http://matchmd.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ "what we talk about when we talk about love" en Vox Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:50:23 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/penguin-and-matchcom-to-write-a-new-chapter-in-how-to-find-love.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/penguin-and-matchcom-to-write-a-new-chapter-in-how-to-find-love.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/penguin-and-matchcom-to-write-a-new-chapter-in-how-to-find-love.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:50:23 +0100 Penguin and match.com have just launched www.penguindating.co.uk , a service which brings together book lovers and dating for the very first time. Taking romance into the 21st century, Penguin has partnered with us to ensure their readers have th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/penguin-and-matchcom-to-write-a-new-chapter-in-how-to-find-love.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fa969560550002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-female.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-female.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-female.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:42:46 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fa969305280002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fa969305280002-50si" alt="Match Women Worldwide V1 as h264" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We’ve just lanched a new TV marketing campaign to follow on from the strong start to the year for the UK’s biggest online dating service. In the first half of 2008, our site recorded seven of its busiest days ever and the summer tactical ad buy w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/youve-got-female.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad6a53b670005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/tony-benn-is-right-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/tony-benn-is-right-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/tony-benn-is-right-again.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:47:43 +0100 I went to see Tony Benn speak at the Festival Hall a week or so ago. Spurred on by the depth and range of his political insight and humour I’ve been reading some of his previous speeches and writing about Democracy, The EEC and Open Government. T... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/tony-benn-is-right-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fae8cf44af000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/its-called-the-big-apple-because-of-betting-on-horse-racing-in-the-1920s-apparently.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/its-called-the-big-apple-because-of-betting-on-horse-racing-in-the-1920s-apparently.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/its-called-the-big-apple-because-of-betting-on-horse-racing-in-the-1920s-apparently.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:49:56 +0100 Just arrived in New York for the week with our creative agency and a couple of things of interest happening over here. Firstly, saw Bush on TV night doing a press meeting, the guy looked liked that creepy uncle that tries too hard to be funny and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/its-called-the-big-apple-because-of-betting-on-horse-racing-in-the-1920s-apparently.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad69a4c600005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-digital-marketing-practice-explained-by-revolutions-handpicked-experts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-digital-marketing-practice-explained-by-revolutions-handpicked-experts.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-digital-marketing-practice-explained-by-revolutions-handpicked-experts.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:04:14 +0100 On Tuesday this week I was a speaker at the Revolution – Digital Futures Conference in London, I was "handpicked" according to the blurb which was neither uncomfortable or as nerve-wracking as it sounds. The title of my presentation was Customer ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/the-best-of-digital-marketing-practice-explained-by-revolutions-handpicked-experts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad69646470005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/nomophobia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/nomophobia.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/nomophobia.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:16:11 +0100 As if the world doesn't have enough neurotic disorders already (for me it all ended when I found out you can have a morbid fear of cheese - Turophobia) I discovered that the latest neurosis is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact - Nomop... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/nomophobia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad69423f50004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/oxford-university-ofcom-and-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/oxford-university-ofcom-and-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/oxford-university-ofcom-and-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:02:13 +0100 I recently had the opportunity to sit on a panel at a Social Networking Conference organised by Oxford University's Internet Institute and Ofcom. According to Ofcom’s report on social networking almost one in five use these sites to introduce t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/oxford-university-ofcom-and-social-networks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fae8c158f5000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist-2008-on-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist-2008-on-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist-2008-on-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 May 2008 15:31:17 +0100 The videos of every session, and of the Gala Dinner entertainers, are now available on YouTube. You can access them by visiting http://uk.youtube.com/user/eurozeitgeist08. The highlights for me are the conversations with Salman Rushdie and the te... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist-2008-on-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad68a94da0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> google zeitgeist http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist---partner-forum-2008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist---partner-forum-2008.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist---partner-forum-2008.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 May 2008 19:54:09 +0100 I’m currently attending the Google Partner Forum held at The Grove Hotel in Hertfordshire. The key note this morning was given by Gordon Brown, I read about this in the Times yesterday with some suspicion as they pointed out that perhaps this was... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/google-zeitgeist---partner-forum-2008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00fad68888e40005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gordon brown google partner forum 2008 http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/online-dating-thrives-on-social-net.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jason) http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/online-dating-thrives-on-social-net.html?_c=feed-rss http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/online-dating-thrives-on-social-net.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:04:04 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/video/6a00d4142a62843c7f00f48cf130120003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d4142a62843c7f00f48cf130120003-50si" alt="Online dating thrives on social net Video Reuters.com" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 2008 seems set to be the year that the popularity of online dating makes it truly mainstream. Over the past couple of months, we’ve seen coverage of online dating and match.com on high profile programmes including Sky News and Working Lunch and, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://matchmd.vox.com/library/post/online-dating-thrives-on-social-net.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4142a62843c7f00f48cf130390003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>