Webdate Surpasses Milestone of 2.5 Million Members

Webdate Surpasses Milestone of 2.5 Million Members

South Beach Company Doubles Size of Its Online Dating Community in Less Than 5 Months

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Webdate(TM), the world's fastest- growing community of men and women committed to fun and adventure in dating and in life, announced today at the SITRAcon II Singles Industry Trade Conference and Exhibition that it has surpassed 2.5 million members actively using its online webdating community.

Webdate.com launched its service less than a year ago and has continued to see accelerated growth, averaging more than 10,000 new members per day over the last three months. The size of the Webdate community has doubled to 2.5 million since mid-July.

Sustaining a growth rate of 15 percent, Webdate is outpacing rivals like Match.com and YahooPersonals, whose numbers have remained flat over the past six months, according to November 2004 data provided by Alexa, the web-traffic monitoring company. According to Alexa, Webdate.com's reach per 1 million Internet surfers increased 109 percent over the last three months alone.

Headquartered in South Beach, Webdate is fast becoming the hip and chic destination for online daters seeking beautiful people and a fun environment reflective of the Miami club scene.

"The numbers offer proof that Webdate.com is the current dating community of choice," said Webdate president and COO Abe Smilowitz. "Members take advantage of all the site has to offer and quickly expand their reach for fun and adventure. With features like free video chat, Webdate provides a 'webdating' experience as a substitute to the traditional blind date."

Webdate.com made its milestone announcement at SITRAcon II, a conference hosted by the Singles Industry Trade Association (SITRAS), which supports the singles industry by providing a central informational resource and networking forum for those who provide services, products, and access to the new single society.

About Webdate

Webdate.com is the world's fastest-growing community of men and women committed to fun and adventure in dating and in life. Webdate is the only webdating community that offers 100 percent free access -- including video chat and unlimited messaging. Additionally, Webdate.com offers Webdate Mobile(TM); anywhere, anytime access to Webdate services including complete profiles with photos, searches and profile browsing and anonymous email messaging to other members. With more than 2.5 million members, Webdate is the fresh and hip community of choice for the webdating world. For more information, visit http://www.webdate.com/ .

Webdate(TM) and Webdate Mobile(TM) are registered trademarks of Webdate, Inc. All other trademarks within are properties of their respective entities.


Source: Webdate, Inc.

CONTACT: Megan Friedman of Phillips & Company, +1-305-761-3250, or
mcfriedman@phillipscompany.com , for Webdate, Inc.

Web site: http://www.webdate.com/


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