Down To Earth Becomes Stir.com

Only a few months after introducing their new, free dating site, Match.com's Down To Earth has morphed into Stir.com, a portal for what's new and hot in the nightlife scene. According to their tagline: "People. Places. Parties. Stir is here to help you find the best of all of them."

Users who had previously registered with Down To Earth have automatically been moved to the new portal, although members who aren't interested in the lifestyle site can log in to either company and go to the account preferences page to have their account removed. However when I logged into Stir.com to see what the story was for myself, I was unable to locate this page. Users will however receive an email informing them of this change, and how to unsubscribe if need be.

Is it worth migrating to Stir.com, or keeping your profile active? In my opinion, it depends on what you're after in the dating world. If Stir.com becomes anything like long-standing nightlife portal ClubZone, you'll definitely meet new people through the service that have similar interests and tastes. But when I went to look and see who else in my area had signed up - or even what was going on this weekend - I was met with an error message that repeatedly stated, "Our site may be experiencing technical difficulties, or we may be working to improve this area of the site," along with an ad to another singles dating site.

UPDATE: A kind gentleman from Match.com contacted me after I posted this blog entry, advising me that Stir.com "doesn't currently have any event data in Canada," which would explain why I wasn't able to see much on the site (being a Canadian). The company however is looking into the errors to see if something else is amiss. If you've used Stir.com, feel free to post in the comments your experiences with the new service.

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