matchukmd’s blog

I no longer work at Match.com.

2009-10-09T10:20:12Z

"I'm naive enough to think that love is always good, no matter how long ago, no matter the circumstances. I'm not old enough yet to imagine the instances where this isn't true and where regret outweighs everything." Anne Michaels - Fugitive Pieces

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

"Skip the Books! Find A Mentor and Build a Network" !?

2009-08-25T17:13:46Z

I just finished reading ‘Sacred Hoops - Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior’ by Phil Jackson. I was intrigued by the idea that the man that guided The Chicago Bulls to 3 NBA Championship victories in the 1990’s had based his management style ...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

New Drinkaware Survey Shows Teenagers Turning to Alcohol to Relieve Boredom

2009-08-05T10:12:44Z

British teenagers are turning to alcohol to relieve boredom according to a new survey launched today (5th August) by alcohol charity Drinkaware. Nearly one in 10 young people aged 16 and 17 (8 per cent) drink at least once a week simply because ...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Future Love - New Ways to do the Same Old Thing

2009-07-28T08:34:54Z

The search for love is a challenge almost as old as time. It’s been chronicled more intensively in literature and film than any other subject and, if you listen to the majority of conversations in bars and offices, our interest in analysing the i...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

The LoveGeist Report 2009: Britains largest ever study of love and dating

2009-07-21T16:39:24Z

63% of Brits value “true love” more than ever and the Welsh are most romantic of all The largest and most comprehensive study of contemporary love and dating in modern Britain commissioned by match.com has found that love and romance are increa...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Drinkaware to support the biggest ever campaign to encourage responsible drinking

2009-07-17T08:03:39Z

PR 16/07 Britain’s drinks industry today announces a £100 million social marketing campaign aimed at encouraging more responsible drinking among young adults and shifting attitudes towards drunkenness. This initiative represents the largest ever...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Match.com launches channel on BT Vision

2009-07-16T09:04:34Z

NMA Jul 17th - Alex Farber Match.com has launched an interactive channel on the BT Vision IPTV service as part of the dating site’s cross-platform strategy. BT Vision’s 423,000 subscribers can now search for potential partners via their TV using...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Things I wish I'd worked out at 20. Better late than never.

2009-07-02T16:02:57Z

I was in a meeting with Chris and Ben from Drinkaware yesterday and realised that about half way through that I had started to morph into a 3rd rate Anthony Robbins or a 154th rate urban Lao Tze (always trying to reference that Philosophy degree:...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

"Speeding Up in the Slowdown" - LSE, YouTube and The Daily Telegraph

2009-07-02T15:25:40Z

Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Google Zeitgeist Partner Forum 2009

2009-05-19T19:12:35Z

I’ve just left the 2 day event astounded by the quality of speakers and range of ideas debated. Couple of highlights include; Dr Dieter Zetsche (Head of Mercedes) saying that the future of cars may be the shift from personal ownership towards c...

Read and post comments | Send to a friend