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Match.com buys Singlesnet

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… and meanwhile, eHarmony still has no iPhone version and doesn’t work on mobile phones… or fully on Safari or Google Chrome.

But I digress. Today’s news’s takeaway is from a press release from Match.com: (WARNING: Buzzword Overload Incoming)

“Singlesnet has built a heavily trafficked site with an active and dedicated community of users. While Singlesnet’s traffic is currently in decline, we believe that by applying our category expertise we can reverse that trend, increase the site’s profitability and improve the overall user experience. This is more of a value acquisition than a strategic one, and Singlesnet will predominantly be run as a standalone business. Nonetheless, the addition of the site’s considerable traffic to our existing aggregation of traffic in this single category should open new monetization opportunities for Match.com’s collective portfolio of domestic online dating brands.” –Greg Blatt, CEO of Match.com

As I’m writing this, NO ONE in the SinglesNet Forums cares. Go figure this out.

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  • sf wrote

    ..."considerable traffic to our existing aggregation of traffic"... It is purely about traffic. Traffic allows higher advertising rates, provides more advertising impressions, ergo more money. …

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Just for today, February 24, eHarmony gives away 5-day free trials … with photos

Members who register today in eHarmony US, in eHarmony Canada and in Compatible Partners will get 5 free days to look, review, communicate and email their matches. No credit card is required.

IMPORTANT: You must register today and finish the questionnaire today, February 24, 2010.

5 Free Days

Everybody, this is just for today. I don’t think there’s an occasion and I don’t think eHarmony has done this thing before.

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Don’t be as trusting

Glad I found this blog, Just wanted to alert women out there that I met/encountered a real “Ted Bundy” thru E-Harmony. Worked for the Fed Gov’t, took me to his office, out for dinners, movies, helped do fix up jobs at my house, called & texted everyday, easy to talk with, romantic – but found out his “live in” female roommate was more than just a housemate. All he wanted was “you know what” – I learned a valuable lesson, my mistake, don’t be as trusting, and definetly wait to give any guy, “you know what” – the good/nice ones will wait.

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  • Annoymous1 wrote

    Maybe not Ted Bundy, but definitely not someone who is serious about finding a long-term relationship. Here is another guy who passed muster. So much for screening out for serious people who are looking for something long term. …

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My one month on Chemistry.com and why you are better off elsewhere…

So, I have been conducting a little experiment over the past few weeks. As a special promotion to Match.com subscribers, they offered a subscription to Chemistry.com at a discounted rate. I figured, what the heck, I’ve used eHarmony for so long, let’s see what the deal is by the company that once appeared to be their most significant competition.  So, I subscribed.

Here are my observations having used it for a few weeks. I would also encourage anyone interested in trying Chemistry.com to look over the information that Gary Stock published in addition to what I’ve written here.  Between the two, I think you will decide your time and money are better invested elsewhere.

The short story:

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  • Ken wrote

    I have been on other dating services, and my preference (the worst of the best) is "e" -- not that is the worst, but let's face it, we are like salmon trying to swim upstream. If you tell a woman you are dating you like her, she is likely to bolt. Same is true in real life (well, hey, once you mee …

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Will I be able to find her again should she decide to come back for another free weekend?

So, I was seriously considering cancelling my membership to eharmony and then Monday evening I got a communication from someone who I thought was by far and away the best match I had received in the 5 months I’ve been a member. We got through the first couple of steps, but it was late and I had to work really early in the morning and fell asleep. Well first thing Tuesday morning I responded to her 2nd set of questions. I was really excited because we shared a ton in common, I thought she was really cute, and she lived close enough to me. Well i got no response and wondered why that would happen. Then I found out that it was a free communication weekend that ended that night! I couldn’t believe it. This was the kind of match I was waiting for and because it happened late on the last night of a free communication weekend (that I didn’t even know about), I’ve lost her. My question is…..when is the next one, and will I be able to find her again should she decide to come back for another free weekend. I’m can’t believe I let this one slip through my fingers.

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  • SingleGuyInNC wrote

    I hate to be a downer but I've been through the same thing many times over the past several years. If I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath. The next FCW will be ~6 weeks from the last one. I would wait to nudge her right before that FCW, unless she decides to subscribe and communicates with yo …

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eHarmony and their BS marketing offer, this Free Communication Weekend

I am sure like a lot of people, I spent an hour wasting my time filling out the required profile information. After all, the only reason I even thought of giving this a go is because it was free to try in the current promotion. I almost gave up with frustration, but decided to see what eHarmony had to offer. Needless to say, I was really disappointed to find that I am not able to view my matches pictures and only see a condensed version of their profiles.

eHarmony wasted a hour of my time and I will never join their site. Perhaps if it took two minutes to build a basic profile, I might think different.

BAD MARKETING IDEA!

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