Why Microsoft Should Stop Charging for Xbox Live Nov 13, 2008
As in: Microsoft needs to stop charging $50 a year for its online matchmaking service. This summer, Microsoft. (PC World)
Cell phones ring in weddings in India Aug 29, 2008
Online matchmaking services in India have announced tie-ups with telecom service providers, enabling subscribers to view profiles of eligible partners on their mobile phone screens. India's booming economy has given rise to a new category of young urban professionals, with easier access to technology, but no time to scan traditional matrimonial columns in newspapers. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The 'F' Bomb Aug 22, 2008
Launched for overweight people, is the latest site for online matchmaking. Free of judgments and the societal pressure to be svelte, the site hopes to hook up the millions of Americans who are obese and looking for love. (Fox News)
Bet on net to find your partner Aug 18, 2008
"Wanting to get married and not going online will soon be seen as equivalent to trying to find an address by driving around randomly, rather than using a map," the New Scientist quoted Galen Buckwalter of eHarmony, the online matchmaking company in Pasadena, California, that had commissioned the survey, as saying. Nineteen per cent of the couples met online, according to the survey, compared with 17% who met at work and 17% who met through friends. (India Times, India)
* FEATURE: Vietnamese bleed brides to Taiwan Aug 15, 2008
The overseas marriage trend has been boosted by online matchmaking services such as the Singapore-based Mr Cupid, which offers a comprehensive Vietnamese marriage package and five-day matchmaking tours. No one ever came on our trip without finding their dream bride, the site boasts. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Vietnamese wed foreigners to help family Aug 10, 2008
"Taiwanese women want to get married when they are much older, and they are also very opinionated,'' said Lin Wen-jui, 39, who met his Vietnamese wife through a Taiwanese friend in Ho Chi Minh City. She has since taken a Taiwanese name, learned Mandarin and opened a restaurant. The overseas marriage trend has been boosted by online matchmaking services such as the Singapore-based Mr. Cupid, which offers a "comprehensive Vietnamese marriage package'' and five-day matchmaking tours. "No one ever... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
INTERMACH 2009 Will Open Up a Whole New World of Business Opportunities Jul 30, 2008
Assisting all of this is the highly successful 24/7 online Matchmaking program, which is free and open to all. The computerized Program immediately identifies what manufacturers and suppliers are seeking and make all necessary arrangements for getting together. (PR Newswire)
Marriage Woes? Click for Counseling Jun 30, 2008
Although online matchmaking is widely accepted, does Internet marriage counseling, with its click-of-the-mouse approach, hold a legitimate place. Diane Sollee, director of the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education in Washington, D.C., thinks it does. (ABC News)
Senior citizens in Japan look for virtual love Jun 2, 2008
Like a small but growing number of older Japanese singles, Kawamura has turned to an online matchmaking service in search of someone to share his second life. When you reach my age, the scope of your activities shrinks and you can only meet people within a narrow circle, said Kawamura, sipping coffee in a cafe in Tokyo. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
'Rock the Reception': Couple shares first dance with reality TV cameras May 25, 2008
" Their relationship began with a what-are-the-odds meeting on eHarmony, the online matchmaking site. Marti, a 39-year-old professional singer who also teaches voice and piano in Los Angeles, was about to move back to New York, where she had worked for 10 years. "But my mom wanted me to stay in the L.A. area because a lot of my family have relocated here," says Marti, who grew up in Minneapolis. "I guess she figured if I could meet the right guy, I might stay. So she said, 'Why don't you give... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Japanese seniors go online to find love May 2, 2008
Japanese seniors are signing on to online matchmaking services and many say they have found true love ... Like a small but growing number of older Japanese singles, Kawamura has turned to an online matchmaking service in search of someone to share his "second life.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
Internet dating sites unrealistic Apr 22, 2008
So for all of you who are considering online matchmaking, I have a suggestion: Get off the computer and get out into the real world. You will not find love on the Internet. (Daily Collegian, PA)
As gripes intensify, Cupid's agents go back to school Apr 9, 2008
The S 3,150 course includes a home study kit, an online matchmaking test and a one-day practical training, leading to certification in professional matchmaking. The institute plans to give out 10 scholarships each worth US 1,000. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Jay-Z gets $150M deal Apr 4, 2008
In Boston s South End, Panos Panay, founder of Sonicbids, an online matchmaking site for bands and their bookers, agreed. While the deal is fascinating from a business perspective, I don t see how it will benefit the consumer in any way, he said. (Boston Herald)
Adds Steamworks Mar 21, 2008
In this Steamworks update for RO, Tripwire has leveraged the online matchmaking services offering, including integration of the Steam Server Browser, the Friends' "Join Game" functionality (for use in and out of game), as well support for player and server stats viewable on www. steamgames. (IGN PC Games)
With India's new affluence comes the divorce generation Feb 20, 2008
com, an online matchmaking service for Indian divorc. s, debuted last year, its executives assumed that most clients would come from big, cosmopolitan cities. (International Herald Tribune)
Finding love getting easier in rural areas Feb 15, 2008
Sonya Rinker and Tom Henisee lived 57 miles apart when they both signed up for an online matchmaking service designed to link up people just like them -- farmers and others who know their way around a barn and a milking machine ... After doing some research, he founded an online matchmaking service, (which despite its name, is not limited to those who plant the corn and till the soil). (CNN)
Don't Be an Online Dating Dupe Feb 12, 2008
Complaints about online matchmaking and dating sites are up 73% from 2005, according to the Better Business Bureau. Among the growing number of grievances: so-called sweetheart scams and misleading claims from the sites themselves. (SmartMoney)
