company in Iceland has developed a special dating app that lets you know if you’re related to the person you’re dating. Called the “ÍslendingaApp SES", you simply open the app and “bump” your … [Read more...]
February 2013 is Online Dating Safety Awareness Month (Catfishing)
(January 31, 2013) February 2013 represents the third annual Online Dating Safety Awareness month, which educates singles and online daters about safety online. During the month, Online Dating Magazine encourages online … [Read more...]
Match.com Lawsuit Sites "False Sense of Security"
(January 27, 2013) Online dating service Match.com is being sued for $10 million by a woman who was attacked by a guy she met through Match.com two years ago. The lawsuit was filed by Mary Kay Beckman who says that Match.com … [Read more...]
Manti Te’o Falls into Catfish Trap – The Manti Te’o Story
(January 21, 2013) NCAA football Heisman finalist Manti Te'o knows what it is like to be romantically deceived online. The star football player, projected to be a first round pick in the NFL this year, claims that in 2009, he … [Read more...]
eHarmony Testing Free Communication Tuesday Events
(December 8, 2012) Online relationship service eHarmony.com is testing a new "Free Tuesday Evening Communication" event during the month of December for its members in the United States. From 3pm to midnight on Tuesdays, … [Read more...]
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IAC Acquires Another Online Dating Service – DateHookup.com
(September 1, 2012) IAC, the owners of Match.com and several other online dating services, has added DateHookup.com to its portfolio. IAC made the announcement of the acquisition this week. Lance Barton, the Vice President … [Read more...]
NPR Talks Online Dating with Erika Ettin
(August 22, 2012) National Public Radio (NPR) today did a special segment on online dating, titled "How to Maneuver the Wild World of Online Dating". Here's the intro to the segment: "Even if you've never been on an … [Read more...]
New Zealanders Lose Hundreds of Thousands to Romance Scams
(August 22, 2012) New Zealanders (Kiwis) are losing $674,000 a year to online dating scams according to NetSafe, which has a self-reporting tracking tool for the reporting of Internet scams. When taking into account those … [Read more...]
Rapper Tim Dog Used Online Dating to Scam People
(June 25, 2012) For many years rapper Timothy Blair, known as Tim Dog, had an apparent secret way of padding his income. He would use online dating services to woo women, then get them to invest in a "music project" he was … [Read more...]
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MTV Casting for New Darker Online Dating Show
(June 14, 2012) MTV is casting for a new online dating show that reveals the darker side of online dating. The working (not actual) title of the production is, "Online Double Life" and it is a show about people coming clean … [Read more...]
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