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PG Dating at IDATE 2009, Los Angeles! (Part II)
2009-07-22 08:06:00
In Part I we have started a report on our experience at IDate 2009 this summer in Los Angeles ! Let's continue... First time in a history of a conference there was "Buyers and Sellers Gathering" which was aimed to make people who want to buy a business meet with sellers (or potential sellers). This time there were running site owners selling their sites. It was very good experience. Hope in future there will be a similar session for software vendors so that we could meet with more people who want to start their Dating or Social Networking business. And for the buyers it?ll be a great opportunity to get all the data on the main players in the industry in one place faster. Though, this time many professionals were very interested in our technology and we managed o run several software presentations. ... Read more!

PG Dating at IDATE 2009, Los Angeles! (Part I)
2009-07-17 22:45:00
25-26 June we have visited IDate 2009 conference, which was held in Los Angeles , USA. PG Dating Pro was Dating Industry sponsor. The Conference was very successful for us! We managed to meet with potential clients and current partners: 2CheckOut, OPW, background check companies, Chat and IM application companies. IDate had a wide range of professional speakers on payments, communication tools, monetizing techniques, marketing tips and tricks, matching technologies and new trends. You can see photos from the event here.... Read more!
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Getting Your SEO Started Faster and Easier with smart Under Construction Pa
2009-07-17 22:29:00
So you're starting your Dating or Social Networking site... You have it running and need final changes to go out marketing! I have found an interesting article on how to start your site promotion even before your site's up and running! The authors state that while your design team is busy being creative, your web development team has a task list of their own to start, you can set up a smart "Under Construction page" at your domain. This article will illustrate how it?s important to get some forward momentum by doing a quick "under construction" page and plugging in some basic SEO can get your new domain indexed by the search engines weeks or months before your launch. If you are doing a redesign of an existing site, then putting up an "under construction" page isn?t appropriate. You will simply develop the new site in the background and then just switch over to the new site when ready. Your visitors will continue to see the old site until the redesign is launched. But if you a...
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Microsoft has launched Bing to compete with Google!
2009-06-03 10:33:00
Today Microsoft has launched today a new product - Global search engine. It's called Bing (still in Beta version). It's aimed to compete with Google . All 3 previous attempts of Microsoft to beat Google failed. Nowadays Microsoft controls only 8% per cent of this market in comparison with Google per cent - 64,2%. Bing is a vertical semantic search machine. It's developed on a basis of technology of a famous company Powerset, which Microsoft bought last year for 100 million dollars. (news source Yandex News) So I guess very soon we'll have another tool for Marketing and new ways to monetize our traffic at Dating and Social Networking sites.
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China has blocked Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Hotmail!
2009-06-03 10:10:00
Social Networking sites are becoming more and more powerful due to a fast media exchange ability and uncontrolled user generated content! This fact is more evident due to the latest events in China ! As BBC News reports, that China, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the suppression of the Tiananmen protests, has blocked several social networking websites: micro-blogging service Twitter , Hotmail accounts, business social network Facebook (according to Vz.ru) and the photo-sharing service Flickr . In such a way China bans discussion of the events in and around Tiananmen Square in 1989. Generally, Thursday 4 June is the 20th anniversary of the crackdown, when troops quelled weeks of protest by students and workers. China has never released a death toll from the suppression on what it says was a counter-revolutionary conspiracy. Hundreds are believed to have died in and around the square. The BBC's James Reynolds in Beijing says that as the anniversary of what China calls the "4 June i...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
2008-12-22 17:40:00
Dear Readers and clients, There is no time more fitting to say Thank You and to wish you a Happy Christmas and a New Year of health, happiness and prosperity!
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Online Dating profits from a depression over crisis!
