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Online Dating Gets Personal
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236 days ago Ramon Thomas

Online Dating Gets Personal

At this point, you may not be a newbie in the online dating scene. You've suffered uncomfortable evenings with a few duds, and now you've fine-tuned your selection process. Maybe you know you want a nice person who shares your faith, political beliefs, or penchant for pets, for example. Traditional sites that cater to a variety of people—Yahoo! Personals, Match.com, and American Singles—are still going strong, but growth in the online dating industry is slowing, and there seems to be a growing interest among daters for something more focused. Highly specialized Read More →
Yahoo Upgrades Online Dating Service
News 43
237 days ago Ramon Thomas

Yahoo Upgrades Online Dating Service

[November 17, 2004] Dow Jones Market Monitor By Riva Richmond Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Yahoo Inc. wants to find someone to love the real you. On Wednesday, the Internet giant plans to launch a new, pricier class of its popular online dating service that it says will help singles better understand who they are, how they love and who they should let into their hearts. The new service for "relationship seekers," dubbed Yahoo Personals Premier, lets people search for soul mates based on the results of online personality and relationship tests. Although the tests are available free to all comers, Read More →
Another Year of Explosive Growth for Online Dating in South Africa
Online Dating 16
2303 days ago Ramon Thomas

Another Year of Explosive Growth for Online Dating in South Africa

Black Online Dating Users Increased by 64% in 2005 The number of Black users of online dating services increased to 18% of total users in 2005, up from 11% in 2004. This represents a 64% year-on-year increase and is one of the key findings from a new research report, The NETucation Report - Online Dating in South Africa 2006, released today. "New partnerships by market leader DatingBuzz with media companies like Metro FM and Sowetan has allowed the online dating market to tap into new sources for potential new users," says Ramon Thomas, Managing Director of NETucation, the Read More →
Online dating reaches a critical mass in United Kingdom
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2323 days ago Ramon Thomas

Online dating reaches a critical mass in United Kingdom

Two thirds of singles in Britain looking for love turned to electronic dating agencies in 2005, figures published in the Times showed today. Experts believe that online dating has revolutionised the dating game and become a "perfect example of technological Darwinism". A survey by with more than 1.5 million members, reported that 3.6 million Britons used online dating services last year That amounts to 65 per cent of the 5.4 million Britons who were looking for a relationship and used a dating service in 2005. A spokeswoman for Relate, a leading British relationship counselling agency, said: "The Read More →
It’s a date: How to find love online
Online Dating 16
2420 days ago Ramon Thomas

It’s a date: How to find love online

Here's a reprint of an article that quotes my research into online dating industry in South Africa... Clean-shaven, straight teeth and a friendly smile … in a word, handsome. After a week of vigorous SMSing and long phone conversations, "handsome" and I decide to meet. Eager to see each other in real life, we meet in a parking lot -- and as I walk towards him, my excitement is replaced with anger almost immediately. "That's not you in the picture," I blurted. We haven't spoken since. Hundreds of thousands of South Africans are looking for love on the internet, which offers a chance to get Read More →
Online dating feeling less attractive
Online Dating 16
2470 days ago Ramon Thomas

Online dating feeling less attractive

Online dating sites are facing some loneliness amid an industry wide slowdown. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Initially considered the last resort for the socially stunted, online dating has shrugged off its social stigma and emerged as a mainstream means for singles to find that special someone. Time for the industry to celebrate, right? Wrong. Just when you'd think the industry would be poised to see its strongest growth, online dating is actually experiencing a slowdown. The U.S. online dating industry is expected to climb 9 percent year-over-year with revenues of $516 million in 2005 coming from consumer subscriptions alone, said Nate Elliott, an Read More →
Online dating? Be honest
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2480 days ago Ramon Thomas

Online dating? Be honest

Sites offer way to track phonies He sounded like a prince. ''He said he was smart, witty, tall and handsome," recalls the woman known as j29blonde on match.com. She asked that her real name not be used to protect the ego of the ''prince" she met. She thought she clicked with the gentleman when they chatted online. ''It was one of my most memorable dates." She doesn't mean that in a good way. When she finally met the so-called Prince Charming, all she saw was a hobbit. ''Upon three double takes it turns out he was 5-feet-6-inches [tall] and far from handsome," she recounted Read More →
2005 Online Dating survey explores Sexual Behaviour of South Africans
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2487 days ago Ramon Thomas

2005 Online Dating survey explores Sexual Behaviour of South Africans

The 2005 Online Dating Survey which launches today explores how the Internet is changing the sexual behaviour of South Africans. NETucation, the company behind the online dating research is the leading BEE Internet research company and studies the behaviour of South Africans using the Internet. "Now that we understand the basics of how and why South Africans use the Internet to find potential partners it is important to dig deeper to understand the outcomes of online dating," says Ramon Thomas, Managing Director of NETucation. "Last year we estimated the total online dating population to be approximately 250,000 which represents about Read More →
A truth monitor for online dating
Online Dating 16
2499 days ago Ramon Thomas

A truth monitor for online dating

Bill1852 has a "very middle-aged body topped with a fat balding head," which may be true but seems almost cruelly over-descriptive.Emiss2004, on the other hand, is not only not "a spiritual student from Sweden," she is, according to someone who dated her, "actually an escort who will con you out of your cash for her 'tuition.' " The world of online dating and Internet personal ads has never been known as a bastion of honesty. It's more a place where voluptuous is considered a fair synonym for obese, and where that pesky wife and kids somehow never make it into the Read More →
Real Women Seek Dates, Must Love Technology
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2505 days ago Ramon Thomas

Real Women Seek Dates, Must Love Technology

The women here - these daters - look familiar. You know the type. Trim, breezy, frank, supremely at ease making confessions to cameras. They're recognizable anywhere now: reality-show Jens and Amys, spirited representatives of that plucky work force that dutifully fills the girls' slots on offerings from "Blind Date" to "The Apprentice" to "Beauty and the Geek." ABC launches Hooking up which follows women online datingOh, but not quite. With cutie graphics, a catchy name and a setup that maximizes the chances that characters will have sex, "Hooking Up" sure looks like reality Frappuccino. But it's Read More →

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