AOL'S Userplane and OkCupid 'Hook Up' to Provide Audio/Video IM and Chat for Online Daters.Free Online Dating Site Offers Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or 'Industry Standard' to More Than 500,000 Active Users SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. -- Userplane (www.userplane.com), the premier communication platform for online communities and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , today announced that OkCupid (www.okcupid.com) has selected and implemented Userplane's Webmessenger[TM] technology, a leading IM and chat tool featuring both live text and streaming audio/video. OkCupid is the fastest growing free online dating site in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with more than 500,000 active users. OkCupid adds 100,000 new users every month, who visit the site to create and answer entertaining personality quizzes that introduce them to other members who share their views on what matters most to them. The new Userplane Webmessenger technology brings a new dimension to the highly personalized OkCupid experience by letting users view pictures and audio/video clips of other users within an IM environment. OkCupid users can simply choose the "Click to IM" button beneath a person's picture to begin a conversation. When a user receives an incoming IM, they immediately see the picture of the person trying to contact them so they can decide whether to engage with that person. "Userplane has become the industry standard among big community sites," said Sam Yagan, OkCupid co-founder and chief executive officer. "Because we don't require our users to pay a subscription fee before messaging each other, OkCupid relies on instant messaging much more than other dating sites. Userplane's advanced, easy-to-use IM solution was the clear choice for us as our accelerating growth demands outstanding technology." "Sam, an incredible entrepreneur with a great background, is currently disrupting the online dating space with a better model," said Michael Jones, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Userplane and vice president of AOL. "The implementation of the Userplane IM system is a testament to his commitment to give OkCupid users the best online dating experience possible, and it will surely help individuals communicate more effectively with their potential matches." About OkCupid OkCupid is the fastest-growing completely free online dating website that offers a quizzical quiz·zi·cal adj. 1. Suggesting puzzlement; questioning. 2. Teasing; mocking: "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air" Lawrence Durrell. view of finding one's ideal mate. Using over 3,000 matching questions, OkCupid uses advanced mathematical algorithms to match users on what matters most to them. For additional information or to join OkCupid, please visit http://www.okcupid.com. About Userplane A wholly owned subsidiary of AOL (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ), Userplane is the world's premier communication platform for online communities. The company's hosted applications enable instant community and communication for websites of any scale and audience. The combination of instant and elegant with robust and powerful has made the platform a must-have for thriving sites worldwide - supporting millions of daily users. Founded in 2001 by long-time partners Michael Jones, Nate Thelen and Javier Hall, Userplane is a diverse and talented team headquartered in Santa Monica, Calif. |
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