Atle Erlingsson, Reporter Online Dating Popping With Popularity (KLAS)
(Feb. 15) -- If Cupid didn't find you a love match during Valentine's Day, you may want to try your luck online. Every year Americans spend more money on Internet dating sites than any other web content. Believe it or not, 12-percent of all new marriages come from people who meet online.
Can video clips help steer Cupid's arrows in online dating? (ABC 13 Texas)
After exchanging instant messages and digital photos through an online dating site, Christopher Boykin flew to Houston to meet what he hoped would be a beautiful soul mate. What he found was a flabby misanthrope with an apparent drinking problem.
Online dating tries to rekindle the love Faced with slower growth, some firms court those seeking long-term (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cupid is starting to miss his target when it comes to online dating. Many Web sites that used to count on big growth in the number of subscribers seeking romance are now struggling to add new suitors.
Online Dating Losing Steam, But Not for Valentine's Day (washingtonpost.com via Yahoo! News)
While Internet dating services such as Match.com and Yahoo Personals represent the largest category of paid content online, the thrill may be waning for the once-torrid market. Have the online matchmakers done their job too well?
'Dating on Demand' goes national (Standard-Journal)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Starting on Valentine's Day, video personals available in the city since August will be rolled out to Comcast Corp.'s video-on-demand customers nationally, the company said Thursday.
True.com Ranks Among Top Three Dating Sites for Highest Customer Satisfaction in New Study (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In just over a year after opening its doors to singles nationwide, True.com today was named one of the top three dating sites in terms of customer experience and satisfaction in an in-depth study conducted by Keynote Systems, the worldwide leader in e-business performance management services.
Dating sites seek new angles as singles look offline (SiliconValley.com via Yahoo! News)
One guy stood her up on a Friday night. Another was charming online but wouldn't keep his hands off her when they met. Three were married.
Dating, video-style (South Bend Tribune)
Online clips could help steer Cupid's arrows. After exchanging instant messages and digital photos through an online dating site, Christopher Boykin flew to Houston to meet what he hoped would be a beautiful soul mate. What he found was a flabby misanthrope with an apparent drinking problem.
Comcast Plans Valentine's National Rollout Of Video Dating (The Boston Channel)
PHILADELPHIA -- The online personals Comcast offers Philadelphia video-on-demand customers will be rolled out nationally on Valentine's Day. Comcast said Dating on Demand has become one of its most popular video-on-demand programs, viewed about one million times since it was launched in August.
Find HIV-Positive Love at POZ.com with New, Free Personals (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As a special Valentine to HIV-positive people everywhere, America's leading AIDS publication will launch POZ Personals, a free online "dating-plus" site for PWAs. "Too many people with HIV suffer rejection when disclosing they are positive," said POZ founder Sean Strub.