2008-12-12 18:33:00
A handful of online dating sites are reporting activity spikes following September's global financial crisis. "On days when the US Dow Jones industrial went down [?] by more than 100 points, more people were likely to log in and spend more time on the site," stated Senior Research Scientist Gian Gonzaga in an interview with Reuters. "People seek out companionship in times of stress. Studies repeatedly show that being in a relationship can help a person's psychological and physical health." CEO Thomas Enraght-Moony of Match.com corroborates Gonzaga's view. "During these trying times, people are looking for hope in their inbox," he said. November brought Match.com its largest membership increase in the last seven years. But even lesser-known dating sites, like Perfectmatch.com, are seeing bounty. The latter reported a 47% hike in membership, in the three months to November compared to the previous quarter. An Opinion Research Corp. poll, sponsored by eHarmony, found 57% of Am...
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How to Get Highly Targeted Dating Traffic?
2008-11-21 11:25:00
You've finally made the decision to enter the online dating market. You have come up with a splendid idea which will definitely make your visitors join your dating site. That's great! Having a unique approach is so important when dating business is so competitive and the potential for dating traffic is bigger than ever. This article will give you some tips for making your dating site a success. You want your database of members to grow daily, so you need information on how to ensure the delivery of quality dating traffic to your site. These 5 easy to follow tips will show you how to attract that traffic, identify what makes your visitors leave or stay, target your desired demographic and encourage your visitors to join your site. How to Get Highly Targeted Dating Traffic : Marketing comes in many forms. There is traditional advertising, which brings in targeted, immediate traffic; and SEO, which gives your site more visibility and enhances your reputation. Advertising can be onl...

Lesbian Sites are the most converting niche dating sites!
2008-11-13 16:59:00
Bone Fish Ltd today revealed that gay networking and lesbian dating is on the rise and at present, is the strongest converting niche network in the online dating sector. Following a recent and very exhaustive study by Bone Fish Ltd at the end of last month, it became evident that although still very much predominant in the networking arena, the traditional markets of generic romance and adult dating are no longer the highest converting networks in the online dating industry, and have ? in fact ? been now surpassed by the lesbian network that currently boasts an outstanding 12.5% conversion rate. Ever since it's inception in 1999, Bone Fish Ltd has gained vast experience in operating sites for the gay community. In total, it now boasts over 1,500 homosexual sites (out of a total of 14,000 dating/adult portals across all platforms), and 501 sites that are specifically aimed at the lesbian market. In its tri-annual report that was completed late last month, it became evident that t...
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Traveling Encounters will meet at a new travel site!
2008-11-05 02:25:00
New "mixed" Dating sites appear in the market. They combine social networking and dating aspects. For example, Eros Partners, LLC launched the first dating website focused on business travelers. "There are many professionals, especially those driven to succeed, who have a difficult time establishing and maintaining relationships due to heavy business travel schedules," says AK Brennan, President of Eros Partners, LLC. "Spending the majority of each week on the road for business is a professional requirement that hampers a personal life." Travel ingEncounters .com allows business travelers to create a single profile in their home city and then calendar up to four planned trips at a time. Each time a trip is planned, a new view of the member's profile is created in the destination city. Locals, as well as other travelers to that city, are able to view and communicate with each other to create social contacts. As a grand opening special, it is giving free full memberships, which are va...
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Match.com sets up online dating consumer panel
2008-10-22 13:25:00
Match has launched the panel to mark the one billion emails and one billion winks sent globally using its online dating service since Match's 2001 launch. The match 100 panel aims to provide a unique view of dating in 21st century Britain and will also be consulted on potential new services from Match. It will be made up of Match members who've found love through the site and other users still dating online. The panels? first task is to compile an insider's guide to online dating, drawing on and sharing their own experiences. Match earlier revealed the public?s appetite for romance has not been hampered by the credit crunch. In a recent survey of over 1000 match.com members, 85% said they would spend between £30 and £51 on a date ? the same as they would have done six months ago. (news source Which.co.uk)
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Niche Dating and Social Networking. Start fas
2008-10-03 10:49:00
Online dating industry is always developing and starting to develop faster catching up with Social Networking Market which is extremely fast. New technologies come to a scene and everyone is trying to be on top of the things. Software vendors are not an exception. Ready-made Dating Software is becoming now more and more flexible, functional and user oriented. Updates are more often and more efficient answering demands of this progressive market. Not long ago Pilot Group LTD has also released new versions of PG Dating Pro and Social Networking Software. These powerful scripts now include VoIP calling service from Jajah, the world?s most innovative communications company. Its award-winning communication services make it easier for people to stay in touch using any device, on any network, anywhere. So now site users can call each other directly from a site and it?s absolutely anonymous and secure. Also, the sites are now more user-friendly as they can identify your country and site...
