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FriendFinder
www.friendfinder.com
Countries: International
Details:Very large international dating site - over 3.5 million members. Premium memberships offer far more privileges.
Features:
Video profiles
Chat rooms
Instant messaging
Interactive magazine with lots of advice and information, where you can post or answer advice questions or post poetry and articles
"Cupid Service" - by filling out a form, you can describe the person(s) you want, and FriendFinder will automatically notify you by email when a person matching that description becomes a member.
Gold membership means you will be more visible on searches, you get the ICQ IDs (and other instant messaging systems) of other members, plus other perks.
Free Elements: You can search the database without joining. As a free (standard) member, you can do quite a lot, chat, send instant messages, and browse through their worldwide database of profiles. Also "Cupid Service" (5 matches max) see Features above. Free members can email Premium members who have purchased standard contacts (this costs extra).
Costs: Silver Membership: 12 months $99.94. 3 months $39.94, 1 month $22.94. Renewal costs are discounted.
Gold Membership: 15 months $139.94, 4 months $59.94, 1 month $34.94. Renewal costs are discounted.
Prices correct 2007. To view current prices you need to join.
HurryDate
www.hurrydate.com
Countries: US and Canada, primarily. Although there are options for UK and Australia, I couldn't find any upcoming events.
Online dating: International membership.
Details:HurryDate is another way of saying speed dating - but they also have other social events + online dating. Parties organised for heterosexuals and gays.
Features:
Date board - check out existing events or post one of yur own.
Be a host and organize HurryDate parties yourself
Hurrydate alert lets you know about upcoming events
Free Elements: Online dating:
Search
Create a profile with photo
Send a virtual "Drink"
Reply to emails you receive
To send emails you will have to subscribe
Costs: Hurrydate online subscribers get 25% off all Hurrydate events.
Online Dating: 1 month £9.95, 3 months £19.95, 6 months £29.95.
Speed Dating around $28 for members, $37 for non members.
Automatic subscription renewal, so don't forget to cancel if you no longer need your membership.
CliqueFriends
Countries: International
Details:Principally a penpal site, but also a place to make friendships and find romance. Ages 18 and over. The site is essentially free, but with some additinal benefits for paid members.
Features:
Online diary
Chat room
CliqueMail - Online email
Search by location or area of interest
You are informed by email whenever a new member joins who meets your criteria
Free Elements: All basic services are available to non paying members.
Paid members get additional services such as being able to add a photo to a profile, initiate more contacts in a 24 hour period and have their diaries kept for a longer period.
Costs: Premium Membership:
60 days $6.95
6 months $15.95
1 year $24.95
Free Trials
Easyflirt
http://comjunuk.free-datings.com
Countries: International. Multilingual.
Details:When you join up you are immediately shown a list of members in your area and invited to send any or all of them a message. You can skip this step and move into the main area where you can search for members in other countries if you prefer.
Features:
Speedflirt
Audio and Video chat
Voice message
Instant messenger
Advanced search
Free Elements: When you join you are given a number of points free and these allow you to use the webstie for free. There are ways you can increase the number of points you have such as inviting friends to join.
Costs: 1 month access £19.95
3 months £54.90
6 months £75.70
Price correct October 2008. To view current prices you will have to join!
Paltalk
http://register.paltalk.com
Countries: International
Details:Instant Video chat community. Paltalk’s 4 million plus users can see, hear, and talk to one another instantly – anywhere in the world. There are over 4000 different chat rooms or you can set up a private chat room, so whether you are looking friendship, love, or just want conversation there is almost certainly a video chat room for you. Paltalk also supports Yahoo, AIM, and ICQ.
Features:
Subscription membership allows you:
Unlimited Streaming Video Windows
Hundreds of emoticons
Brand new Video Overlays – fun animations that work with your webcam
No Pop-Up ads
Live pictures
Free Elements: 1 week free trial period for Paltalk x-Treme.
Costs: Paltalk Plus: $39.95 per year. Paltalk x-Treme $59.95 per year