Online Dating

A dating app for smartphones has suspended access for teen users
A dating app for smartphones has suspended access for teen users
File photo of Kanae Kijima who killed three men she met through Internet dating sites
A dormant hacker group has make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers
Homepage of the dating agency website Match.com

CPAC unleashed: Orange rifles, 'abortion hurts' stickers

Two floors below CPAC's political headliners lies the more colorful corner of the conservative conference, a bustling retreat where bumper-sticker philosophy and youthful grassroots activism rule.
 

Startups at SXSW in search of some better mousetraps

Not long after her husband left her "to live in a van down by the river" in Idaho, as she puts it, Elissa Shevinsky thought it was high time for a better mouse trap.
 

One million Brazilians join cheating dating service

Want to cheat on your partner? Then the online dating service Ashley Madison is the perfect place for you.
 

Buck Angel Launches Dating Site For Transgender Men

Transgender porn model Buck Angel has launched a dating site which caters to transgender men. Transgender porn model Buck Angel has launched a dating site which caters to transgender men. In an editorial in The Huffington Post, Angel said he created BuckAngelDating.com because ?there was still no special dating site catering to the unique needs of transmen.? ?You can't necessarily tell a transman from any other kind of man in social situations; so many FTMs are uncomfortable with meeting people in bars and clubs,? Angel wrote. ?Why? Well the question of disclosure can be a tricky one. How and when should the subject com up? Simply tossing out, 'By the way, did you know I was born female?' may not always go over well. However, a dating site that caters specifically to this type of clientele completely eliminates the need to deal with those awkward and potentially unpleasant encounters.? Angel said he met his wife, professional body piercer Elayne Angel, over ten years ago in an online g
 

China's online dating market 'booming'

Revenues from China's online dating market are forecast to top two billion yuan ($315 million) in 2014 as work-stressed Chinese struggle to find partners, a new report said Tuesday.
 

Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann Wedding Officiated By Obama Billboard Banned

A gay dating website's billboard featuring Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann tying the knot has been banned in Tampa Bay. A gay dating website's billboard featuring Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann at a wedding ceremony being officiated by President Barack Obama has been banned in Tampa Bay, Florida, site of the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC). The billboard shows an actor representing Obama introducing the newly married couple with a church in the background. ?BeautifulPeople.com supports gay marriage,? the billboard's caption reads. ?Introducing beautifulWOMENonly.com.? A similar billboard which switches out the Palin and Bachmann characters for television personality Donald Trump and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney pitches beautifulpeopleGAY.com. Palin, Bachmann, Trump and Romney, all of whom are Republicans, have previously said they are opposed to gay nuptials. ?This is a national campaign championing equal rights for the LGBT community and pledging support in a colo
 

Hackers post pilfered Yahoo! passwords

Yahoo! on Thursday was digging into how hackers looted nearly a half million passwords and email addresses from one of its servers.
 

Dating app suspends teen access after rape reports

A dating app for smartphones has suspended access for teen users after a series of reported rapes of underage users in the United States.
 

Password breach spreads beyond LinkedIn

More websites admitted security breaches Thursday after LinkedIn said some of its members' passwords were stolen, and experts warned of email scams targeting users of the social network.
 

'Black widow' sentenced to death in Japan

A Japanese "black widow" who killed three men after dating them for their money was sentenced to death on Friday in a case known by the name of the female spider that eats its partner after mating.
 

Lulz Security "reborn" with military dating site hack

A Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers.
 

US dating agencies battle sex, financial predators

Three major US online dating agencies have pledged action to protect users from sexual predators and financial scammers, California's attorney general said Tuesday.
 

Singles looking for special experience on Valentine's Day

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forget cards, flowers and chocolates, most singles want a special experience rather than a gift for Valentine's Day and although the economy is stagnating, most romantics will spend as much, or more, on the day this year than last.
 

Romance scams heat up for the holidays

(Reuters) - For most people, the holiday season is a time spent with family and friends, but for many it can be a time of intense loneliness. Scammers count on that.
 

Romance scams heat up for the holidays

(Reuters) - For most people, the holiday season is a time spent with family and friends, but for many it can be a time of intense loneliness. Scammers count on that.
 

Romance scams heat up for the holidays

(Reuters) - For most people, the holiday season is a time spent with family and friends, but for many it can be a time of intense loneliness. Scammers count on that.
 

Redemption clock for eHarmony is ticking

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of eHarmony Inc's main backers stand to gain extra leverage over the online-dating company in early November when redemption rights from its last financing round kick in -- an unusual development in the venture capital business.
 

Man pleads to sexual battery over Match.com date

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man has pleaded no contest to sexually battering a woman he met on Match.com in a case that led his date to push for better screening methods by the matchmaking site.
 

U.S. man pleads to sexual battery over Match.com date

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. man has pleaded no contest to sexually battering a woman he met on Match.com in a case that led his date to push for better screening methods by the matchmaking site.
 

IAC wins control of online dating site Meetic: AMF

PARIS (Reuters) - IAC/InterActiveCorp has won control of French online dating service Meetic, boosting its stake to 77.6 percent, after most shareholders agreed to IAC's 15 euros per share offer price.