Check out RJ in the New York Times! hehe..

RJ · 03-11-2004, 03:55 AM

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Pamela LiCalzi O'Connell

Published: March 11, 2004
New York Times

Internet dating may have gone mainstream, but interesting sites are still popping up at the fringes. Take loveinwar.com, which tries to match the politically minded, or www.elimidating.com, which offers a gamelike experience that mimics reality TV. Then there is theradate.com, which uses mental-health professionals as matchmakers.

For men who can't find a match even at these dating sites, a new option has emerged: imaginary girlfriends. For a fee, men can sign up at imaginarygirlfriends.com or www.yourimaginarygirlfriend.com to receive letters, e-mail and phone calls from women pretending to be their sweethearts. Such sites are aimed at single men looking for romance without commitment, or those wanting to prove to their friends or family - or ex-girlfriend - that they have a new love interest.

Imaginarygirlfriends.com was inspired by similar listings on eBay, said Ron James, the site's founder, who also runs niche dating sites like thuglove.com, aimed at urban singles. In late January, eBay pulled the plug on those listings, arguing that some seemed to be fronts for selling sexual services. Information at Mr. James's site makes clear that real-life meetings are not included in the package, and that "anyone who has difficulty distinguishing reality from fantasy should not use this service."

So far about 130,000 people have visited the site, Mr. James said. But apparently there is more interest from women who want to be hired as faux girlfriends than from men seeking imaginary flames. Fourteen men have signed up for the service, which costs $45 for two months; 50 women have applied to be girlfriends.

In today's edition, technology section.

deadserious · 03-11-2004, 04:12 AM

Wow, Cool! That's got to be nice having a little article about your domain in the NY times.

Cobalt64 · 03-11-2004, 04:13 AM

Well played Mr James

Don't get the NYT in Lil' ol' England but it's nice to get some exposure I suppose!

Tippy · 03-11-2004, 05:24 AM

Nice RJ, very nice

Mike

-OutlawBiker- · 03-11-2004, 05:33 AM

Love it RJ!

nicholas · 03-11-2004, 05:33 AM

Congratulations across the board RJ! NYT PR is always good PR.

Is RealGirlfriends.com in the works?

onspec · 03-11-2004, 05:42 AM

Great marketing coup! Post here if it significantly boosts traffic.

***armstrong*** · 03-11-2004, 05:49 AM

Congrats, RJ. Awesome work!

Tom · 03-11-2004, 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by onspec
Great marketing coup!

My thoughts exactly.

Duke · 03-11-2004, 08:18 AM

Great site idea worthy of the coverage. Congratulations!

Sharpy · 03-11-2004, 09:12 AM

This rocks -RJ-, let us know what impact the NYT can have on a site.

And Duke, same with you, did you receive a big boost in traffic after your DNJ mention in the Times? Or did the "opportunist" (read prick) that scooped the full name get it all?

Artico · 03-11-2004, 09:49 AM

Congrats RJ!

Elefekt · 03-11-2004, 10:31 AM

Nice work!!

Bill1 · 03-11-2004, 10:43 AM

nice to see a fellow np on ny times keep it up

Duke · 03-11-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by Sharpy
This rocks -RJ-, let us know what impact the NYT can have on a site.

And Duke, same with you, did you receive a big boost in traffic after your DNJ mention in the Times? Or did the "opportunist" (read prick) that scooped the full name get it all?

Our traffic doubled for three days after that mention, even without them giving the URL. People just type the name in Google and we're the first thing there so they didn't really have a problem finding it. Those who tried to type in the whole long site title and .com are probably still typing!

Artico · 03-11-2004, 12:07 PM

Hehe, that's a good way to get known.

Coastalguy · 03-11-2004, 12:26 PM

Congrats Ron!

ST

bigboss · 03-11-2004, 02:06 PM

-RJ- Way Cool

identity_00 · 03-11-2004, 05:30 PM

how in the heck did he pull that off

CoolGuy · 03-11-2004, 06:06 PM

nice

.edu · 03-11-2004, 07:57 PM

hey rj do they need to ask for permission from you to put something like that out?

asgard · 03-11-2004, 08:28 PM

Anthony · 03-11-2004, 11:18 PM

Way to go, RJ! Free publicity is good publicity, isn't it?

RJ · 03-12-2004, 12:13 AM

Thanks everyone. The reporter contacted me a couple of weeks ago inquiring about this imaginary girlfriend concept. I emailed her a press release I was working on and we had a phone interview early last week.

Traffic is definately up considerably today, though I won't know how much for sure until my stats post in a couple of hours. 11 more girlfriends have applied and we even had a few new orders for services.

aww · 03-12-2004, 07:18 PM

Blog sites are picking it up too, look about halfway down this front page:
http://www.crackbaby.com
(direct http://www.crackbaby.com/article.php?sid=9536)

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03-11-2004, 04:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
deadserious Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,255	Wow, Cool! That's got to be nice having a little article about your domain in the NY times.

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Tippy NamePros Expert Join Date: May 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 7,100	Nice RJ, very nice Mike

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Sharpy future domainer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: domainsville Posts: 710	This rocks -RJ-, let us know what impact the NYT can have on a site. And Duke, same with you, did you receive a big boost in traffic after your DNJ mention in the Times? Or did the "opportunist" (read prick) that scooped the full name get it all? __________________ DietI earn 0 if you click on this link. . Can't catch names? Have limited design skills? Develop the names you have! TurnkeyWebsitesI earn 0 if you click on this link

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Bill1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,861	nice to see a fellow np on ny times keep it up

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Artico Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: United states Posts: 904	Hehe, that's a good way to get known.

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identity_00 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,212	how in the heck did he pull that off

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RJ NamePros Admin Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,919 Follow @DomainBuyer	Thanks everyone. The reporter contacted me a couple of weeks ago inquiring about this imaginary girlfriend concept. I emailed her a press release I was working on and we had a phone interview early last week. Traffic is definately up considerably today, though I won't know how much for sure until my stats post in a couple of hours. 11 more girlfriends have applied and we even had a few new orders for services. __________________ Reach me at rj at namepros dot com

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aww Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,187	Blog sites are picking it up too, look about halfway down this front page: http://www.crackbaby.com (direct http://www.crackbaby.com/article.php?sid=9536)

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