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Mon Amour - Russian site for serious relationships!
2008-09-30 08:44:00
A big Russian internet company Mamba.ru have recently introduced a new service ? internet dating service ?Mon Amour ?. A peqularity of this project is that the whole process of finding an ideal pertner is based on psychological tests. Using those results, site administrators promise to get more relevant search results and matches. On the whole this service is designed to attract people at the age of 25 looking for serious relationship. Site owners mention that we shouldn't think that «Mon Amour» is a simple dating site. It's completely different from a "Dating" notion used in Russian Dating Industry. That's why it's better to be called "Agency for searching you perfect matches", - said Nikita Sherman, president of Mamba.ru. Mon Amour offers not only special test to open up user personality but also a special step-by-step communication mechanism, which allows to get ideal pertnet for a member. On a first stage potential partners exchange with ready-made questions. Second st...
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National Singles Week at Chemistry.com!
2008-09-25 12:58:00
This week, Chemistry .com is going to make it a little easier. It?s National Singles Week , so anyone who visits their site this week (9/22-9/27) will receive a free seven-day membership to Chemistry.com. Chemistry.com?s ?Come As You Are? mantra has created a destination that attracts millions of diverse and creative people who are looking for the kind of relationship that fits their needs and their life-philosophy ? whether it?s a marriage, long-term commitment, or romance. I think it's a good idea to make such celebrations to invite more users to your site! Time to learn from huge and popular sites! Good luck!

Bee Mask - VoIP calls for Dating Industry!
2008-09-15 13:55:00
Online calling is a very popular feature in online Dating World now. People want to talk instantly, staying anonimous at a site. There are many companies that provide VoIP for dating and social networking sites. Today I'll start listing such companies and may be you'll choose some. Today we'll check BeeMask. It provides free, safe, real phone calls to connect you with people you meet online. It's perfect for online dating. BeeMask is the service that protects the privacy of both sides and when you want to set a date, you don't have to argue who gives away the phone number. With BeeMask, you can easily initiate a phone real, free phone call without exchanging numbers. Privacy is secured. Try it out - it works with any phone and iPhone. This service seems to be pretty easy to integrate if you have open source software. We are also planning on integrating VoIp into ours. So I'll keep on researching the field. Waiting for your feedbacks and good luck!
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Online dating new tool for zoos with rare species!
2008-09-10 12:24:00
Today Forbes portal wrote about a new way of Dating - Dating for animals! Keepers at the Riverbanks Zoo are looking for Mr.Right for their Koala in a computerized matchmaking service.As the author says, "Just like the digital dating services that pair up people, so-called studbooks are used to match most animals held in captivity. The databases containing information on sex, age and weight - not so much about favorite comfort foods or long walks on the beach - are used by more than 200 zoos nationally and some internationally". Technology is fast and now new software is going to the Web, promising more easily accessible data, faster matches and - in a page out of the most particular of human dating sites - details on an animal's personality to ease what can be a testy process. I actually think they could take any ready-made matchmaking software and run it for animals. They have the same parameters and search necessities like Perfect Match and Advanced search possibilities. The...
