- Meetic
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Meetic Type public (Euronext: MEET) Industry Online dating service Founded 2001 Headquarters Boulogne-Billancourt, France Key people Marc Simoncini Revenue 133,6 M € (Europe, 2008) Website http://www.meetic.co.uk Meetic is an online dating service founded in November 2001 and publicly quoted since October 2005. It is among the main firms in its industry in Europe. Meetic was founded by Marc Simoncini.[1]
According to JupiterResearch, Meetic is the largest online dating service in Europe. The service had 525,000 subscribers in 2007.[2] By February 2009, when the company acquired the European activities of Match.com, it grew to have more than 30 million subscribers.[3]
The service's slogan is "Same game, new rules."[4]
References
- ^ Sage, Adam (2007-10-18). "For French and internet dating, what's love got to do with it?". The Times. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5hPMzyel1. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ Fishbein, Jennifer (2007-10-05). "Europe's Love Affair with Meetic". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5hPMiJ4RU. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ "Marc Simoncini annonce le mariage de Meetic avec Match.com". Zonebourse.com (Performance Bourse). 2009-02-20. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5onuvjo8t. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ Reuben Dating firms fight for UK hearts, Anthony (2007-07-18). "Dating firms fight for UK hearts". BBC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. http://www.webcitation.org/5hPNCGGIQ. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
External links
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