http://dating.corante.com/ Online Dating Industry News en-us dave@digicraft.com 2006-11-29T10:59:49-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/11/29/dating_sites_vs_social_networking.php I'm working on some feature comparison's for clients and this morning I slurped down a few dozen personal ads from the top ten dating sites. Initially I was looking for ways to increase the value of ads by giving... 69845@http://dating.corante.com/ Dating Site 2006-11-29T10:59:49-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/11/21/from_recommending_shoes_to_humans.php Look out, recommendation engines are hot again. 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James says that people can have relationships online. I... 67967@http://dating.corante.com/ innovation 2006-10-25T09:07:28-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/09/26/chilling_out_in_3d.php I teleported to the brand-new Starwood Hotel in SecondLife this morning. As soon as I sat at the bar a few people came by and we started talking. One guy (no bartender!) started handing out virtual beers and we... 66173@http://dating.corante.com/ innovation 2006-09-26T12:58:12-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/09/25/ecyrano_offers_private_label_profile_help.php Mark Brooks interviewed Evan Katz, founder of e-Cyrano. Worth reading, as Evan is one of the most visible value-added service providers in the dating space. The majority of online daters write unappealing, ineffective, generic profiles. 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The application was... 65532@http://dating.corante.com/ innovation 2006-09-15T10:53:55-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/09/06/online_matchmaking_with_virtual_dates.php Yesterday I had coffee with Jeana Frost, creator of Virtual Dates, an application well suited for the icebreaker portion of meeting someone online. You know the feeling. Someone catches your eye, but their profile doesn't leave you with much... 64994@http://dating.corante.com/ Features 2006-09-06T07:12:47-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/09/05/digital_love_in_second_life.php Dating in SecondLife seems to be alive and well, although I'm not reading much about it. A few speed-dating events have occurred, and today I found Digiluv. Digiluv is a sexy new service that allows you to create a... 64947@http://dating.corante.com/ Dating Site 2006-09-05T13:39:02-05:00 http://dating.corante.com/archives/2006/09/05/facebook_makes_itself_useful.php Key differences between Myspace and Facebook. 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