Boston-Area Couples Find Love, Marriage and Permanent Valentine's Day Dates Through Boston.com Personals.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004 Boston.com, one of the most visited regional portals 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. and homepage to thousands of singles, is happy to announce that its Personals service (www.boston.com/personals) has been responsible for long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. unions for numerous locals. Of the many happy Massachusetts couples, three that met shortly after joining Boston.com Personals are now engaged or married. Rena Gyftopoulos, 35, and David Shepherd David Shepherd may refer to:
Erica McCorry, 28, and Brian Feldman, 30, also joined Boston.com Personals in June 2002. After exchanging e-mails through the service for a few weeks, the couple discovered that Erica's grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl used to frequent a bakery that Brian's family owned, and their cousins were friends. They found much more in common than just family connections when they met in person. Erica and Brian were engaged in April 2003. The couple lives in Hudson and will be married in May. John Grohol, 35, was new in town and looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a way to meet new people when he joined Boston.com Personals in May 2002. After hearing about more and more people meeting online, Nancy Grohol, 35, joined Boston.com's service in October 2002 and e-mailed John that month. Their first date was in November and they were engaged by April. John and Nancy tied the knot knot In cording, the interlacement of parts of one or more ropes, cords, or other pliable materials, commonly used to bind objects together. Knots have existed from the time humans first used vines and cordlike fibers to bind stone heads to wood in primitive axes, and were in Antigua on October 4, 2003, just one month shy of the anniversary of their first date. These couples' online dating tips, "how we met" stories and first impressions are described on http://www.boston.com/personals/success_stories/. An advertisement featuring the three couples will appear in The Boston Globe on February 14 and will read, "Find your special someone today. Boston.com Personals." "Boston.com has a history of making great connections," said Lisa DeSisto, vice president and general manager for Boston.com. "We've found thousands of people new jobs, homes or cars. To extend this connection expertise to help our users find love just takes things to a new level. Online dating really works and we've got the engagement photos to prove it." Boston.com Personals was launched in April 2002 to provide users with a way to connect with other area singles. Since then, more than 80,000 members have joined the service. The community is thriving thrive intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. and its members are connecting with one another through instant messages, e-mail, contests, chats, message boards and offline events. Traffic and revenues for Boston.com Personals have increased steadily since its launch. In 2003 the service generated more than $220,000 in revenue, a 46 percent increase over 2002. The integration of Personals content on the site's homepage and throughout Boston.com, as well as the hosting of offline parties and "Best Catch" contests, are instrumental in driving traffic and awareness of Boston.com Personals. On Boston.com Personals it is free to register, search profiles or post a profile, record a phone greeting Greeting is a way for humans[1] to intentionally communicate awareness of each other's presence, to show attention to, and/or to affirm or suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with , and respond to messages. Payment is required to initiate contact with another member. Boston.com Personals are powered by Spring Street Networks, a leading provider of online personals solutions. About Boston.com Boston.com is one of the most visited regional portals in the United States and is part of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Digital, the digital business unit of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ). The mission of New York Times Digital, which also comprises market leader NYTimes.com and an archive distribution business, is to provide a high-quality, worldwide online audience with trusted editorial content from The New York Times and The Boston Globe. This press release may be found at www.nytdigital.com and www.nytco.com. |
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