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We Need a Match.com for College Admissions

Our current system is badly outdated: Kevin Carey

(Newser) - It's time to bring the college admissions process into the modern age, writes Kevin Carey at the Atlantic . He doesn't mean the process by which elite students get into Ivy League schools—he means the real world, where the vast majority of students end up picking a school...

7 Startup Ideas That've Been Beaten to Death

Sick of Groupon knockoffs yet?

(Newser) - Sure, maybe the little kid down the block just happened to think of setting up a, um, limeade stand right after you started hawking lemonade, but in the real-life world of startups the consequences are somewhat more serious—and annoying. Business Insider runs down the seven moldiest startup trends out...

Match.com, Don&#39;t Bother Screening Sex Offenders
Match.com, Don't Bother Screening Sex Offenders
OPINION
Apr 19, 2011 1:45 PM CDT

Match.com, Don't Bother Screening Sex Offenders

The effort may do more harm than good, writes Benjamin Radford

(Newser) - In response to a lawsuit , Match.com announced it will start checking its members against a national sex offender registry —but that's not news worth getting excited about, writes Benjamin Radford on LiveScience . "There are several obvious flaws with the plan," including the fact that members...

Match.com Will Now Check Sex Offender Registry

Action has nothing to do with attack lawsuit, company says

(Newser) - Match.com has decided to check members against a national registry of sex offenders following a lawsuit —though the company says the move is not in direct response to the suit. A California entertainment executive sued for the action earlier this month after she was allegedly attacked by a...

Woman Sues Match.com Over Sex Assault

Attacker had history of attacks, victim demands Match.com screening

(Newser) - A Los Angeles entertainment executive is suing an online dating site for failing to screen out a man who she says sexually assaulted her. The woman is seeking an injunction barring Match.com from signing members until it begins a process to filter out sex predators like her alleged attacker,...

Match.com Hooks Up With OkCupid
Match.com Hooks Up
With OkCupid
Feb 2, 2011 6:34 PM CST

Match.com Hooks Up With OkCupid

Match.com pays $50M for its free-service rival

(Newser) - Match.com has bought rival OkCupid for $50 million, consolidating its hold on the online dating market, Mashable reports. The acquisition provides Match.com—a high-end service that charges its 5.8 million users—with access to lots of new customers. OkCupid is a mostly free site with 3.5...

Cops: Con Man Scammed $140K From Online Dates

Posed as multimillionaire pal of George Bush

(Newser) - A New York lothario posing as a multimillionaire Navy commander and confidante of George Bush scammed close to $140,000 from women he met on online dating sites, according to Westchester authorities. After cultivating relationships with women met on sites like Match.com, Jesus Nasser asked for loans, explaining that...

Kate Spoofed in Dating Video
 Kate Spoofed in Dating Video 
Jul 14, 2009 4:19 AM CDT

Kate Spoofed in Dating Video

(Newser) - Poor Kate. While hubby Jon has fun with his latest junior girlfriend, she's home with the eight kids—and being lampooned in a spoof Match.com dating video. The ersatz Kate, who dubs herself "KatePlus8Minus1Hawaiian," says she's seeking a guy who appreciates a "backwards mullet" and "...

Lovesick New Yorker Sues Match.com

Most listed on site actually don't subscribe, says NY man

(Newser) - A Brooklyn man is suing Match.com over “humiliation and disappointment” suffered by users who seek dates with non-subscribers, the New York Post reports. Most people listed on the site, he says, “are canceled subscribers or never subscribed at all.” And those who e-mail them “feel...

Recession, Free Dating Sites Are Match Made in Heaven

Paid online dating sites see customers flooding to free upstarts

(Newser) - Traffic on free online dating sites has spiked, a trend fueled by the recession and by daters’ realization that finding love for free beats paying, reports BusinessWeek. “If it’s free, why would I go to Match?” asks a Florida woman who met her fiancé on PlentyofFish.com, which...

IAC Plans Wave of Web Startups
 IAC Plans Wave of Web Startups 
Apr 10, 2008 6:45 AM CDT

IAC Plans Wave of Web Startups

African-American search engine launches today

(Newser) - IAC/Interactive Corp plans to launch a host of new websites as it readies to split off some of its older ones into separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. RushmoreDrive.com, a search engine aimed at the black community, goes live today. Other startups, including a news site, a personal...

SWM No. 9,999,999 Seeks...
SWM
No. 9,999,999 Seeks...
Feb 15, 2008 2:00 PM CST

SWM No. 9,999,999 Seeks...

Writers gives advice on how to stand out from the e-dating crowd

(Newser) - In the crowded world of online dating, a love of beaches and sunsets isn’t enough anymore. To help Internet Romeos snag an e-date, experts offer tips for the perfect online profile, reports Reuters. No. 1: Ditch the old photos (the Saturday Night Fever getup gives you away) in favor...

Online Dating Sites Seek Love's Secret Algorithm

Peer review of jealously guarded formulas proves impossible

(Newser) - Online matchmakers eHarmony and Match.com have staked millions on the idea that they, not you, can best find your perfect match, thanks to their secret algorithms. So do they work? Lots of academics want to know, the New York Times reports, but while the companies yearn for scientific, peer-reviewed...

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