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2008-05-16 - Background Checks On International Matchmakers

NEWS -- May 16 -- Legislation, sponsored by Senator Paul A. Sarlo, would require any owner or employee of an international matchmaking organization to apply for certification from the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and submit to a criminal background check to operate in New Jersey. The bill S1813 now head to the full Senate for consideration.

2008-05-15 - California Court Clears The Way For Gay Marriage

PRESS RELEASE -- May 15 -- The California Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on gay marriage, making California the second state in the country to allow same-sex marriage. "We at myPartner.com are so excited about today's California Supreme Court Ruling," says Patrick Perrine, myPartner founder, CEO and Relationship Expert. "For over 5 years we've been seeing more and more gay men looking to establish long term relationships. Our company is devoted to helping gay men find those lasting relationships." FULL ARTICLE @ MYPARTNER.COM

2008-05-15 - OBC Spoof: eHarmony Ends 'One Night Stand' With Walk Of Shame

PR NEWSWIRE -- May 15 -- Contradicting its marriage-oriented brand, eHarmony ventured into unfamiliar waters last week by releasing a newsletter titled "Navigating the One Night Stand." The newsletter instructed singles how to engage in appropriate booty call etiquette. The ensuing backlash from members forced eHarmony to take the proverbial "walk of shame" back to their community and issue an apology. OnlineBootyCall.com, recognizing the special needs of this segment of the population, caters to proud singles who "enjoy being single." OnlineBootyCall pokes more fun at eHarmony's embarrassment by releasing its spoof of eHarmony's marriage compatibility advertisements. FULL ARTICLE @ THE EARTH TIMES

2008-05-15 - Meetic Plans To Double Earnings

BLOOMBERG -- May 14 -- Meetic, Europe's biggest Internet dating service, plans to double earnings in four years by charging more of its Web-site users and expanding in Germany and the U.K. Meetic, which bought DatingDirect in the U.K. and Neu.de in Germany in the past two years, may make "smaller, targeted'' purchases in Nordic countries such as Sweden or Denmark. Meetic's earnings jumped 52% to 26.5m euros ($41m) in 2007. Meetic is adding two new Web sites, one catering to women, one to young people. FULL ARTICLE @ BLOOMBERG

2008-05-14 - TRUE.com Increases Advertising Spend to $75 Million

PR NEWSWIRE -- May 13 -- TRUE.com intends to increase its advertising budget by approximately 70% to $75 million over the next year. TRUE ranks as one of the top spenders in Internet advertising across all industries, according to ClickZ Network, the largest resource of interactive marketing news. The expanded budget will primarily serve as a means to grow TRUE's awareness in key niche online markets. FULL ARTICLE @ INFORMATION WEEK

2008-05-11 - OmniDate Helps Daters Find Real Love In A Virtual World

CHICAGO TRIBUNE -- May 11 -- Paula Weisz's favorite place to take her dates is the Millennium bar. For her dates, she doesn't get dressed up, doesn't put on makeup, and doesn't even need to leave the comfort of her living room sofa. Weisz is among the growing number of people who are exploring virtual dating. "The gap can be filled by this simulated world that's safe, virtual and fun," said Ravit Abelman, who, with her husband Igor Kotlyar, founded both the OmniDate.com beta (showcase) site and the OmniDate program. "People can move from the online world into the real world and not be strangers." Through OmniDate, users choose avatars, that will represent them on their dates. Virtual dates can include touring a museum gallery, going to a bar, listening to the user's choice of music or even going to the beach. In 2006, researchers at the MIT Media Lab found that people who interacted with each other in the virtual world through avatars had better chemistry in face-to-face meetings than people who had only viewed profiles. Many sites, such as Woome.com and Speeddate.com, are using video chatting to make the online dating experience more realistic. But for some daters,...

2008-05-11 - Date.com Partners With Enlaso

MARKET WIRE -- May 9 -- Date.com and ENLASO, a provider of enterprise language solutions, partners to localize Date.com's network of dating sites into numerous languages. Date.com, Matchmaker.com and Amor.com will be translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Before the end of 2009, Date.com plans to have its dating sites available in 18 languages to better accommodate its growing subscriber base from outside the US and to assist it in marketing itself internationally. FULL ARTICLE @ MARKET WIRE

2008-05-11 - Customer Care Reputation Studied Online Before Making Purchases

RESEARCH BRIEF -- May 5 -- Among a new study "Exploring the Link Between Customer Care and Brand Reputation in the Age of Social Media," by the Society for New Communications Research, there is a growing group of consumers using social media to research companies. 59% of respondents use social media to "vent" about a customer care experience 72% of respondents research companies' customer care online prior to purchasing at least sometimes 84% of respondents consider the quality of customer care at least sometimes in their decision to do business with a company 74% choose companies/brands based on others' customer care experiences shared online 81% believe that blogs, online rating systems and discussion forums can give consumers a greater voice regarding customer careless than 33% believe that businesses take customers' opinions seriously FULL ARTICLE @ CENTER FOR MEDIA RESEARCH Mark Brooks: Internet dating site users will often ask other users what sites work for them. So, the best way to increase your margins over the long term is to tune your dating site to it gets real results as fast as possible. That means culling your database regularly of dead profiles, and doing more with email marketing, and improving your...

