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I was emailed some documents yesterday which involves the civil action case 3:07-cv-01244-N. This is the case where Thomas Wong and others, initiated a class action lawsuit against the dating site True.com about their auto billing and renewal practices of memberships. Thomas Wong originally filed his petition on June 12, 2007.

On Friday, in the Dallas, Texas federal court a $1.5 million settlement was filed. According to document 80-2:

The Settlement Agreement requires defendant TrueBeginnings, LLC ("True") to pay $1.5 million into a settlement fund that will be used to provide refunds to certain members of the Settlement Class, and to provide free 45-day subscriptions to certain other members of the Settlement Class (thereby providing several million dollars in additional benefit to the Settlement Class). In addition, the Settlement Agreement requires entry of an injunction prohibiting True from engaging in "auto-subscription" of ex-subscribers for at least four years...

Perfectmatch.com sent us a coupon which enables new members to receive $30 off a 3 Month Subscription. This is over a 30% savings off of the regular price. With this promotion, members will also get a free copy of the Book "Finding Your Perfect Match" by Dr. Pepper Schwartz. She is a leading relationship authority, and the author of 14 other books. Dr. Schwartz also help design Perfectmatch's DUET total compatibility matching system.

This promotion is valid from March 2, 2009 until March 31, 2009.

To get started, visit Perfectmatch.com, the promotion will automatically be applied when you signup.

Update - We just got another unique coupon from Perfectmatch. This one gives new members $29.95 off a 2 Month Subscription. This means your membership will cost only $49.95, instead of the regular price of $79.95. This promotion is valid until March 31, 2009.

So Discover the Perfectmatch difference and SAVE over 36% on a 2 month membership.

For more information on this dating site, read our Perfectmatch.com review.

Perfectmatch.com let me know that they have added the profiles of many of the popular actors on the TV show, The Young and the Restless. This means, for fun, Perfectmatch.com members can find out what Y&R star they are compatible with using the DUET Compatibility System.

The test also mentions some more statistics about Perfectmatch which we didn't know about. Since the dating site was launched in 2003, their DUET matching system has generated over 10 million assessments (does this mean 10 million members since launch?). They have also gather thousands of success stories that range from long term relationships, engagements and marriages.

Visit the Y&R page to try the test. Read our Perfectmatch.com review for more information on this matchmaking site.

From now through March 13th, 2009, Perfectmatch members can enter for a luxury vacation to Jamaica! If you win the Grand Prize, you and one guest receive a 4 day / 3 night stay at any Sandals resort in Jamaica with roundtrip airfare included through the airline Air Jamaica. The total value of this prize is $3850 US. This promotion is called Get Restless in Jamaica Sweepstakes and is part of a Perfectmatch's tie-in with the daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

Visit Jamaica sweepstakes to enter. Read our Perfectmatch review for more information on this popular online dating site.

Chicago Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart on March 5th, 2009 sued Craigslist, the popular internet classifieds website. He is accusing them of being a one of the largest sources of prostitution in the United States.

The federal lawsuit filed by Dart's office claims that Craigslist's erotic section is a powerful marketing tool for pimps and prostitutes and makes it easier for criminals to elude police.]

A Craigslist spokeswoman said that compared to all of the legal classifieds on the site, these type of criminal acts are rare. She also said that Craigslist constantly helps law enforcement to track down people who post illegal classified ads.

Sex workers use online classifieds because they find that sites like Craigslist helps to reduce physical violence by customers. This often means as an added benefit, that pimps are not needed. What Craigslist does is offer a buffer between the prostitute and the client through the anonymous email system. Plus, most hookers find that people who use the internet to find sex, tend to have a much lesser chance of being violent.

Police also have used Craigslist to pursue criminal investigations. One example was given from Seattle, where police arrested 71 men in response to one sex ad on Craigslist.

For more on this story, check out Cnet News.

<p>The New York Times has an article about the recession and how it has affected online dating. Nothing much new is mentioned in the article that hasn't been mentioned before in others except with a couple of exceptions.</p>

<p>We knew that PerfectMatch.com has seen a large spike in members in Q4 of 2008 but we only knew it was around 47 percent which was about half way through quarter 4 (see Story). According to the New York Times article, Perfect Match saw a 51 percent increase in members in quarter 4, when compared to the same quarter of 2007. Perfect Match growth continued into January 2009, but not quite as high at 30 percent. PerfectMatch.com CEO, Duane Dahl also noted that they experienced a similar trend in the rise of memberships for their dating site during the last economic downturn in 2001, after the internet economic bubble burst.</p>

<p>To read the complete story visit the New York Times. Registration may be required to read the article. For more information on PerfectMatch.com, read our online dating review.</p>