Have you heard about new dating services that match singles based on their DNA?  Instead of filling out forms with pages of personal questions, applicants for these matchmaking services send in a swab from the inside of their cheek for DNA analysis.  I just read a fabulously interesting article in Women’s Health Magazine by Andrew Postman called “Your DNA looks hot tonight” about new scientifically-advanced versions of online dating services.
In 2007 Eric Holzle founded a service called scientificmatch.com as a DNA matchmaking site for those living in the Boston/Providence region.  The service is based on three MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex) …read more

A friend of mine sent me a link to U.S. Military Singles.com this morning. She thought that readers might be interested. What a great idea.  The service is free at sign up and it’s “powered by TangoWire.” If you become a member of TangoWire, then you have access to a huge pool of single people.
TangoWire is a network of more than 70 online dating communities. Each community targets “both general and specialized areas of interests.”  They make a big point of saying that they will never share or sell your private information and you will receive no spam.
It says that the membership …read more

You’ve got an online dating profile up. You feel like you’ve presented yourself fairly well, but are confused by a lack of responses. You could be committing one of these “online dating sins” as described in The Globe and Mail, by Dakshana Bascaramurty…
Only one in three of the first messages sent by members of dating site OKCupid.com ever get a response (sorry guys, the rate is only 27 per cent for you).
According to dating experts, this is because people don’t realize that the same rules of engagement apply on the Internet. The team at OKCupid recently pored over 500,000 first …read more

Chemistry.com is having a free communication weekend this weekend. It runs September 18 through September 20, 2009.  Chemistry.com’s online dating process starts with a Chemistry Personality Profile, which was designed by Dr. Helen Fisher. Dr. Fisher is a biological anthropologist and author of books including, Why Him? Why Her?, Why We Love, and the Anatomy of Love.
For the next step, Chemistry.com will send you up to 5 matches a day. These matches are suited to your personality, as identified by your Personality Profile quiz. In addition, they will notify you when someone is interested in meeting you.
After that there’s the 1.2.3. …read more

I’ve been seeing a lot of ads lately for True. True is an online dating service that is endorsed by Psychology Today. Here are a few of  True’s features:
*They already have “Millions of members”
*They offer scientific compatibility testing
*They screen members for martial status
*They screen members for prior criminal activity (Felons need not apply. They are serious. They run members through a US Criminal Database before allowing them to contact other members).
We require that members provide their legal first and last name, as well as their date of birth (they must also certify that the information they provide is correct). We …read more

What’s the next big thing in online dating?
It’s LawDate, the “Attorney Dating System.”  Today is the official launch date for the new service that was founded by Wendy C. Freedman, CEO of The Dolce Network, Inc., and an attorney herself.
The Dolce Network, Inc., was created to help eligible professionals meet other people in their field (and beyond). Other online dating sites that will be launched shortly include TheDrDate.com, CapitoHillDate.com, and EntertainmentIndustryDate.com.
The purpose of the service is to match up singles with like-minded interests, personality, and I’m guessing lifestyle, since the name of the company and the target client – lawyers -  is right there …read more

I am so excited to announce that we are teaming up with Match.com to award three readers a free three-month membership to Match.com!  Online dating has been a cultural phenomenon lately with extremely high success rates for men and women around the world.  With the increase of internet-based social networking, it makes sense that the best way to meet someone is through the internet!
If you are single, you have probably struggled with the idea that you are waiting to just stumble upon the right person as you go through life.  You probably try dating lots of people and meeting potentials …read more

Striking out with online dating?  Sometimes it can be tricky. Are you interested in a little advice? I got these tips from The 5 Secrets of an Alluring Dating Profile at Cosmopolitan.com. 
*Promote Yourself. Sometimes it’s hard to highlight your strengths without feeling like you are bragging. If you find yourself in this situation ask a friend to help you write your profile. She won’t have the same trouble singing your praises. Building you up, that’s the kind of thing that good friends come by naturally.
*Eschew the generic descriptive words. Avoid words like “nice,” “fun,” or interests that are too simply …read more

More online dating news…… New Online Dating services spring up all the time. Here are a few that I thought might be of interest to readers.

*Date A Cougar. The first thing I have to say about this site is that the front page features a pretty woman in lingerie. Not very subtle, really kind of icky, but it’s billed as “the #1 Cougar Dating Community on the net.” Date A Cougar is a paid service, but there is a free 3 day intro available.  This service is for older woman/younger man couples.
*Smooch.com. Smooch is a free service. Free to put …read more

My BFFs and I are all poking around the world of online dating (to varying degrees). And, we are not alone – with meeting people on the outside becoming increasingly hard, everyone is dating online – except a lot of us don’t know how to do it best.
My friends at Zoosk.com emailed recently with some great tips, I figured they were worth considering and chatting about!
1. Show what you are all about.
The idea is to put yourself in the best light, but also to show your true personality. List your favorite songs instead of saying something like …read more