Online Dating Industry Journal

Online Dating Blues Song

This goes into our "just for fun" category. It's always great to hear someone write a song about online dating, particularly someone that can carry a tune. So here is Melissa Dinwiddie singing "Online Dating Blues" at the Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas...

Wedding Dance and Divorce Dance

(Online Dating Industry Journal) Just weeks ago, a couple named Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz became instant celebrities when they posted video of their wedding dance down the isle on YouTube to the music of "Forever" by Chris Brown. In no time at all, it became a huge hit and the couple made dozens of media appearances. Even the wedding party reenacted the dance live on TV for the Today show.

Now the parodies have begun with the most popular being the Divorce Dance. For it, Indigo Productions hired real lookalike dancers to enact Jill and Kevin doing the "divorce dance" in a real courtroom. Even the judge gets involved in this one!  Now Indigo Productions is getting tons of publicity (there's a case study here for online dating services on viral marketing).

Below we are posting for you the original Wedding Dance video followed by the Divorce Dance video. Enjoy!

Kate Gosselin Match.com Ad (Jon & Kate Plus Eight)

(Online Dating Industry Journal) Last week we shared with you a funny Match.com ad spoof featuring "Jon Gosselin" from Jon & Kate Plus Eight. This week, the folks at Funny or Die have created one featuring "Kate Gosselin". And as with Jon, they emphasize that "it's OK to Look". Here is the Kate Gosselin Match.com commercial spoof...

Jon Gosselin Match.com Commercial (Jon and Kate)

(Online Dating Industry Journal) Here's a little humor for you today. The folks at Funny or Die made a fake Match.com video that features "Jon Gosselin" from Jon and Kate plus eight. In the video he shares what he is looking for and who he is. We get to see Match.com's virtually trademarked "it's Okay To Look" line too...