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JULY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands said Monday that it has acquired two web sites aimed at women, Weddingbee.com , and JustMommies.com from Pasadena-based eHarmony. Weddingbee is an online blog focused on the wedding industry, brides, and wedding planning, and was launched in 2006. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

The company said the redesign came after finding that users were interested in using its tools to create blog-like travel and trip journals, rather than the original, animated slideshows the tool provided. READ MORE>>.

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Blogging eHarmony Seed Funding Journal 154

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JULY 17, 2013

The company, which had billed itself as the "eHarmony of jobs", was based in Florida. The company, in a blog post , blamed the shutdown for lack of a monetization strategy, difficulty in creating a two-sided market, and over-expansion into markets such as Los Angeles, among other factors. READ MORE>>.

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eHarmony Blogging Los Angeles Marketing 138

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

HipGeo said that users can download HipGeo, enter a special code, and blog to their Vagabondish blog to win various prizes. HipGeo is backed by Morado Venture Partners and Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist of eHarmony, along with angel Robert Bingham. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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eHarmony Blogging News Mobile 159

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The firm's app shares routes, places, photos, and other content with others, which can be shared with user's social networks, embedded in a blog, and more. Hipgeo is backed by Morado Venture Partners, and was founded by Rich Rygg; other investors include Galen Buckwalter, former Chief Scientist at eHarmony, and angel investor Robert Bingham.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The firm said the updated app helps users record and share those trips with friends via Facebook, Twitter, email, text, or within a blog or other web page. READ MORE>>.

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eHarmony Yahoo San Diego Blogging 154

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JANUARY 26, 2012

executives Ash Patel and Michael Marquez, Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist of eHarmony, and San Diego angel investor Robert Bingham. HipGeo debuted its app in September of 2011; the firm is backed by Morado Venture Partners, a seed-stage fund run by former Yahoo! READ MORE>>.

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