Comments on: CNET Relaunches Consumating

By: Consumating To Join The Deadpool

Consumating To Join The Deadpool — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:27:27 +0000

[...] was acquired by CNet in December 2005 and was later relaunched in June 2006. The sites traffic remained strong in 2006 then fell away in 2007 according to Alexa (the site was [...]

By: Luke

Luke — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:25:10 +0000

It’s dating for the techies. Dating sites are going to become more like bars or clubs, where each one has their own patronage. Go to a Jazz bar/club to meet other people interested in that music.

By: Aamy

Aamy — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:05:51 +0000

Nice..nice post.

By: CNET’s Getting Its Groove » JenIT

CNET’s Getting Its Groove » JenIT — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:05:44 +0000

[...] CNET sure has been busy fixing up its community sites lately. In addition to recent updates to Consumating, Webshots, and Chow, the launch of AllYouCanUpload and the acquisition of UrbanBaby, CNET relaunched popular Tech news and community site TechRepublic today. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » CNET’s Getting Its Groove

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » CNET’s Getting Its Groove — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:54:41 +0000

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » オンラインデート 2.0: 「出会い」のための13のサイト

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » オンラインデート 2.0: 「出会い」のための13のサイト — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:11:35 +0000

[...] Consumating は2005年夏にスタートした。その後2005年12月にCNET に買収されたが、新しいインタフェースと機能を備えて先月新装開店した。キャッチは「ダメ男じゃないない相手を見つけよう（Find People Who Don’t Suck）」このサービスではタグが大きな役割を演じている。Consumatingは明確にヒップな若い層を狙っている。ユーザーは質問に応えながらプロファイルを完成させることで自分の魅力をアピールする。大まかな年代（20代、30代など）とタグの検索によって友だちやパートナーを探す。このサイトではさまざまなコンテストや毎週開催されるクイズ大会を通じてユーザー間の懇親を図っている。 Consumatingのその他の機能として、ユーザーが設定した条件（全員、zipコード、タグなど）によってウェブページへメンバーの情報を送信するウィジェットが提供されている。また掲示板も用意されている。下記にウィジェットの一つを掲載しておいた。（注釈：ウィジェットはFirefoxでは正常に表示されているが、IE、Operaでは表示されていないよう） var widget = new ConsumatingWidget(); widget.randomProfile(); .csm_badge { background: #FFF; border: 1px solid #666; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;} .csm_badge_vertical { background: #FFF; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; } .csm_badge_horizontal { background: #FFF; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; } .csm_wrapper { width: 152px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: relative; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_horizontal_wrapper { width: 502px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_vertical_wrapper { width: 52px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_wrapper a { color: #0A6; } .csm_wrapper .logo { text-align: center; border-top: 1px dashed #666; } .csm_break { height: 1px; clear: both;} .csm_row { padding: 0px; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 5px; min-height: 50px; height: 50px;} .csm_row_txt { position: relative; left: 60px; width: 90px; font-size: 12px; } .csm_row_pic {position: absolute; left: 0px; width: 55px; } .csm_txt { padding: 5px; text-align: center; } .csm_card { border: solid #666 1px; width: 110px; height: 145px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 5px; background: #FFF; margin: 5px;} .csm_profile { text-align: center; padding: 10px; } widget.firstProfile(); for (i = 0; i < widget.profileCount(10); i++) { document.write(widget.profileLink(widget.photo(1,50))); widget.nextProfile(); } [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Online Dating 2.0: Thirteen Sites To Find Love

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:25:22 +0000

[...] Consumating launched in the summer of 2005, was acquired by CNET in December 2005 and relaunched last month with a new interface and features. Its tagline is “Find People Who Don’t Suck,” and tagging plays a big part in the service. Consumating is clearly aimed young hipsters, who can make themselves more “popular” by answering questions to fill out their profile. Users search by loose age ranges (20s, 30s, etc.) and tags to find friends and partners. The site also seeks to engage users through a variety of contests and weekly user quizzes. Other Consumating features include a widget that streams member information to a web page based on parameters you set (everyone, zipcode, by tag). The site also has message board features. We’ve included a version of the widget below. var widget = new ConsumatingWidget(); widget.randomProfile(); .csm_badge { background: #FFF; border: 1px solid #666; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;} .csm_badge_vertical { background: #FFF; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; } .csm_badge_horizontal { background: #FFF; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; } .csm_wrapper { width: 152px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; position: relative; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_horizontal_wrapper { width: 502px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_vertical_wrapper { width: 52px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: “Trebuchet MS”,Trebuchet,”Lucinda Grande”, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; } .csm_wrapper a { color: #0A6; } .csm_wrapper .logo { text-align: center; border-top: 1px dashed #666; } .csm_break { height: 1px; clear: both;} .csm_row { padding: 0px; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 5px; min-height: 50px; height: 50px;} .csm_row_txt { position: relative; left: 60px; width: 90px; font-size: 12px; } .csm_row_pic {position: absolute; left: 0px; width: 55px; } .csm_txt { padding: 5px; text-align: center; } .csm_card { border: solid #666 1px; width: 110px; height: 145px; text-align: center; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 5px; background: #FFF; margin: 5px;} .csm_profile { text-align: center; padding: 10px; } widget.firstProfile(); for (i = 0; i < widget.profileCount(10); i++) { document.write(widget.profileLink(widget.photo(1,50))); widget.nextProfile(); } [...]

