"match.com"
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US dating websites get matched up with some accountability
In an agreement with California's attorney general, sites including Match.com and EHarmony will cross-check applications with sex-offender databases and work harder to verify data in user profiles.
26th March 2012
- articles.latimes.com
Is music really the food of love?
by The Single Filez, Dating Blogger
Music; it makes the world go around, right? Well, have you ever thought about how it ties into the dating process? I mean, is it a case of Bobby and Whitney’s ‘Something in Common’ or is it more a case of Paula Abdul’s ‘Opposites Attract’?
12th March 2012
Kerry Katona tries her luck with Match.com
Nobody can quite remember what Kerry Katona is famous for but she's on the prowl for a man. If you think you're up to the job she's signed up to Match.com where she can be found trying her luck with online dating...
3rd October 2011
- www.dailymail.co.uk
Inside Match.com
If you've ever wondered what it's like behind the scenes of a famous online dating firm, this is for you. An FT journo is treated to an interview with Mandy Ginsberg and Amarnath Thombre (plus some dance music)
3rd August 2011
- www.ft.com
"The Bachelor" Star Finds Love on Match.com
Elizabeth Kitt may not be A-list but she has found love online. The star of "The Bachelor Pad" and "The Bachelor" (season 14) tells how she spurned celeb dating in favour of a 6-month subscription with Match to find love with the delightful Joshua...
27th July 2011
- blog.match.com
POF accuses Match.com of being overrun by Nigerians
We love it when Markus from PlentyOfFish.com posts a new blog message. Always entertaining, he's the bitch of the online dating world. Today he gives Match.com a good slapping over Nigerian scammers...
11th July 2011
- plentyoffish.wordpress.com
First date flubs: What not to do
Match.com asked their Facebook fans "What is the biggest turn-off on a Match.com first date?" and compiled a list of the best answers. Funny - and also a very useful guide to the first date faux pas...
9th June 2011
- blog.match.com
The worst online daters are all in one place
If you enjoy laughing at the sad, lonely and totally insane who sign up for dating websites then Messages From Match is for you. It starts with "I want to dress you up in leather and heels and make you my space princess..." and goes rapidly downhill...
7th June 2011
- www.yourtango.com
PlentyOfFish says OkCupid will die and Match.com is in decline
Markus Frind, the ever controversial CEO of PlentyOfFish.com, has nice things to say about the rise of Badoo and some less nice things to say about the Match.com stable in his latest blog post. He says the OkCupid acquisition included a $40m earn-out...
6th June 2011
- plentyoffish.wordpress.com
IAC attempts to acquire Meetic
Further online dating consolidation: IAC, the owner of Match.com in US, already owns 27% of Europe's No.1 dating firm Meetic. IAC has made an offer of €15 per share to buy the remainder of Meetic and extend their reach in the Eurozone.
30th May 2011
- techcrunch.com
Match.com alleged rape, victim sues dating website, comes up short
A Hollywood TV and film producer who says she was raped by a man she met on Match.com has made a legal attempt to stop the site accepting new members until predator screening is implemented. Match has had the hearing moved to a federal court...
25th May 2011
- www.cbsnews.com
Zoosk takes on Match.com and eHarmony in the UK
Free dating site Zoosk is planning to take on the dominant sites for UK singles with a multi-platform advertising campaign to run both in and outside the peak periods of the dating calendar...
24th May 2011
- www.marketingweek.co.uk
The actual chances of finding a relationship online are...
This impressive looking new dating blog has jumped in feet first with an educated look at the real numbers behind the headline claims on dating websites e.g. to meet your you future spouse on Match.com you would need to send 27,000 emails... what?!
24th May 2011
- plumeblue.com
Background checks fail to stop Match.com rapist
A woman in the US was raped this week by a student she met online just days before. This is the first case of its kind since Match introduced background checks but unfortunately the attacker wasn't listed on any sex offenders register so slipped the net.
18th May 2011
- articles.orlandosentinel.com
Match.com makes unwelcome appearance on BBC Watchdog
BBC consumer rights show Watchdog ran a piece last night on the frustrations of trying to cancel a subscription with Match.com and have your profile removed. In response, Match were quick to make changes to their site. Shame Auntie didn't widen the net...
13th May 2011
- www.bbc.co.uk
Meetic plans a move into location-based dating apps
The firm who owns the European arm of Match.com is setting aside privacy concerns about iPhones tracking their user's whereabouts and are planning to release mobile dating apps which do exactly that. It works for Grindr, why's Meetic so late to the party?
4th May 2011
- www.bloomberg.com
Match.com to begin screening users against sex offenders registry
Following the high profile case brought by a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man she met on Match.com, the website has announced they will begin screening users against the US national sex offender registry...
18th April 2011
- www.huffingtonpost.com
Daily Mail splashes the Match.com sexual assault case
Oh dear... the online dating industry needs this one like a hole in the head. The news yesterday about a woman who was sexually assaulted by someone she met on Match.com has made it to the UK tabloids. This will be a case to watch in the coming months.
15th April 2011
- www.dailymail.co.uk
Woman sues online dating site over alleged sexual assault
Legal pressure on the dating industry continues to build in the US. A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man she met on Match.com is suing the firm for failing to properly check the people who use their site. The call for background checks grows...
14th April 2011
- latimesblogs.latimes.com
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