This was a big week for (re)connecting with people, including Hollywood types wanting to partner with dating sites, a dating startup making some serious cash you’ve never heard of, The New York Times, TheDatingLab, Trilibis, DatingHeadshots,...
Topics: Uncategorized

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uSocial.net — the company who recently began selling followers on Twitter — has just launched a new suite of services for Facebook, enabling people to purchase friends and fans depending on their needs.But why would someone want to buy their..
Topics: friends, Uncategorized

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Getting online daters to stray out of their comfort zones and search for new people has always been a problem for dating sites. Usually, search is a set it and forget it situation, where users set their initial search criteria and then leave it like that.
Topics: Features, okcupid

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Earlier this year I wrote Online Dating Sites Begin Embracing Twitter. Approximately 70 or so people and dating companies listed their twitter account in the post and the comments. I’m following most of the people on my personal account...
Topics: twitter, Uncategorized

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This year, iDate, the primary US event for the online dating industry, is holding a new event, the Internet Dating Industry Awards. The online dating industry deserves some recognition, and it’s great to see iDate expand a bit. It’s felt a...
Topics: Conferences

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