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eHarmony Acquired By ProSiebenSat.1

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Los Angeles-based online matchmaking site eHarmony has been acquired by German company ProSiebenSat.1 1, the acquisition of eHarmony will help it expand its Commerce segment internationally. 1 Group is a major German entertainment and media firm, which also has a e-commerce business arm. 1 , ia an acquisition by ProSiebenSat.1

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Gorilla Nation, ProFlowers, eHarmony See February Traffic Surge

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The latest comScore Media Metrix ranking of top growing Internet properties shows that, among Southern California's Internet companies, Gorilla Nation , ProFlowers , and eHarmony saw big gains in their Internet traffic in February. million visitors; and eHarmony, the number one personals site for February, up 82 percent with 5.0

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Convertro Taps Avedissian As COO

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Zwelling said that Avedissian is "the biggest hitter" in the area of attribution and media optimization. Avedissian also was at eHarmony. Santa Monica-based Convertro , the venture backed, advertising analytics and optimization firm run by Jeff Zwelling, said today that it has hired Armen Avedissian as its Chief Operating Officer.

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As Groupon Files For IPO, What SoCal Firms Might Be Next?

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Southern California has had its own share of IPOs over the last year, including Demand Media, Active Network, and Boingo Wireless. eHarmony [ profile ]. However, a number of Southern California firms have been rumored to be seeking IPOs, who have not yet filed. Those firms are: 1. Business: Online matchmaking/dating.

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Interview with Nick Desai, Global Fitness Media

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For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Nick Desai , CEO of Global Fitness Media , which runs FitOrbit (www.fitorbit.com), an online site looking to help users put together a fitness and connect with fitness trainers. You come to our site, take a match quiz--a lot like eHarmony--to find the right trainer. READ MORE>>.

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Rubicon Project Makes Two Hires

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Douglas joins the firm from eHarmony, where he was the firm's Vice President of Technology. Welch joins from Experian Interactive Media, and prior to that was at LowerMyBills.com before it was acquired by Experian. Douglas has also served at Oracle.

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VCs: Southern California Startups Not Just Content

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Southern California's venture capital industry isn't just content and media, but is gaining a reputation for companies who "actually know how to make money,"--or so says Highland Capital's Richard de Silva. He echoed the sentiment of DFJ Frontier's David Cremin, who said the industry here has grown quite a bit since he started 11 years ago.