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Mail.ru Penetrates Russia's Online Dating Market
2008-09-04 08:39:00
Mail.ru, a major portal in Russia and the country's first billion-dollar internet firm, has purchased a 30 percent stake in online dating site Mamba. Note: According to Blognation Russia, South African media and internet group Naspers has acquired a 2.6 percent stake in Mail.ru for $26 million. Like the remarkable value inflation Facebook enjoyed after Microsoft took an equally small cut of its pie, the purchase values Mail.ru at approximately $1 billion. Investment group Finam sold Mail.ru the stake for about $15 million. The Russian online dating market was valued around $21 million in 2007. Along with contender Loveplanet, Mamba holds 90 percent of that market. Unlike Loveplanet, which positions itself as an independent online destination, most of Mamba's traffic comes from partnerships with larger websites. Mamba serves 10 million users, according to Quintura, of which 1.5 million to 2 million are online daily. Revenues were pegged at $9.2 million in the first half of '0...
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PG Dating Pro - Interviewed and recommended! Our review.
2008-08-24 06:45:00
Recently we have been interviewed by Oleg Khabarov, owner of Usual Dating Blog. Usual Dating is devoted to all aspects of online Dating business. Oleg himself is a "usual dating webmaster", he created design for his sites, he writes for his sites, he controls and promotes his sites. As he says "I am one of the thousands webmasters. I do everything from creation to promotion by myself." He's like you, our clients, who are starting their dating business and marketing it passion. Full interview is available at Usualdating.com. Here are some reviews: UD: What is the future of your dating software? What we should expect from DatingPro? PG: We still plan to offer a ready-made software. We are now working at different design templates to match the needs of different Niche Dating Industries. Then we plan to add some specific functionality for these niche products to lessen the customization demands for end customers. We also plan to develop our module software structure. We already have...
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New tendency: Women go online to find real relationship! How to use the mom
2008-08-16 01:35:00
In a previous post I have already mentioned the tendency that women perceive Online Dating as natural way of finding a true love and live partner. Today, as Mirror News also reports that single men and women are more likely to find true love on the internet than at work or at a party - especially if they are over 45. A poll of 10,000 married couples in 2006/2007 found 19 per cent met online compared with 17 per cent who got together at work and 17 per cent who paired up through pals. Of these, 31 per cent aged 45 to 54 met online, against 18 per cent of 20 to 44-year-olds. Galen Buckwalter of online matchmaker eHarmony, California, said: "Wanting to get married and not going online will soon be seen as equivalent to trying to find an address by driving around randomly - rather than using a map."... Read more!
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Match.com starts a new campaign: "Too Many Women"
2008-08-13 07:16:00
As Marketing Week reports, online dating site match.com is launching a summer TV campaign to target men for the first time. The ads carry the strapline "Too Many Women " to illustrate the fact that online dating is now a popular choice for women. The new campaign has been created by US agency Hanft Raboy & Partners and will break in the UK on August 18. They will air across TV channels including Sky Sports, Bravo, Setanta Sports and MTV. The TV spots will go live for two weeks in the UK, with media planning and buying carried out by Initiative. Jason Stockwood, match.com's managing director says: "This campaign illustrates the fact that online dating is now a very popular choice for women. Over 4.6 million people sign up to match.com in the UK alone to date marking, categorically, that online dating is now the new natural way to find love."... Read more!
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Social Networks as efficient tools for Dating Online! Are they becoming Dat
2008-08-09 11:04:00
There has been several notices already that Social Networking sites are going toward Dating Industry Direction. Not long ago FoxNews published an article about a strong tendency of MySpace and Facebook to use Online Dating tools to provide services for their users. Single people at Social Networks , do use them as Dating Sites, join groups, chat, go to dates. Dating expert and author Lisa Altalida remains on the fence about using social networking sites as dating tools. "That can be good because you can get a deeper sense of a person on a social networking profile than you can on a dating profile," Altalida said. "Social networking sites are usually used fairly frequently by their users, so you get a truer picture of who the people on the site are, but there is a negative side too"... Read more!
