Congrats to James and Jim! This couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. The integration with facebook, is what put HotorNot over the edge into something viable. It’s gonna be interesting to see what happens to the site under new...
Topics: Dating 2.0, Dating Industry, Funding, Online Dating News, Uncategorized

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After Google’s stock took a hit based on reports that Google ads are not being clicked on as much as they use to be, comScore is reporting today that the market may have got it wrongthe evidence suggests that the softness in Google’s paid click...
Topics: Dating 2.0, Online Dating News, Uncategorized, Wall of Shame

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An interesting patent has surfaced today indicating that Microsoft might be planning to enter the mobile dating industry. The patent, entitled Image-Based Face Search details how Microsoft could be developing complex facial recognition software. The...
Topics: Uncategorized

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WHAT?!!? Yes, you heard me… it’s dead! The “traditional” online dating site is dead, especially paid sites (Sam I look forward to hear how I am crazy :D). I’m calling it right now, 2008 will be the worst year for paid online.
Topics: Dating 2.0, Dating Industry, Finding Love Online, Global Dating Market, Online Dating News, Social Networking, Uncategorized

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Who owns your friends (or rather the list of who your friends are and how they are connected to you) has been a big source of debate in the social networking world. Control over that data is what makes social networks like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn..
Topics: Dating 2.0, Dating Industry, Uncategorized

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