- Oct 18 -- DatingHeadshots (DHS) and SafeDatewill provide online daters with dating headshots and background checks. The introductory price starts at $120. "Anyone that posts to an...
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by Mark Brooks on October 21, 2005
OPW INTERVIEW - Oct. 14 - Jim Safka just celebrated his first year as CEO of Match.com. Jim came to Match.com from AT&T Wireless, where he served as VP and GM of E-commerce. Prior to that he spent...
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by Mark Brooks on October 21, 2005
-- Oct 14 -- Markus Frind, of Plentyoffish, estimates that scammers operating on Internet dating sites steal at least $100 million a year. Those performing a ruse could be women in Russia asking for...
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Filed in archive by Mark Brooks on October 21, 2005
NY DAILY NEWS -- Oct 15 -- Of the 97 million Americans 45 and older, almost 40% are single. Match.com reports that senior online dating membership has grown more than 340% since 2000. Yahoo Personals...
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YAHOO NEWS -- Oct 13 -- Helen Fisher, an anthropologist and research professor at Rutgers University's Center for Human Evolutionary Studies, specializes in love, marriage, and gender differences....
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TODAY ONLINE -- Oct 13 -- Meetic(13 countries, 14 million users) made a confident debut on the Paris stock exchange. Shares in Meetic showed a 11.21% gain at 1200 GMT. Meetic made a net profit in the...
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EMARKETER -- Oct 13 -- The UK online ad sector topped radio last year and is overtaking the outdoor market this year. According to the bi-annual advertising spend study issued by the UK Internet...
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by Mark Brooks on October 20, 2005
PR NEWSWIRE -- Oct 12 -- Ticonderoga Ventures announces the seventh Online Dating Conference, to be held on February 1-2, 2006 in Miami at the Wyndham Miami Beach Resort. The Conference and expo will...
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