NAPSI — July 24 — According to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive, adults worldwide go online for several reasons: 23% for dating, 50% use social networks and 72% play games. In addition, nearly half of online users say they feel confident shopping on the Web.
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Virtual Dating
Posted by dave on September 17th, 2008
Hey. Something new from the mad scientists of the dating world…
And the next step in online dating–”virtual dating”–is already being developed. Using special software developed by the M.I.T. Media Lab, researchers Frost, Ariely and Harvard University’s Michael I. Norton recently reported that people who had had a chance to interact with each other (by computer [...]
Niche Internet Dating Rankings – U.S.A.
Posted by dave on September 15th, 2008
Adult Dating U.S.A. Rankings
Ranking.com ~ 7/08
1 Adult Friend Finder
2 Fling
3 Mate1
4 Sex Search
Free Dating Site U.S.A. Rankings
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 PlentyofFish
2 DateHookup.com
3 OKCupid
4 HotorNot
5 WebDate
Religious Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 ChristianMingle
2 JDate
2 CatholicMatch.com
Black Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 Black People Meet
2 Black Singles
3 BlackChristianPeopleMeet
Asian Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 DateInAsia.com
2 Shaadi
3 FilipinaHeart.com
Gay Personals
Hitwise ~ 8/08
1 Adam4Adam
2 ManHunt.net
3 Gay.com
Sugar Daddie
Alexa ~ 7/08
1 SugarDaddie
2 [...]
Online Dating Stigma Diminishes
Posted by dave on September 13th, 2008
Some 2.5 million US adults participated in online dating in the last 30 days.
Men were slightly (eight percent) more likely than women to have logged on to an online dating site, according to (pdf) Mediamark Research Inc. (MRI) data, reports MarketingCharts.
Some of MRI’s findings:
• Of the 2.462 million adults who reported participating [...]
Wired Magazine
Posted by dave on August 28th, 2008
Wired Magazine thinks online dating will replace bars and dating pools as we look for love.
Why Are Online Personals So Hot? Maybe its the lingerie models trolling for dates. By Rufus Griscom
Twenty years from now, the idea that someone looking for love won’t look for it online will be silly, akin to skipping the card catalog to instead [...]
16 Million Dates
Posted by dave on August 27th, 2008
Of the 92 million unmarried Americans 18 and older counted by the Census last year, about 16 million have tried online dating, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Tags: 16% of Canadians Found Love Online
Posted by dave on August 6th, 2008
WINNIPEG — May 24 — Canadians seem to love being in love, a new survey by Ipsos Reid has found. 7 in 10 Canadians are romantically in love right now — with more women (80%) than men (67%) feeling amorous. The poll also found that 16% of Canadians had found love online, with the younger [...]
Plentyoffish.com #1 Dating Site In North America And U.K.
Posted by dave on August 4th, 2008
PR NEWSWIRE — July 28 — The latest comScore Media Metrix numbers now rank the free dating site Plentyoffish.com as the leading dating site in both North America (U.S.A. + Canada) and the U.K.
Top 10 North American Dating Sites by Total Visits (000’s)
PlentyofFish 36,825
Singlesnet 29,896
eHarmony 19,269
Match.com 18,329
Yahoo!Personals 16,365
People Media Sites 12,340
TRUE.com 10,716
SparkNetworks 9,124
Mate1.com 4,847
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