Match.com In The News:
June 10, 2009: Match.com is sued by a former member who alleges the site is perpetrating fraud because members listed in the database are not members, or never have been members of the popular dating site. Source: Are There Fake Members At Match.com?
February 19, 2009: IAC, Match.com's parent company, sold the UK version of the dating site to Meetic, parent company to Dating Direct, for a reported five million Euros. In exchange, IAC receives 27% of the Meetic empire. Source: Meetic And Match.com Announce European Partnership
August 7, 2007: Match.com announces they are offering mobile dating services via their companion site, Match Mobile, and that the two dating services share a database. Source: Match.com Offers Mobile Access
History of Match.com:
Although the concept of Match.com was originally an online classifieds board as thought out by former roommates Gary Kremen and Peng T. Ong, it turned into the place to meet singles online quickly after going live on April 21, 1995. Called Electric Classifieds, its initial price point was $9.95 USD a month, or $60 USD a year, with a free 7-day membership. As of 2009, Match.com costs approximately $30 a month USD, depending on the extra features chosen. Source: Love's Labor Lost
Gary Kremen ran Match.com initially, but when he ran into some problems with investors he handed over the reigns to Fran Maier in 1994. The site went live as a beta test in 1995, and was subsequently purchased by CUC International for six million dollars. Cedant International then purchased CUC for an undisclosed amount in 1998, and held on to Match.com until June of 1999 when IAC/InterActiveCorp purchased it for sixty million dollars cash.
Match.com's original CEO was Jim Safka, until April 24, 1007 when Thomas Enraght-Moony took over. Greg Blatt has now had the reigns since February of 2009. Sources: Wikipedia Match.com Profile, TechCrunch Match.com Profile.
Other Match.com Properties:
Match.com also owns dating sites Chemistry.com, the online matchmaking equivalent to eHarmony, and DownToEarth, a free dating site, and UDate.
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