Online Dating Site Dumps 5,000 Overweight Members

The online dating site BeautifulPeople.com, a self-proclaimed dating site for good looking people, has succeeded in creating buzz and controversy by removing 5,000 members who put on too much weight over the holiday season. BeautifulPeople.com launched in Denmark in 2002 and went global in 2009. The dating site describes itself as the “the sexiest web […]

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Use of Open-Source Data Mining and Business Intelligence Software Growing

According to a recent Computer World article, the use of open source business intelligence software for data mining is doubling every year. While commercial business intelligence software makers are still viewed as having the best data mining technology on the market, the open source business intelligence software offerings are seen as being good enough for […]

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Online Dating Hot During Cold Weather

Online dating sites are reporting a surge in web traffic that they attribute to the cold weather spell that is blanketing the globe with record low temperatures. Mysinglefriend.com reports that traffic to their online dating site grew by 55% in a single day this past Tuesday. Singles365.com reported a 27% traffic increase from Tuesday to […]

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BeenVerified iPhone App For Background Checks

Need to do a background check? There’s an iPhone app for that! A new iPhone app lets you run background checks on people for free. The BeenVerified app will do a background check and send the results to your mobile phone. All of the information provided by BeenVerified is pulled from existing public records sources […]

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Find Out What Acxiom’s Data Mine Knows About You

Have you ever wanted to know what one of the big public records aggregators and data providers like ChoicePoint, Accurint or Acxiom knows about you? When you apply for a job, security clearance or even an apartment, the company or organization will often do a background check on you as a precondition for employment etc. […]

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