Internet Dating Executives Form Alliance.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives from online dating services throughout the world have formed the Internet Dating Executive Alliance (IDEA). IDEA's membership, by invitation only, consists of executives from a veritable who's who in the international Internet dating world: eHarmony, Match, Plentyoffish, The Right One...

Match game; Area singles pursue heart's desire through dating services.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson After a slew of bad dates, including one with a man who modeled his life after a Brady Bunch character and another who obsessively focused on a nervous tic in his foot, then-single Jeni Sexton was ready to throw in the towel and...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-8 July 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-7 July 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Online Dating & Matchmaking in the US" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets...

Does Love Come Economy-Sized in a Downsized Economy?
Leading Relationship Expert reveals dating behaviors during uncertain times. Results show spike in online dating as economy takes a nose-dive SEATTLE, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Many things get downsized to survive a recession. Love, however, isn't one of them. In uncertain economic times, people are...

Gay Matchmaker Responds to eHarmony's Entry Into LGBT Market.
CEO of myPartner.com Applauds eHarmony.com SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- This week the New Jersey attorney general settled a lawsuit with eHarmony Inc, a popular matchmaking site that previously did not serve same-sex daters, requiring it also offer same-sex matching services. "eHarmony has an...

Oleson plays dating game.
Byline: Bill Doyle COLUMN: TUNING IN Amanda Oleson thinks "The Bachelor," "ElimiDate" and other TV dating shows are ridiculous, but she wanted to appear on NESN's "Sox Appeal" because she didn't consider it to be in the same ballpark. "Sox Appeal," in fact,...

The impact of Internet technologies on primary and secondary romantic relationship development.
This study examined the impact that changes in Internet-based technologies have on romantic relationships developed exclusively online. Thirty-six participants completed the 44-item Online Relationships Questionnaire. Participants were then divided into three categories based on self-reported media preference: asynchronous text, synchronous text, and rich media. No significant differences existed on...

Online Dating: Safety Issues and Solutions in 2007; Efforts Under Way to Fight Financial Scams and Sexual Predators.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With increased numbers of users and an increase in the amount of providers of online dating services comes opportunity for cyber crime and a need for users of these services to maintain safety awareness while surfing for love. In light of this, public safety...

Online Dating: Truth Beyond the Misconceptions.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the popular web-based dating service, onlinebootycall.com, somewhere near 100 million people worldwide are hooking up on line. Of course, who's counting? Onlinebootycall.com, which began in 2002 with one customer, now has more than 1 million customers. That's a lot of notions...