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WCTV.tv ran this piece by Whitney Ray about the recent legislative attempts to disclose whether online dating services conduct background checks on their users.   Opponents say if sites start claiming they run background checks, the disclaimer could give users false hope. The problem is the quality of the background check.  What type of identity verification do these sites conduct?  [...]

David Crary of Associated Press wrote an article about the recent New Jersey legislation requiring online dating sites to disclose whether they perform background checks and discusses True.com and Match.com’s response.   Predictably, True.com was “elated” by the legislation (which provides them with an opportunity to trumpet their usage of background checks).  Match, on the other hand, said [...]

PC World is looking for online dating war stories for an upcoming Valentine’s Day article.  “We’ve seen the happy endings, now let’s hear about the wacky hijinks . . .  You know, like the time your online date showed up with her/his/its pet ferret and kept calling her/his/its mother every five minutes” Sounds like they really [...]

   According to JTA Breaking News the parent company of Jewish online dating site JDAte.com is current for sale.   The stock (AMEX: LOV) closed today at 5.48 (down 3%), and apparently has a market value of $131.4 Million.   Reuters says that the sale could go for as much as $185 M.   Reuters also mentioned that “Spark Networks posted a 5 [...]