Industry Executives Plan to Convene in Miami for the Internet Dating Conference on January 15-16, 2007

The largest business event for online personals industry, iDate2007 Miami will focus on increasing revenue and improving customer retention. Speakers include: American Capital, CollectiveX, Developer Shed, eCrush, Insight Partners Ventures, JC Decaux, Google, Mobestar, MSN, Multiply, Nokia, Online Personals Watch, Pax Programs, Phorum.org, Plenty of Fish, Profile Helper, Sparta Social Networks, The Law Offices of Peter McGreevy, Thunder Road, Tickle, Userplane, Yahoo! Personals

New York, NY (PRWeb) December 19, 2006 -- Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that numerous business executives from the online dating and social networking industry are planning to attend the Miami Internet Dating Conference (www.InternetDatingConference.com) (www.InternetDatingConference.com) and Social Networking Conference (www.SocialNetworkingConference.com) (www.SocialNetworkingConference.com). It will be held January 15-16, 2007 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

As the largest business event for online personals industry, iDate2007 (www.iDate2007.com) Miami will focus on increasing revenue and improving customer retention.

Senior executives attending the event come from every continent and from the following industries:

Online Dating

Social Networking

Venture Capital

Software (Social Media, Online Personals & Instant Messaging)

Payment Processing

Telecommunications (mobile & VOIP)

Background checks

Streaming Media

Domain Name Brokers (& Registrars)

Discussions include: revenue models, community building, online and offline marketing strategies, venture capital, software, mobile, video streaming, web 2.0, metrics, idea generation, coaching and user generated content (UGC).

Speakers include executives from:

American Capital

CollectiveX

Developer Shed

eCrush

Insight Partners Ventures

JC Decaux

Google

Mobestar

MSN

Multiply

Nokia

Online Personals Watch

Pax Programs

Phorum.org

Plenty of Fish

Profile Helper

Sparta Social Networks

The Law Offices of Peter McGreevy

Thunder Road

Tickle

Userplane

Yahoo! Personals

A special session designed specifically for Matchmakers in the industry will be hosted by Julie Ferman (Cupid's Coach). Also on this panel will be Jerome Chasques & Lisa Clampett (Matchmaking Institute), Charlee Brotherton (Singles Station) and Yvonne Allen (Matchmaker).

The final panel session consists of major executives in the online dating and social networking business to debate the direction of the industry.

Exhibitors include:

Userplane

Crystal Technologies

Talk Plus

Reality Digital

Moniker

National Background Data

JetPay

Litle

Electronic Clearing House

AdBrite

Refero

Instinct Marketing

Enlaso

Bunchball

Visicom Media

Honesty Online

Personality Pro

Online registration is open until January 10. For more information, please contact:

www.InternetDatingConference.com

www.SocialNetworkingConference.com

Marketing and Logistics Representative

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc.

Tel: USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext 71

Fax: USA +1 (208) 728-6456

Sponsorship, Exhibitor and Advertising

Tel: USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext. 4

Media Relations

Mark Brooks

Online Personals Watch

Tel: USA +1 (212) 722-1744 ext. 192

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