Senior Friend Finder: DIAL L FOR LOVE: WEB DATING FIRM GOES MOBILE
Never underestimate the allure of a cheap date.Since Miami Beach-based Webdate started offering a free online dating service two years ago, some 2.8 million love-seekers have signed up. The company's traffic surged 800 percent in 2004, compared to 17 percent for the industry as a whole.And with 8,000 to 10,000 new users signing up daily, Webdate has the fastest-growing black book in the industry. First adopted by the technologically adventurous and socially averse,...
Senior Friend Finder: WEB OF LOVE
People 50 and older finding partners through online dating services SANTA FE -- What does it take to find true love? A dating service? A happy hour? Luck? For Summer MoonBear, 60, and Don Brown, 76, it was the mouse. The couple, together for two years, may be the new face of online dating. Age 55-and-over consumers are creating a second wave for Internet dating services as young professionals tire of matchmaker sites such as American Singles. There are more...
Senior Friend Finder: Seniors are hoping for love at first (Web) site
Courier-Post Staff In the beginning, people roamed in small groups. Mating was simple.A man found the woman of his choice and dragged her off by the hair. He'd utter a sound like "oogah" and she knew what he wanted.Times have changed.These days, the mating game takes a little more finesse.Instead of a small group, there is the Internet; instead of aggression, there is online dating; and instead of a throaty growl, there's...
Senior Friend Finder: Internet dating becoming a profitable, mobile service
MIAMI (KRT) — Never underestimate the allure of a cheap date. Since Miami Beach-based Webdate started offering a free online dating service two years ago, some 2.8 million love-seekers have signed up. The company’s traffic surged 800 percent in 2004, compared to 17 percent for the industry as a whole. And with 8,000 to 10,000 new users signing up daily, Webdate has the fastest-growing black book in the industry. First adopted by the...