Archive for March, 2004

Americans Seek Friendly Companionship, Not Marriage, from Online Dating Sites, New Userplane Survey Reveals; Casual Fling is the Thing Only for the Wired 18-24 Set

Wednesday, March 31st, 2004

Edge Communications, Inc. Ken Greenberg, 818-719-9292 ken@edgepress.com As the definition of marriage and its place in American life are being hotly debated across the nation, the popularity of online dating sites continues to surge. But that begs the question: what kind of relationships are Americans looking for online? In a new nationwide survey conducted by […]

Michael Jackson Grand Jury Hearing Testimony Israeli Prime Minister Faces Bribery Investigation Business Spices up Online Personals for Clients Study: Honey Has Disease-Fighting Properties Yankees Make World Series Their Goal

Monday, March 29th, 2004

KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: The Michael Jackson case is back in court. A grand jury hears evidence against the self-proclaimed King of Pop. The prosecution will try to prove Jackson should stand trial on child molestation charges.CNN’s Miguel Marquez joins us live from Santa Barbara, California — Miguel.MIGUEL MARQUEZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Even though he’s already […]

The downside of cyber-romance

Sunday, March 28th, 2004

As if we needed more evidence that the bloom is off the rose of online dating, I bring you the latest: CertifiedDates.com. Are they certifying fun? Chemistry? Attractive potential partners? No, CertifiedDates.com is promising that as people go trolling the Internet for “that certain special someone,” the company will weed out the un-special someones — […]

Fledgling Houston Online Dating Service Hopes to Create Sense of Community

Sunday, March 28th, 2004

Mar. 28 Members of the local Internet dating service HoustonConnect.com were having an online discussion, recalling the times they’d been stood up on dates. “I once invited a guy to a Texans game,” a woman wrote, “but the night before, on Instant Messenger nonetheless, he told me he couldn’t go because I might get the […]

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Sunday, March 28th, 2004

MEMBERS of the local Internet dating service Houston Connect.com were having an online discussion, recalling the times they’d been stood up on dates. “I once invited a guy to a Texans game,” a woman wrote, “but the night before, on Instant Messenger nonetheless, he told me he couldn’t go because I might get the wrong […]

NICHE DATING SITES CLICK WITH SINGLES

Friday, March 26th, 2004

Last November, Joshua Zader, a doctoral candidate in psychology at the University of New Mexico, launched his Internet dating site.The Web site features pictures of happy couples who, like site visitors themselves, are presumably all aficionados of the work of Ayn Rand, creator of the philosophy known as objectivism and author of The Fountainhead and […]

A match made online

Wednesday, March 24th, 2004

Internet becoming meeting place of choice Tired of the bar scene and blind dates, more singles are looking elsewhere for their soul mate By MARY LOU CREAMER Times Herald There really are plenty of fish in the sea - 86.1 million, according to the 2000 U.S. Census.With so many single people and so little time, […]

When writing a description of yourself for an online dating site, the No. 1 rule is be honest

Wednesday, March 24th, 2004

the perfect profile By BILL CHAPIN Times Herald Online dating has been around for less than 10 years, so people still are figuring out all the faux pas. Some of us haven’t mastered the art of writing a successful profile.”You have no idea how many times I’ve seen the word `intelligent’ misspelled,” said Brenda Ross, […]

Userplane President Michael Jones Named to Board of Directors of New Internet Dating/Online Social Networking Industry Association

Monday, March 22nd, 2004

Edge Communications, Inc. Ken Greenberg, 818-719-9292 ken@edgepress.com Inaugural Meeting of IDEA OASIS Scheduled for July 15 in Nice, France Userplane (www.userplane.com), a pioneer in applying Flash-based instant messaging to support live communications for Web-based communities, today announced that its president, Michael Jones, has joined the Board of Directors of IDEA OASIS, a new not-for-profit association […]

ROANOKE MAN PLEADS NO CONTEST TO ABUSING GIRL

Saturday, March 20th, 2004

An online dating service was the conduit for a Roanoke man to sexually abuse a 10-year-old girl, the girl’s mother said Friday.Charles B. Mandakis Jr., 33, of the 1000 block of Morehead Avenue Southeast, pleaded no contest Friday to aggravated sexual battery. In a plea agreement, he was sentenced to 15 years, suspended after he […]