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It’s official! Men use Instagram to make themselves better looking
Andrew Summersgill by Andrew Summersgill, Editor
Following Facebook's $1bn purchase of Instagram, Dating Trail commissioned an exclusive poll by TolunaQuick looking at the reasons people use this wildly popular photo app...
Chinese dating site grooms new plan
Jiayuan, a free dating site in China, is using a novel revenue model that charges users around 30 cents to exchange love notes. Their rapid growth raises questions about the standard, fixed price subscriptions used by most UK sites. And does it kill spam?
A very, very public crush
This piece explores the popular phenomenon of sites like TubeCrush.net that allow people to upload covert photos of strangers for the entertainment and comment of others. Totally weird or just plain fun? You decide...
New lesbian website launches
Sapphicencounters.com is a new dating site that enables single lesbian and bisexual women in the UK to chat, flirt, make friends, meet and find love or just have fun together. The site has also launched a blog which discusses relationships...
New Dating API may open the door for startups
San Francisco startup VisionSync has developed an open platform for new dating sites. Called simply "Dating API", it allows developers to plug into an existing user base while concentrating on innovation and design. A good idea if they can get traction...
Clique may be the next hot thing in dating
A dating site startup / social network in New York is making waves with a concept that only allows friends of friends to make connections. It's like Facebook but with the MySingleFriend concept brought up to date. Watch with interest...
SickiDates launches - the site for finding Mrs Wrong
Sickipedia, the popular online collection of irreverent jokes, has partnered with online dating provider UKDating.com to create Sickidates, a dating site for the non politically correct... It's certainly different!
Does size really matter? Probably, yes
7orbetter.com is a specialist dating website for well-endowed men, born (so says the release) by demand from women fed up with meeting great men only to be left with disappointment in the trouser department. The site is now expanding into Europe.
Online dating site targets frequent flyers
The scramble to find a niche in the online dating industry has led one startup to try to match air travellers who are stuck in departure lounges waiting for flights. MeetAtTheAirport.com aims to match bored passengers who have time on their hands...
6 reasons to rethink your online dating site
In a month of exuberant tech valuations and talk of dot-com-bust 2.0 it is refreshing to get an experienced investor's perspective on the online dating industry. It isn't pretty reading for startups but flags issues that only an ostrich would ignore...
DatesNearMe launches location-based iPhone dating application
There's no worries about iPhone location tracking from this firm: DatesNearMe's free app allows users to login and flirt with other people nearby. It is "Filled of features with high user friendliness" according to a well crafted press release... enjoy.
Wanna make money through online dating?
Andrew Summersgill by Andrew Summersgill, Editor
WhiteLabelDating.com are going to host a seminar with Dennis Publishing at Internet World. The event is taking place 10-12 May at Earl's Court so if you're serious about having an online business get more details here...
Zin.gl uses social network data to find your soulmate
A Russian dating startup aims to ditch lengthy signups and questionnaires and instead mine your activity on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and FourSquare to find love matches. Zin.gl is now live and has raised $600,000 from angel investors...
Tfor2.com dating startup hopes to offer more than love
An increasingly consolidated dating market is a scary place for startups trying to make their mark. Tfor2.com is hoping to carve out their niche by offering a range of icebreakers including group discussions, interactive competitions and virtual gifts...
PayPal bans WhatsYourPrice.com
The dating startup known as a "website for prostitutes" has been deemed morally unsuitable by PayPal and had their account turned off. ODI raises an interesting question about why this startup got canned while similarly dubious sites go untouched?
Loss making Chinese "Facebook" raises $743m in flotation
China's answer to Facebook - Renren - has successfully floated on the New York stock exchange with shares rocketing 35% to $19 per share by close of play in the UK. Their network has about 5m monthly users and lost $64.2m last year.
Don't leave it too late to sell your dating website
As the dating industry continues to consolidate, it's getting increasingly difficult for small operators to carve out a niche and win traffic ethically. Ross Williams, CEO of Global Personals gives some solid advice on finding the right time to sell out.
Reverse online dating service Wink'd launches in UK
Is there an elegant stranger you fancy? Enter Wink'd - a new online service that furnishes its users with a pack of special cards for just this situation. Give a specially coded card to the stranger and they can choose to connect with you online...
Tru.ly launches ID verification scheme for online dating
A service in the US has just launched to help dating websites ID check users as part of drive to cut fraud and scam artists. It isn't to be confused with full background checks and is intended to be faster, simpler and less scary for users...
Online dating for prostitutes arrives in the UK
Yes you read that right: new website WhatsYourPrice.com has gone online in the US (and the UK!) and it has a weird twist: you can choose either to pay - or be paid - for dating. Sounds like a licence for prostitution to us but decide for yourself...

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