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Make sure you have protected your Online Dating Business!
2008-08-04 11:27:00
Dating Business as all other businesses grows and needs legal documents to protect it. You probably have (or should have) general liability and errors and omissions insurance for your business, but did you know that you may want to insure your web site? * Websites containing a chat room, bulletin board or any other type of interactive exchange that can be viewed by others exposes you to a greater risk of litigation arising out of libel. Liability risks can be reduced by exercising editorial control and performing edits prior to posting. * If you subcontract out control over your chat room, bulletin board or other interactive exchange, you should transfer all liabilities to your subcontractor via written contract. * Be aware that websites containing the following types of content can expose you to a greater than average risk of litigation: -Children's interest -Entertainment/games -Law/legal -Cultural (arts/music) -Insurance -Software for downloading -Financial -Medical -Travel...
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Quality dating traffic
2008-05-09 12:04:00
If you are webmaster, have you ever thought about getting quality dating traffic for your dating sites? I suppose, you have. Well, actually, it doesn?t matter, how you promote your dating site. In general, all webmasters are hunting The Clicks. Every Click, which leads to your site, can bring you potential conversions and income. We?re not talking about the quality of your landing page or your dating site (it is of big importance too, of course). We are talking about clicks quality. At this point, we would define three types of clicks. 1. ?I?ve Missed? or accidental clicks. Sometimes such things happen :) What are the reasons? Well, bad banner or text link placement, messed up design ? these could be the reasons. 2. ?Just Curious? clicks. These are the clicks, which are likely to generate untargeted traffic. People may like banner view or slogan originality. It?s all about curiosity :) It is not bad to get such clicks. There is always a chance, that ?Curious? people would nee...
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Professional Matchmakers go online! How to profit with new technologies? Ma
2008-04-25 09:09:00
Dating and Matchmaking are the most popular industries nowadays. Though many people are tired of Online dating as they cannot find their Mr. or Ms. Right, getting lost in endless dates, emails and online dating sites. This is where Professional Matchmakers profit and get more matches then ever! It?s evident that Matchmakers use less progressive techniques then Online Daters, who manage advanced technologies to match people online. Though Matchmaking service, as it is, is more consistent and reliable as many people tend to say. Matchmakers provide personal approach; they act as psychologists and teach us how to date and to get right people around us. As a result, this service is very expensive for end users and profitable for Matchmaking Agencies and Professional Matchmakers. Prices vary depending on a service quality and package. Nowadays, professional matchmakers as well Matchmaking Agencies make their own online sites for registrations and interview subscriptions. The function...
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MenZone.net Launches Social Networking and Dating Website for Gay and Bisex
2008-04-04 09:13:00
Houston, March 27, 2008 ? Mercer Media Group ? There are hundreds of internet dating sites; however, Terry Kraemer, wanted to create a community that appeals to a diverse market of men; blending social networking and dating with never seen before features in one site. So Kraemer formed Menzone.net. The site exhibits innovative components plus standard elements consolidated into one location. Fueled with hot new features ? video uploads, webcam video chat, organizer, classifieds, and streaming music such as house, electronic, pop plus a whole lot more. ?What I found is that none of the dating websites offered everything in one place,? Kraemer said. ?My goal is to fuse the best social networking and dating features together into one website while focusing on the gay and bisexual community. Menzone.net has common features that may be seen on various websites, and also a few things that up until now one have not seen before. Menzone.net is a site where guys can communicate and bon...