Surrendering to Tractor Pull of Love Feb 10, 2008
Sonya Rinker and Tom Henisee lived 57 miles apart when they both signed up for an online matchmaking service designed to link up people just like them _ farmers and others who know their way around a barn and a milking machine ... After doing some research, he founded an online matchmaking service, FarmersOnly (which despite its name, is not limited to those who plant the corn and till the soil). (Akron Beacon Journal)
Hitting it off, thanks to algorithms of love Jan 29, 2008
Online matchmaking has become a boom industry as rival scientists test their algorithms for finding love. The leading yenta is eHarmony, which pioneered the don't-try-this-yourself approach eight years ago by refusing to let its online customers browse for their own dates. (International Herald Tribune)
Phil Jackman on romance, European-style Jan 23, 2008
By comparison, only 17 per cent of Dutch singles are unhappy, according to a survey of 13,000 people across western Europe between the ages of 19 and 59 by the online matchmaking service Parship. Adding to the comparative plight of single Brits when it comes to relationships is that they are far greater believers in marriage over a long-term commitment than are their European cousins. (Globe and Mail -- International)
N.H. online dating site caters to geeks Jan 21, 2008
com started as a joke among siblings James Crosby and Joyce Dales of Nottingham, both self-described geeks who found the big online matchmaking sites too overwhelming broad. Along with Dales' husband, the started their own site a year and a half ago and now have more than eight thousand members. (Concord Monitor)
Finding The Best Presidential Candidate With Online Matchmaking Jan 7, 2008
E-Mail News Alerts Get breaking news and daily headlines. POSTED: 8:06 pm MST January 6, 2008UPDATED: 9:31 pm MST January 6, 2008. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Advertising: Little love among matchmakers Dec 24, 2007
com's increasingly aggressive tactics reflect the heightened competition for customers in the online matchmaking business, which generates nearly $650 million a year in sales. After booming growth in the early part of this decade, with industry revenue increasing by more than 70 percent a year-over-year, the category has slowed down. (International Herald Tribune)
Are You Ready for Dating 2.0? Dec 21, 2007
A bevy of new services is banking on the booming popularity of web video, text messaging and social networking to amp up online matchmaking for the Web 2. 0 crowd. (ABC News)
The fateful prison release of 'pure evilness' Dec 2, 2007
Tavares had met his wife through an online matchmaking service, Inmate. com. (Los Angeles Times)
Name That Demographic Sep 10, 2007
Maybe, but the numbers of non-Jews on the Jewish dating site JDate ( ) may say more about the state of online matchmaking than about a sudden attraction to one group. Such offbeat analysis, though, makes the book fun. (BusinessWeek)
Brothers in Arms gets cross-platform multiplayer Aug 16, 2007
Codemasters' alternate-reality WWII game Turning Point: Fall of Liberty is another title to make use of these new features of Unreal Engine 3, which in addition to cross-platform play between PC and PS3 include the likes of GameSpy's online matchmaking service, stat crunching solutions for leaderboards and tournaments and community features. Advertisement: Does this mean Epic's Unreal Tournament III will feature cross-platform support for PC and PS3 online blasting. (CVG Online)
Geek chicIndia's IT gurus are becoming top matrimonial material Jun 12, 2007
Online matchmaking is on the increase in India. She's looking for a good matrimonial match for her 28-year-old Rakshi. (BBC News)
Queerly Beloved Gay Activists Sue eHarmony Jun 6, 2007
com, a popular online matchmaking service, to essentially change its menu by compelling it to cater to the hook-up hankerings of gays and lesbians ... Consider that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of online matchmaking services available to gays and lesbians ... com, a popular online matchmaking service, to essentially change its menu by compelling it to cater to the hook-up hankerings of gays and lesbians. (Townhall.com)
Halo 3 Impressions May 17, 2007
The online matchmaking is quite different from other online shooters, the lobby style where you select a specific game from a list isn't in the beta, however it does allow for private and public games (and private games wherein you can use public spots if you're not completely full, where it keeps the group of private members together between rounds). The biggest improvements are undoubtedly in the graphics engine, the game shines in high-definition with new high-resolution textures and vastly... (GamingExcellence)
Sex Education For Baby Boomers Apr 25, 2007
"After my divorce, I gave no thought to sexually transmitted diseases, Fowler said.At nearly 50, she was reluctantly back on the dating scene. She had few sexual partners, and knew them all well."I knew that I couldn't become pregnant, so the idea of using protection of some kind, a condom, didn't enter my mind," Fowler said.So, when a routine blood test revealed she had HIV, she was shocked. But Fowler's not alone. "HIV is extremely prevalent among ages 45, 50 and older," said Fred Wyand with... (K-Eye News, TX)
Wii Going Online With GameSpy Mar 14, 2007
But today, Nintendo is taking a step into the online arena with news of its online matchmaking technology. As part of an ongoing partnership with Nintendo, GameSpy is developing middleware technology to enable Wii titles to offer community features, such as friend rosters, advanced matchmaking capabilities and comprehensive rankings data. (DailyTech)
Kasparov Chess Review Feb 27, 2007
This feature means Kasparov Chess could, at least in theory, turn out to be a great online matchmaking program, too. If you would rather test your luck against the computer, choose between Solo Play or Pass'n Play (pass the phone back and forth with a friend). (IGN Wireless Games)
Local couples recall how they met Feb 14, 2007
But before chat rooms, the Internet and online matchmaking, there were those old-fashioned ways to meeting one's soulmate. and you didn't have to put a membership fee on your credit card. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Lavalife Parent Seeks Suitor Jan 24, 2007
January 24, 2007 -- Internet marketing company Vertrue Inc., which runs online matchmaking site Lavalife, has quietly put itself up for sale and is soliciting potential suitors including private-equity firms, The Post has learned. Sources said that Vertrue, based in Norwalk, Conn. (New York Post -- Business)
