Author Archives: admini

Apologies - Technical Troubles

By admini | Published: February 8, 2008

To all of our frustrated members & visitors,
Our deepest apologies for the troubles with the site (such as short time-out periods and the broken music link/Rhapsody search). We are grateful for your patience and hope you can bear with us while we try to get things back on track.
We realize we need to [...]

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Join the “Bad-Date Repellent Consortium.” Get MOD.

By admini | Published: June 7, 2007

MOD (music online dating) is the pet name for the widget that holds our Music Personality Quiz. If you are a music blogger or music-related site owner, take it. Become a member of the “Bad-Date Repellent Consortium.”
What if … bad-date repellent does exist and the brand name is “music?”
What if [...]

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Music fan? “Live” Playlist for you. For Free.

By admini | Published: May 28, 2007

This morning, I was talking on the phone with a friend about the new music he liked. Within seconds, I started playing the full length albums on his list. I love this!
If one of your great joys is discovering new music, playing old favorites or making mixes for [...]

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He’s Just Not That Into You: Personal Rules of Dating as a Guide for Doing Business

By admini | Published: May 25, 2007

Dating is rarely straightforward.  To stay sane, I have developed strategies to help guide me through the confusion and frustration.

Business should be straightforward. But it’s not. Often, I find myself tackling the same issues. Is it too soon to call? What did he mean [...]

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The Sucky/Lucky List

By admini | Published: February 9, 2007

I have wanted to write about the insanity and thrill of creating a small empire — a happy realm in which music helps people find healthy, meaningful relationships, among other things.
But, until the drug companies release the product for cloning and budding more body parts, I am forced to create the simplest methods to [...]

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Pitching to Win. A contest or a date? Same thing.

By admini | Published: November 15, 2006

 
Yesterday, I won the first round of an elevator pitch contest at StartupNation – a national radio show and online business that serves startup businesses with information, community and support.
What an eye opener.
There’s not much difference between entering a contest of skill or the world of dating. Either way, you put your [...]

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“What? You’re over 40 and want to breed?!?”

By admini | Published: October 24, 2006

(What NOT to say after meeting at a speed-dating event)
I finally got myself to a speed dating event last week and had a blast. I met thirteen men and had four minutes to decide if I would mark them as a “yes” on my scorecard.
Let’s be clear. Four minutes is only [...]

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“The Date” That Pushed Me Into Epiphany

By admini | Published: October 4, 2006

Years ago, a childhood friend of mine decided he wanted to fix me up with his doctor friends.
He called me a bunch of times always prepared with the hard sell of why I should date a particular colleague of his. After hearing all the vague stats like the car he [...]

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What caused this music-matching madness?

By admini | Published: September 25, 2006

Shyness. As a kid, I spent more time watching people than interacting with them. I was fascinated by my classmates’ behavior and why certain kids became friends. Needless to say, my after school schedule wasn’t bursting with playdates.
As I entered the world of teenage romance, what made couples get together and break [...]

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Adding Pictures to Your Profile

By admini | Published: September 17, 2006

Please do! You’ll receive more responses if you post a picture of yourself. It’s just the way online dating works. Mysteriousness doesn’t cut it these days.
A few people have asked how they post photos to their profiles. Here’s how:

Log in … Look at the top navigation bar, click the tab “My [...]

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