2008-05-09 - Marco Koeder On Mixi Internet Dating In Japan

OPW -- May 9 -- Marco Koeder, Executive Manager of Cybermedia, talks about what the Japanese do for internet dating in Japan at the Asian Social Networking and Internet Dating Conference.

2008-05-09 - Marco Koeder On The Use Of Avatars In Japan

OPW -- May 9 -- Whilst at the Asian Social Networking Conference in Tokyo today, I asked Marco Koeder, Executive Manager of Cybermedia, about the use of avatars on Asian SNS.

2008-03-09 - Detox Your Life - Toxic Romance

Continued From Detox Your Life - Toxic Friendship Warning Sign: When he’s mad at you there’s always a good reason (”I can’t believe you did that to me”). But when the tables are turned, he dismisses your concerns (”Don’t be so sensitive”). Mend It: Clarify your goals and set limits. “People usually say they want the bad [...]

2007-01-28 - Women Sexual Books

I’m thinking of some sexual books that I’ve read. Some books that help you lead a happier and healthier sex life not to carry any product that is exploitive, obscene, or disgusting. You can rest assured that we have reviewed everything here and found it to be appropriate for our average female customer. Sue Johanson’s Sex, [...]

2006-11-22 - Practicing Your Views at Home!

Why is it that we do not put as much effort in living out our views at home as we do at the job, in the market place, or simply in the public eye? I think living the way we should at home is perhaps harder on us because at home we have a tendency to [...]

2006-11-03 - Is Marriage a Contract or a Covenant?

Is marriage a contract or a covenant? So many times we hear marriage referred to as a contract. Sometimes it’s even called “just a piece of paper”. One dictionary definition of a contract is, “A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law.” A contract, by definition, is a give/get relationship between two [...]

2006-10-14 - One Perfect Day

Ok, so you found Mr Right, congratulations! Lets face it you have had ideas for the perfect dress, ceremony, and/or parts of the reception planned since you were three, … or twelve to fifteen if you were a late developer. Seriously, most women have thought and dreamed about at least some aspects of their wedding [...]

2006-10-14 - All About Speed Dating

The new popular dating method called “Speed Dating” actually started years ago in Jewish communities in the Middle East. In recent years speed dating has spread and become very popular throughout Europe and North America. Speed daters rotate from station to station every few minutes and meet a new potential mate at each station. Each dater [...]

2006-10-06 - How To Plan A Memorable Wedding

Weddings are a time of pure joy and fun and will be remembered for a lifetime. Planning a wedding for yourself or those you love can be a strenuous task involving a great deal of responsibility to ensure that everything goes off perfectly on that day. Help For Planning A Wedding There are numerous websites overloaded with [...]

2006-10-04 - Why You Need A Divorce Attorney?

You may already know that divorce is a legal termination of marriage according to the law. So having a divorce attorney to help you with the matters only seems natural. Making the decision to divorce is a difficult process that involves a lot of emotions and sometimes can lead to worst things happening. The relationship between you [...]

2006-09-27 - How to Stir Things Up in A Marriage

Have you been married for a while now and things seem to be spiraling into a whirlwind of different schedules for all family members? Do you find little time for romance, routines daily that seem to be robotic like, schedules to keep, commitments to others that take time from the family dynamics? Do you feel [...]

2006-09-15 - Love - The Ultimate Universal Force

When the Beatles sang that “All You Need Is Love”, did they know how right they were? They stated a fact, the meaning of which, possible totally escaped them. They were more correct than they could ever imagine. This isn’t some flippant remark either. There are facts and research substantiating this statement. With numerous studies made about [...]

2006-09-12 - Is Your Relationship Moving From Casual to Serious?

Have you been dating since long? If the answer is yes, you may be moving from a casual relationship to a more serious one. You have been dating someone since long after a great find on an online adult dating, site. It may not have been a love at first sight kind of thing but [...]

2006-09-09 - Relationships Lacking Support are Doomed to Failure

One of the key components of a relationship is the support that two people provide for each other, yet it is typically one of the most overlooked aspects of choosing the perfect mate. A relationship that is built upon mutual support will overcome just about any obstacles that two individuals encounter along the way. Support can [...]

2006-09-06 - Three Points To Consider For Having A Happy Marriage

Every day we see couples around us who are married and often we are left wondering… why? What holds those two together? Why do they seem unhappy but stay together? Are they really as outgoing and pleasant as they seem in public? Don’t they ever have a disagreement or a shouting match? Are they for [...]

2006-09-06 - Weekend Getaways For A Happy Marriage

Life seems to get busier and busier as time goes by and before we know it another month, season or even year has gone by and you realize that you haven’t had a vacation or spent any quality time with your partner in a long, long time. While we can’t control many things in life such [...]

2006-09-06 - Love And Marriage - The Spice Of Life

People date, they fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. Yes, they can be happy, but they will encounter problems. All problems can be solved and you can keep the spark alive in your love life. It takes work, but who ever said that work has to be hard and arduous. Have [...]