By: Dating Industry up.date

Dating Industry up.date — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 17:45:36 +0000

Consumating Update…

Consumating Update - in their own words, in Michael Arrington’s words, and in the words of 32 commenters. Summary: it is trying to be like MySpace, it is NOT trying to be like MySpace… it is no longer a unique……

By: John

John — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:15:46 +0000

Pretty cool and it reminds me of verbdate.com with tags, and google maps. I think verbdate.com is better as I can talk to people all over the world with skype embedded into the profiles! Gilrs look up my file!
http://www.verbdate.com/About/vanman

By: The Paradigm Shift

The Paradigm Shift — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:51:36 +0000

Small Companies & Google Adsense is the future…

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By: Lach

Lach — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:46:47 +0000

My favorite part: the name.

I’m having a hard time not smiling when I think of it.

Consumating. hahahaha. Such a smart name.

By: Farhad

Farhad — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 07:24:14 +0000

it looks very nice, not a whole lot of features. I have to say that their use of tags is very impressive.
their site was down for a while!!!

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:49:46 +0000

Martin, I know. I was just being grouchy. Sorry Ben.

By: Mullet Man

Mullet Man — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:25:11 +0000

Looks like a cool site. I just need to see a mullet tag

By: Christopher Sisk

Christopher Sisk — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:56:39 +0000

As a regular user of consumating.com… I find a lot of these comments absurd.. Consumating.com is indeed a “social” site and much less of a “dating” site.

Consumating does not attempt to copy “MySpace” in anyway. In fact, they’re doing a lot of thing much better than MySpace.

As far as the site’s ability to function as a dating site… it can and has. Many people I know have found, not only a large group of like-minded friends, but also romances within. Why would consumating work where others fail? The key lies in the openess of the site and the bulk of “free” features that must be paid for on many other such “dating” sites.. Such as actually contacting someone you’re interested in. The site allows 10 free notes per month. These 10 notes are only the “initial” conversation with someone… after that “initial” note, you can pass as many notes back and forth as you wish.. all free. The “tagging” features make the site incredibly fun. Create an account, answer some of the various “Questions of the Week” and watch the tags come flying in. Many users actually converse through tags.

The site is incredibly addictive and has grown a lot in the 3 months I’ve been a member.. Not only does the site keep my attention longer than MySpace or Digg.. It also has a much friendlier atmosphere and community.

By: EsmeV

EsmeV — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:42:08 +0000

Another dating site? The other ones don’t work? Will this one be filled with the same desperate people?

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:34:03 +0000

“People who are into… music.” Well gee, that narrows it down

Using the “doesn’t suck” tag is funny / edgy when you are talking about products, but just mean when you are talking about people.

By: BiZwiKi.CN

BiZwiKi.CN — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:02:51 +0000

Well, pretty interface.

By: the daniel

the daniel — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:42:46 +0000

i hear his medium nose has a diamond stud. btw, michael, i think your demeanor has really changed since breakfast.

By: Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:35:30 +0000

He only keeps a ring on his big nose. The little nose goes ringless. Totally.

By: Ben Brown

Ben Brown — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:54:52 +0000

You should see my big nose ring.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:51:03 +0000

Mike - don’t be fooled - Ben is still the old Ben and we love him for it

By: erika

erika — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:21:51 +0000

I’ve used Consumating for around 4-5 months. It definately shows more personality than the average profiles, and it is at the beginning a game to learn how to “work the system” (and thumb other people to get thumbs’ up, etc), it does seem to reward overly people who have a lot of time on their hands’ to use the site all the time.

It seems like it could be a great space for group games/experiments in tagging (there’s already a consumating tagging vocabularly of sorts), or for writers, or photographers (that really shine in the questions space).

It’s hard to tag yourself at times if you choose good keywords (books, a list of bands, favorite bars, etc), as a list it doesn’t always show your personality. It definately has some potential. Oddly, since the conversations, it’s been less fun to convo-tag someone (+how_are_you_qm).

As a dating site, it’s much less sleazy than almost all I’ve seen, although it’s doesn’t have any “introduce someone to” social networking features. Actually, I like the lack of a “degrees of seperation” theme, because if you’re trying to meet someone, knowing x # of people shouldn’t be a barrier to entry. A “recommend someone” might be nice, though.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 18:18:28 +0000

Ben, facts corrected. Wow, your entire demeanor has changed since the acquisition.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 17:41:04 +0000

I like the “just overheard” feature. It shows you a glimpse of the wacky conversations had on Consumating.