Online Dating News Blog

Romance Scams

Joe Tracy — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:32:05 +0000

Online Dating Magazine has released an infographic that deals with the topic of romance scams. You can see (and even republish on your site/blog) that infographic below. The two most interesting elements from the infographic: 1) That more than 50% of those targeted (at least in Australia) fall victim to romance scams. 2) That in [...]

eHarmony User Account Passwords Hacked

Joe Tracy — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:01:00 +0000

Online dating service eHarmony was hacked, recently, resulting in the hacker obtaining nearly 1.5 million passwords from eHarmony accounts. According to Online Dating Magazine: “eHarmony says that it has reset the passwords of the 1.5 million accounts affected by the security breach.” In addition, eHarmony has emailed all users whose passwords were confirmed stolen. You [...]

YouTube SPAM Videos Ruining Online Dating Category

Joe Tracy — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:48:39 +0000

(May 25, 2012) YouTube’s lack of username spam reporting is resulting in tens of thousands of spam videos appearing on YouTube, with most going undetected for years, if ever. The result is irrelevant searches on the service that allow spammers to thrive. If you go to YouTube and type in “Online Dating” then sort the results by [...]

May 2012 eHarmony Free Communication Weekend

Joe Tracy — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:09:55 +0000

(May 25, 2012) Now through memorial day, eHarmony is doing another free communication weekend event where those signed up can communicate with others without having to have a paid membership. The deal does come with some drawbacks, however, as non-paid members will not be able to see photos or take their communications straight to email. [...]

First Ever Urgent Warning Issued by Online Dating Magazine

Joe Tracy — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:11:50 +0000

(February 23, 2012) Online Dating Magazine, a publication and watchdog group for online daters and singles, has issued its first ever urgent warning dealing with a new variation on the romance scam. Online Dating Magazine says that scammers have started using fake Webcam footage to convince people that they are a “real” person. The scammers [...]

ASL plz – Online Dating Short Film

Joe Tracy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:23:14 +0000

It seems that a guy has found the love of his life online. Who knew that online dating was so good at connecting people that share chemistry? The following online dating short film is titled “ASL plz”. It’s about a guy who is communicating with a girl via online dating/chatting. She seems to be his [...]

Social Etiquette on a First Date

Joe Tracy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:25:05 +0000

In the video below, Sharlene Santana (known as the SOCIALbee Junkie) shares some tips on how to act and behave on a first date or when meeting someone new in a social setting. Some of the tips include: > No texting or talking on your phone at anytime during the date. > Keep breaks (i.e. bathroom [...]

Straight to the Point – Jen & Christy on Online Dating

Joe Tracy — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:37:31 +0000

One of the great things about YouTube is that virtually anyone can use it to share their opinions. Take for example, Jen & Christy in the video below. They decided to start a channel offering their opinions and advice. Now before we ever publish a video on the Online Dating News Blog, we first go [...]

Video – Dummies and Online Dating

Joe Tracy — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:19:39 +0000

Online Dating Magazine has put out a new video about dummies and online dating, appropriately titled, “Online Dating for Dummies”. In the video, there are two dummies and their only job is to provide expert online dating tips. Hard to mess that up, right? Not for these two dummies. enjoy… Online Dating Dummies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d55WH1bfUg

Online Dating Tonight 07 – Online Dating Lies

Joe Tracy — Sun, 08 May 2011 17:13:25 +0000

(Online Dating Tonight) If you’ve been online dating for awhile then chances are that you’ve gone on a first date with someone only to find out that they had lied in their profile. They may have lied by posting an old photo, fudging on their weight, changing their height, or even their status. Whatever it [...]