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Match.com Gets Plugged: Nightline on ABC

Toronto Dating — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:20:33 +0000

Match.com (and PlentyOfFish) get plugged in this Nightline feature that talks about online dating in the tough economic times. Match.com, like many other online dating sites, say their traffic has increased due to the recession. Whether that’s really happening is up for debate (or maybe better put, what metrics they are really talking about is up for debate). Not all dating sites are experiencing this same jumps. PlentyOfFish’s small mention in this piece has resulted in ‘a few thousand extra signups’ apparently. The piece, below.

[via Online Dating Insider]

Plenty of Fish: Plenty of Arrogance?

Toronto Dating — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:02:30 +0000

News is filtering in from those who attended the Internet Dating Conference down in Miami. Apparently the Markus Frind (genius behind free Internet dating giant PlentyOfFish.com) workshop on Free Dating wasn’t exactly well received by the audience. Most questions were shrugged off with non-value responses (I suppose you can’t blame him – why give away your secrets; but then why agree to speak?). Between that and sneering at other dating sites, the audience wasn’t amused, apparently. Any other stories from iDate? Feel free to comment below.

Toronto Date Ideas: Cheap and Inexpensive

Toronto Dating — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:07:57 +0000

OnDating has some cheap date ideas for those who don’t want to spend a lot of money (which would be the case on many first dates). We’ve picked out a bunch and added some suggestions for those going on a date in Toronto:

have a picnic (Toronto Island)
take a bike ride or walk through park, ice cream after (High Park)
play sports (get some ideas at sportaholik.com)
go on a walking tour and take photos (Heritage Toronto walking tours)
attend free events, shows, carnivals (check livewithculture.ca)
be a tourist for a day (Toronto Hippo Tours)
go to a cozy cafe for dessert, or wine (7 West Cafe)
go skating (Harbourfront)
make pizza at home – maybe have fun shopping for the ingredients first (St. Lawrence Market)
take a salsa class (Toronto Dance Salsa)
visit a gallery or museum (Toronto Free Gallery or the ROM)
see an indie band (Lee’s Palace)
take in a free lecture or workshop (search Google)

Try some of those out and comment below to tell us about it! Enjoy Toronto!