1995 – Match.com is launched on April 21 by parent company Electric Classifieds, Inc., a brainchild of entrepreneur Gary Kremen. Cost of membership is $9.95 per month, or $60 a year. 1996 – By October ...

It is not a truth universally acknowledged, but a single man in possession of no fortune may still be in want of a wife. At least that was the case for Gary Kremen, the founder of the online dating ...

Match.com unveiled a new campaign showing that, for successful relationships, "It Starts With a Look" at Match.com. The new effort, dubbed "Rewind," brings to life the hundreds of thousands of couples ...

Alas, the online dating industry isn't all flowers and moonlit walks. For companies that sell dating services, it's a competitive world where each major company has to one-up the other in their claims ...

Match.com is synonymous with dating websites as Kleenex is to tissues. It launched back in 1995, making it one of the first modern dating websites in its time. But since it came on the scene, so many ...

Match Group, Inc., the parent of Match.com, is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly using fake accounts to coerce users into subscribing. The Federal Trade Commission announced ...

There was a time when standard practice was to avoid talking religion or politics in social situations, and especially on dates. That choice seemed the surest way to avoid impassioned conflicts during ...

Online dating service and IAC property Match.com is getting into the highly-targeted subscription dating game with the acquisition of People Media, which it is taking off the hands of publicly traded ...

The Internet has made it convenient to shop, job hunt, watch movies, and listen to music without rolling out of bed—and, if you haven't already, you can add meeting potential mates to that list. Match ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Entering the offices of Match.com is a bit like strutting into a disco. Coloured lights flash from the ceilings ...