guardian.co.uk Politics:
The archbishop, the lord mayor and top businessmen all declared yesterday that something was rotten in the state of finance. The Queen herself is set to speak on the subject tomorrow, although the words in the gracious speech (Read More)
Huffington Post:
NEW YORK — Looking for love? Try leaning in for a ... cheek swab.A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on the DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. The comp (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Modern Warfare 2 is universally expected to be the biggest video game of 2009. The game debuted tonight at midnight Eastern time as retailers around the country held midnight events.The game, part of the Call of Duty franchis (Read More)
Ars Technica:
Last week, when Infinity Ward revealed it was dropping dedicated servers from the PC build of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in favor of a new matchmaking infrastructure called IW (Read More)
SF Gate:
In the online dating business where new sites close as quickly as they open and only a handful have mastered the art of matchmaking, a new generation of services is courting the billion-dollar industry by leveraging all that (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Matchmakers Mingling and Posing (Photo by Rick Friedman)When it comes to dating, I usually want what I can't have. When a guy takes an instant shine to me, I suspect he has a character defect. When a guy is unavailable (i.e (Read More)
MSNBC.com: Relationships:
Lured by love and a great roundtrip fare, more than 100 Americans boarded Air New Zealand’s Matchmaking Flight dressed to impress and ready for serious in-flight mingling.
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New York Times:
The State Department of Labor is trying out a new matchmaking service to connect unemployed New Yorkers with job listings.
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Huffington Post:
On Wednesday night, October 13th at LAX, love may not have been in the air, but fun certainly was. Last summer, Air New Zealand launched a Matchmaking website in connection with the flight. Kiwis, Canadians and Americans hav (Read More)
paidContent.org:
» Sky Songs is going after iTunes in the UK. [paidContent:UK]» The newest cause for Jason Calacanis: outing angel groups who charge to hear entrepreneurs. [Calacanis.com (via A VC)]» It’s a good thing that Twitter isn’t g (Read More)
feeds.news.com.au:
A NEW service hopes to put an end to the loneliness of the long-distance flyer by matching travellers with other passengers. (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Rather than creating an advisory board to decide who would address top tier VC firms, TheFunded and tech TV group VatorNews looked to the public choose presenters. In anticipation of yesterday's JuicePitcher event, hundreds o (Read More)
Financial Times:
Efforts by the UK broadcaster to fill the top posts have the qualities of a soap and highlight pitfalls in corporate succession planning. (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Call it enterprise to make a quick buck from a good opportunity or a genuine attempt to provide a service that many persons with a different sexual orientation may be yearning for, but it's definitely a first. (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Dating sites haven't changed much over the years. Oh sure, there are new matchmaking algorithms that claim to have a better shot at connecting you to that "special someone," but a few basic concepts remain. You still have to (Read More)
mashable:
It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.Is your event not on t (Read More)