tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-149152 2009-07-13T07:43:40-07:00 The Online Dating Industry Journal is dedicated to news and commentary related to the online dating industry. TypePad 45.52054-122.685734Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with Live.comThe Online Dating Industry Journal is dedicated to news and commentary related to the online dating industry. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011571085ed6970c 2009-07-13T07:43:40-07:00 2009-07-13T07:43:40-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Online Dating Magazine spokesperson Dr. James Houran attended the iDate 2009 conference in Los Angeles last month, where he was also a speaker. Today, Online Dating Magazine has published a recap of iDate 2009 that Dr.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jne2sxKz3dcFwEcaN-POrcG4kS0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jne2sxKz3dcFwEcaN-POrcG4kS0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jne2sxKz3dcFwEcaN-POrcG4kS0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jne2sxKz3dcFwEcaN-POrcG4kS0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011571f50d6a970b 2009-07-11T09:52:26-07:00 2009-07-11T09:52:26-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Online Dating Magazine announced today that its host of Websites will no longer offer text ads or text links as part of its advertising program. Options to buy a text link have been removed from Online... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czcy_XGbdpAWvWOZGXtP54Ocq4o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czcy_XGbdpAWvWOZGXtP54Ocq4o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czcy_XGbdpAWvWOZGXtP54Ocq4o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/czcy_XGbdpAWvWOZGXtP54Ocq4o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011571f39dd3970b 2009-07-11T00:01:41-07:00 2009-07-11T00:01:41-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Last week we shared with you a funny Match.com ad spoof featuring "Jon Gosselin" from Jon & Kate Plus Eight. This week, the folks at Funny or Die have created one featuring "Kate Gosselin". And as... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeX2ce8LVOPJr7eXubA2FUlO4yw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeX2ce8LVOPJr7eXubA2FUlO4yw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeX2ce8LVOPJr7eXubA2FUlO4yw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eeX2ce8LVOPJr7eXubA2FUlO4yw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011571af7583970b 2009-07-03T13:01:56-07:00 2009-07-03T13:05:35-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Here's a little humor for you today. The folks at Funny or Die made a fake Match.com video that features "Jon Gosselin" from Jon and Kate plus eight. In the video he shares what he is... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_lccJLD3HjxTQZvcAilXenAHklk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_lccJLD3HjxTQZvcAilXenAHklk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_lccJLD3HjxTQZvcAilXenAHklk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_lccJLD3HjxTQZvcAilXenAHklk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef0115719b48b3970b 2009-07-01T14:52:21-07:00 2009-07-01T14:52:57-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) An upcoming documentary called "Click for Love" explores how the Indian population is using online dating services to find love. It also provides insight into how popular niche online dating services are as many just target... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rt1nzmAkKxuugxYtxkLENyWkHSo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rt1nzmAkKxuugxYtxkLENyWkHSo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rt1nzmAkKxuugxYtxkLENyWkHSo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rt1nzmAkKxuugxYtxkLENyWkHSo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011570a5d68b970c 2009-07-01T13:58:27-07:00 2009-07-01T13:58:27-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Christian online dating service ChristianMingle announced today that it had surpassed the two million member mark. The site first launched in 2001. "Surpassing the two million member mark gives us great pride," said Adam Berger, Chairman... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ReRIaonGnEnJMY28lM7-CAM8Hbg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ReRIaonGnEnJMY28lM7-CAM8Hbg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ReRIaonGnEnJMY28lM7-CAM8Hbg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ReRIaonGnEnJMY28lM7-CAM8Hbg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011571989b99970b 2009-07-01T06:33:32-07:00 2009-07-01T06:33:32-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) A new company lets online daters delegate their tasks, having a professional expert represent you on online dating sites. The company, called Done For You Dating, manages your profile and all communications, going as far as... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ww01GnS4UexBXLyzKS4L6VQML7U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ww01GnS4UexBXLyzKS4L6VQML7U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ww01GnS4UexBXLyzKS4L6VQML7U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ww01GnS4UexBXLyzKS4L6VQML7U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef0115719415ef970b 2009-06-30T15:01:45-07:00 2009-07-01T14:00:12-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) eHarmony has announced its eHarmony Free Communication Weekend event for July 2009. The Free Communication Weekend will take place from Thursday, July 2 through Sunday July 5. During that time, anyone who is signed up on... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yyb5LAcyAzIrTpjSzFFOCwkNV4I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yyb5LAcyAzIrTpjSzFFOCwkNV4I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yyb5LAcyAzIrTpjSzFFOCwkNV4I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yyb5LAcyAzIrTpjSzFFOCwkNV4I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef0115709ac13e970c 2009-06-30T07:55:16-07:00 2009-06-30T07:55:16-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) Skyecandy, a service that allows users to do video speed dating on Skype, has put out an online demo of its service (see below) as the company prepares to take its service global. Skyecandy is offering... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VbOqEO6eKL4LeUikqYDChO6ZhMs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VbOqEO6eKL4LeUikqYDChO6ZhMs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VbOqEO6eKL4LeUikqYDChO6ZhMs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/VbOqEO6eKL4LeUikqYDChO6ZhMs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d00d853ef011570977d71970c 2009-06-29T19:44:07-07:00 2009-06-29T19:44:07-07:00 Joe Tracy (Online Dating Industry Journal) While reading Dave Evans excellent recap of iDate 2009, I came across a video from Blackbox Republic giving their view of iDate 2009: Here's a direct quote from the video: "Internet Dating has come and gone.... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Phb55rddyamrmAoWjZqGHR6ywEI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Phb55rddyamrmAoWjZqGHR6ywEI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Phb55rddyamrmAoWjZqGHR6ywEI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Phb55rddyamrmAoWjZqGHR6ywEI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>