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Join our Review Competition! Write a review on one of our software and get
2008-03-18 11:28:00
We're glad to remind you about our offer to all interested in our products or promotion! This March we're continuing a new Competition for all blog readers and anyone who wants to participate! We already have 1 review at bormaley.com! Just to remind,Terms are easy: you write a review on one of Pilot Group Software Products with a link to it in your post and to this competition description in this Dating Industry Blog (this article). By doing this you're guaranteed to get 10 USD. Moreover, at the end of competition I'll write reviews of 5 best bloggers, who would have best reviews. There will also be a special article with links to all participants of the competition! The best Review will receive Main Prize - $150. Hurry up! Number of users who get their guaranteed $10 is limited! There are only 10 paid reviews left! We allow to participate blogs with more then 25 subscribers a day. You can find list of products that you can review HERE. You can also become our partner an...
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IDate 2008 vs. SNC 2008. Photos and impressions!
2008-03-13 20:32:00
1-2 February 2008 , Pilot Group has visited Online Dating Conference and Social Networking Conference in Miami. This is the greatest event in Online Dating and Social Networking Industry. This year Pilot Group has been Dating Industry sponsor and Social Networking Industry Sponsor. We've also been speaking at the event about the latest trends in the industry. About 700 industry executives have visited Idate and SNC in February and we had a chance to exchange our experience and meet new partners! Today I would like to post some photos from this event. Very soon the whole photo gallery from the conference will be posted at the official sites. I'll let you know when it's there. Meanwhile, we would like to share some glimpses: Conference Rooms. Pilot Group. Online Dating Industry Sponsor! Conference Rooms. Pilot Group. Social Networking Industry Sponsor! Social Networking Conference. Final Panel session! Panel session: Latest Trends in Online Dating Industry. Pilot...
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Essentials of banner advertising
2008-03-05 08:47:00
Another site promotion method is banner advertising. A banner is a graphic image of a standard size such as 468x60 pixels. Some Internet "experts" may say that banners don't work, but this is not true. Banner s work very well - otherwise you wouldn't see so many of them around. Also, banners works especially well in the dating software industry where surfers are more receptive to the graphic content than on other sites. You can create banners yourself with a graphic software or hire a graphic artist. Banner effectiveness is measured in CTR - click trough rate. The higher CTR - the more traffic you receive from a banner campaign. The trick to effective banner campaign is to have a banner with a high CTR. Note that only a half-percent CTR difference can make your campaign a success or a failure. As a rule of thumb - avoid pretty banners with your company logo and name in a dramatic font. Such banners do not generate high clicks. People don't click your banner because they lik...
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Join our Review Competition! Write a review on one of our software and get
2008-03-03 12:05:00
We're glad to announce our offer to all interested in our products or promotion! This March we're starting a new Competition for all blog readers and anyone who wants to participate! Terms are easy: you write a review on one of Pilot Group Software Products with a link to it in your post and to this competition description in this Dating Industry Blog (this article). By doing this you're guaranteed to get 10 USD. Moreover, at the end of competition I'll write reviews of 5 best bloggers, who would have best reviews. There will also be a special article with links to all participants of the competition! The best Review will receive Main Prize - $150. Hurry up! Number of users who get their guaranteed $10 is limited! There are only 10 paid reviews left! We allow to participate blogs with more then 25 subscribers a day. You can find list of products that you can review HERE. You can also become our partner and profit from selling our products. Check terms and conditions Here...
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Introducing Free Social Dating Site WickedCatch.com!
2008-02-25 07:50:00
February 23, 2008 - WickedCatch.com officially launched it?s free online dating service to offer singles an alternative to paid dating sites. With no membership fees or hidden fees, the website is 100% free to use anytime. WickedCatch.com?s mission is to become one of the largest free dating communities. People worldwide from different countries, backgrounds, and professions can enjoy the benefits of the free dating service. The professional looking website offers some nice features for users. Members can create a personal profile, upload pictures and video, use the advanced search or perfect match tool to find a suitable partner, engage in text and video-chats with other members, send and receive emails, create a personal blog, and much more. WickedCatch.com is now accepting registrations. The first 1000 members who join have a chance to win an IPod 1GB Shuffle player. To register for an account, visit WickedCatch.com registration page WickedCatch.com is committed to the privac...
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