In the News: Fiat deal is near Apr 30, 2009
com dating service, is in early talks about buying Yahoo Inc.'s online personals site, chief executive Barry Diller said. IAC also owns Oakland's Ask. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Lindsay Lohan's eHarmony Spoof: The Story Behind The Video Apr 15, 2009
She was really willing to go there and added her own lines,' says Mike Farah, the clip's co-producer. " The clip has been viewed more than 825,000 times in less than 24 hours, making it not only a smart career move for Lohan, but a certified Internet sensation. Again, you probably already know this. But what you don't know is how the video came to be. "Lindsay had decided she wanted to do something, so she got in touch with Will Ferrell's agent, and the first call I got was last Wednesday... (VHI.com -- Music News)
The truth about cougars and dating Mar 25, 2009
"It's the general rules, what happens when people hook up and go into a relationship," said Mark Brooks, an online dating industry consultant who runs Online Personals Watch. "With men dating women, it tends to be up to six years younger but it will only be up to two years older.". (Boston Globe)
Singles play the field online, seeking match with 'the one' Feb 25, 2009
It makes sense to post profiles on more than one site, says Mark Brooks, editor of Online Personals Watch and an Internet dating consultant. He compares serial online dating to bar- and nightclub-hopping. (Insight on the News)
Multitaskers say one online dating site won't do Feb 23, 2009
It makes sense to post profiles on more than one site, according to Mark Brooks, editor of Online Personals Watch and an Internet dating consultant. He compares serial online dating to bar- and nightclub-hopping. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Internet Dating Executives Form Alliance Feb 10, 2009
Some future initiatives under consideration include an Internet Dating Newswire, the Online Personals Annual Awards, a Scammer Watch Service, and an industry Gold Standard and Credo ... About Online Personals Watch (OPW). (PR Newswire)
Cat's Call: He should forget "hopeless" and focus on "romantic" Jan 9, 2008
I have tried an online personals site, but women seem to look only at my profile and move on, or when I try to contact them, I receive no reply. What does one do to meet people when they haven't attempted dating in so long. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
First Social Networking Industry Virtual Trade Show to Be Held Today - December 19, 2007 Dec 19, 2007
Attending are executives from the following industries: Social Networking, Venture Capital, Software, Mobile Telecom, Marketing, Widgets, Mashups, Payment Processing, Online Personals, Affiliate Programs, and others. Pringo Networks will be the software provider of the live virtual event. (BusinessWire)
Donors generous at mall kettle fund on Saturday Dec 18, 2007
Special Publications. By Kathryne Miller I come out here to try to celebrate the Christmas season. (Kawartha Media Group)
Local ambulance service gets huge $ boost Dec 15, 2007
Special Publications. Date: 2007-12-14 By Lindsey Cole. (Kawartha Media Group)
Green Party leader in town Sep 21, 2007
Special Publications. Author: Paul Rellinger. (Kawartha Media Group)
Spark Networks(R) Establishes New Open Market Stock Buyback Program of Up to 500,000 Shares Aug 21, 2007
Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spark Networks, Inc. (Amex: ), a leading provider of online personals services, today announced that it has established a repurchase program for the purchase of up to an additional 500,000 shares of Spark Networks Common Stock. Purchases under the plan will be made from time to time, in the open market by a broker. (PR Newswire)
Spark Networks(R) Announces the Completion of Its Share Repurchase Program Aug 15, 2007
Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spark Networks, Inc. (Amex: ), a leading provider of online personals services including brands such as JDate. com, AmericanSingles. (PR Newswire)
Spark Networks(R) Announces Director Resignations Jul 28, 2007
July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spark Networks, Inc. (Amex: ), a leading provider of online personals services, announced today Laura Lauder and Scott Sassa have voluntarily resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, effective July 31st. Both Ms. Lauder and Mr. Sassa cited increased other business commitments as their reason for resignation. (PR Newswire)
Shareholders Approve Spark Networks(R) Plan to Reorganize in the United States Jun 16, 2007
June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spark Networks (Amex: ), a leading provider of online personals services, announced that shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting and Court Meeting held today approved a plan to establish Spark Networks plc as a subsidiary of Spark Networks, Inc., a corporation incorporated in Delaware. The proposed Delaware reorganization will be effected by way of a Scheme of Arrangement under U.K. law. (PR Newswire)
Not that desperate Jun 9, 2007
She was another misrepresented online personals person ... Man, I d have hookers contacting me on those online personals. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
A Dogged Web Mag Pioneer Jun 8, 2007
com latched on to the lifeboat provided by paid online personals, which enabled it to survive the remaining heavy weather. It was not until 2006 that advertising became its largest revenue generator. (BusinessWeek)
Lavalife Introduces New Online Personals & Social Networking Site for Baby Boomers May 29, 2007
Lavalife Introduces New Online Personals l Networking Site for Baby Boomers ... Boomers new to online personals and social networking can take a 5 minute tour on lavalifePRIME that will show them what to do to get started. (Canada Newswire)
Cash crisis closing in on PlanetOut May 12, 2007
" Magee, who joined the company in 2006, described the problems as years in the making. A turnaround, she said, will take up to 24 months, during which the company plans to fix creaky technology, reorganize and sell some assets, including its adult publishing business. Allen a consulting firm, has been hired to explore various options. PlanetOut is under the gun to come up with an additional $15 million to meet the terms of an existing loan, or face default. If it's unable to get the financing,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
What's new on video May 8, 2007
"Because I Said So": Diane Keaton is the mother of daughters, played by Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo and Mandy Moore, who decides to find the perfect man for her youngest through the online personals. "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus": Nicole Kidman plays the title role, a devoted wife and mother whose innate talents and dark obsessions are profoundly at odds with the conventional life she leads in 1958 New York. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Dates check out little things Feb 27, 2007
Online personals, whew. What a lot of liars. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Still sexy after all these years Feb 3, 2007
Guided by her own wacky reasoning (``there's a lot of great 'almosts' out there''), Daphne takes matters into her own hands via an online personals ad. If there's one person who knows what her daughter needs in a long-term relationship, it's Daphne, or so she thinks. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
No excuse for Because I Said So Feb 3, 2007
Maggie and Mae are settled, but Milly is single, so Daphne places an online personals ad that attracts dozens of losers (all of them humor-free stereotypes). Just when Daphnes about to give up, a wealthy architect named Jason (Tom Everett Scott) appears, and he makes plans to rendezvous with Milly. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Because I Said So Feb 3, 2007
Little does Milly know, however, that her mom placed an ad in the online personals to find him. Comic mayhem unfolds as Daphne continues to do the wrong thing for the right reasons--all in the name of love. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Post-Gazette's Winter Film Preview Jan 11, 2007
"Because I Said So" -- Diane Keaton is the mother of daughters, played by Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo and Mandy Moore, who decides to find the perfect man for her youngest through the online personals. "Venus" -- Peter O'Toole, a favorite of critics and awards voters, and Leslie Phillips are veteran actors whose comfortable routine is interrupted and illuminated by the arrival of a grand-niece. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Tom Petty insists he's not retiring Jan 2, 2007
Online personals -- the single best way to meet singles. Brought to you by. (Mid Columbia Tri City Herald)
