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Who is Thomas Enraght-Moony? He is the boss of Match.com and he did an interview earlier this week at the Times Online UK. The article for the most part reviews with Thomas, his previous work experience and what makes him the man to drive Match.com forward. They also of course, discuss Match.com. Most of the stuff talked about in regards to the dating service we have already heard and has been mentioned on this site in previous posts (not necessarily from Match.com though). There where a few interesting things mentioned as well as a few confirmation of stats for this year in regards to Match.com.

As of now it looks like Match.com current core of members continue to be between the age of 28 and 45, with an almost 50, 50 split between men and woman. The over 50 segment is the fastest growing as with most other dating sites.

One thing I didn't know about was Match.com UK recently made a deal to run dating sites for The Sun and News of the World, 2 very large news papers in the UK. Not much more information has been released but this will certainly open doors for Match.com and help bring in the younger crowd.

They also talked about a few differences of some of Match.com dating sites in other countries. These are in response in part to cultural differences. For instance, in French woman can use the site for completely free, while in Germany Match.com Male members can pay for a woman subscriber's membership. In Japan apparently members want blood type and income verification.

For more information on Match.com, please read our review.

Senior FriendFinder is our fifth dating review to pass the 100,000 page views milestone. It actually now has surpassed the main FriendFinder site in the total number of hits (over 105,000). This is the first seniors site to reach this mark and is also the winner of the 2007 Dating Sites Reviews Choice Awards - Senior.

Check out our Senior FriendFinder review for some of the reasons why this is such a popular dating site for seniors.

PerfectMatch.com relationship expert and professor of sociology at the University of Washington, Dr. Pepper Schwartz has been in the news a few times late last month. She was interviewed on Oprah & Friends XM radio show in a live segment in which she discussed matchmaking and online dating. Then a few days later a WebMD article called The ' Good Enough' Marriage' was publish in which Dr. Pepper Schwartz was asked for her expert opinion on, if it is ok to settle for Mr. or Mrs. 'Good Enough'. This article was also featured on CBSNews.com.

Dr. Pepper Schwartz played a leading role in designing PerfectMatch.com singles matching program called the Duet Total Compatibility System. For more information please read our Perfect Match Review (Perfectmatch.com).

Here's an idea that us Geeks should love, lets find your match based on comparing your DNA with others. The Record has an article about a new dating site called ScientificMatch.com that does just that.

How does it work? ScientificMatch.com helps you find a partner with physical chemistry. According to ScentificMatch.com physical chemistry is based on the immune system. When they analyze your DNA for matching purposes, they are just looking at these genes. The general idea here is we are attracted to people with different immune systems. Nature's primary goal for us is to produce healthy babies with strong immune systems. The best way this is achieved is when a couple has 2 different immune systems. More details about immune system matching can be found here. ScientificMatch.com has identified six specific benefits of physical chemistry (backed by peer-reviewed articles) that if you share with someone increases your chances of falling in love. With your match, some of the benefits of DNA matching is you will be attracted to their natural body fragrance, have a more satisfying sex life and be more fertile as a couple.

So what is involved in this process? You may think you just send in some DNA and in a week you get a bunch of matches back, not quite. First off, Scientificmatch.com basis their matching system not just on DNA, but on the core values and beliefs of a person. So once the DNA process is complete it seems you will have to fill in some additional profile information. Scientificmatch.com also does criminal background checks as well so they need some additional personal information over and beyond just your name and address. This dating service is not available in all areas of America so you have to input your Zip Code to find out if you can join.

When you have signed up, you will receive a DNA collection kit which includes a sterilized packet of cotton swabs. You rub the swabs in your check and then mail them back. It then gets sent to the labratory. ScentificMatch.com stresses that this is all done in complete privacy and only the DNA that deals with their matching system is looked at (your immune system). Once the results are in, your sample is destroyed. None of your DNA information is every posted and it takes up to 2 weeks to process your DNA.

All of this DNA matching comes at a price, $1,995.95 to be exact, for a life time membership. Right now they are having a 50% off special for the rest of the year so a membership will cost you only $995. It seems like a lot to me but I am sure DNA testing isn't cheap. Does it work? I don't know and I would be hard pressed to pay there membership fee to find out. The scientific evidence behind it seems sound but I am not sure if we understand enough about DNA to gather the type of information we need to make this type of matching possible.

Not much dating news lately but this article on Forbes relates a little bit. They just released their annual billionaires list and the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is on it at number 785. He is the youngest on the list at 23 and is also the youngest self made billionaire in history. It took him just 4 years to amass his wealth. His current estimated net worth is $1.5 billion. For more information on Marks wealth check out this link.

So who is number 1 you ask? It's not Bill Gates anymore. After 13 years on top he is now in 3rd with $58 Billion. Warren Buffett now holds the top spot with $62 Billion with Carlos Slim Helu coming in second with $60 Billion. Microsoft's bid on Yahoo is blamed partially for Bill's drop in this years rankings.

Online Dating Insider got the scoop on a new feature at Yahoo! Personals. In the profiles quick view you can now edit what information is displayed there. Very useful to help put the profile information you find most useful, first. It's these small but important details that helps a dating site stand out from the rest of the crowd.

To read more on Yahoo! Personals, check out our review.