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		<title>Getting Laid Beats Getting Laid-Off: Condé Willing to Try Anything Online, Launches Dating Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zeke Turner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now would be a good time for the folks at Condé Nast to make a brave and convincing foray into the online world, right? And so they have — well, it's brave at least — with the launch of a new dating site trulymadlydating.com. The idea is to get <em>Glamour</em> readers into a dating pool with <em>GQ</em> readers, and make money setting them up in stylish relationships. Since something is terribly wrong with Condé's core business, it seems the publishing house is ready to try anything.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.mediaite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/TrulyMadlyDating_V_08Oct09_CondeNast-200x300.jpg" alt="TrulyMadlyDating_V_08Oct09_CondeNast" title="TrulyMadlyDating_V_08Oct09_CondeNast" width="200" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-33626" />Now would be a good time for the folks at Condé Nast to make a brave and convincing foray into the online world, right? And so they have — well, it&#8217;s brave at least — with the launch of a new dating site <a href="http://www.trulymadlydating.com/s/">trulymadlydating.com</a>.<span id="more-33618"></span></p>
<p>So far <a href="http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2009/10/09/Conde-Nast-Hopes-Glamour-And-GQs-Brands-Can-Support-A-Dating-Site.aspx">everybody</a> on <a href="http://guestofaguest.com/everything-you-need-to-know/conde-nast-launches-trulymadlydatingcom-for-all-those-glamorous-singletons-out-there/">the web</a> has <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/10/conde_nast_pins_its_hopes_to_l.html">pulled</a> the <a href="http://www.observer.com/2009/conde-seeks-friend-w-benefits-no-drama-plz">same</a> quote from a write-up of the new dating site in <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/091009-truly-madly-dating-site-launched-.aspx"><em>British Vogue</em></a>: </p>
<blockquote><p>Trulymadlydating.com is Conde Nast International&#8217;s first dating site, supported by Glamour.com and GQ.com, and created to unite glamorous girls with fashion-conscious <em>GQ</em>-reading boys to create matches made in style heaven.
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<p>Upon first glance, the new site seems like it&#8217;s mostly for British readers. The subscription fee (6 months for £59.94, 1 month for £19.99) is given in sterling, and most of the profiles are for people living in the UK. The site is powered by <a href="http://www.thedatinglab.com/">The Dating Lab</a>, a British company that has experience powering dating sites for other media companies, like the <em><a href="http://dating.guardian.co.uk/s/">Guardian</a></em> and the <em><a href="http://dating.telegraph.co.uk/s/">Telegraph</a></em>.</p>
<p>And, for the record, this is not Condé&#8217;s first try at online dating. At the end of the &#8217;90s, Condé floated <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19990427073951/personals.swoon.com/e_personals/personals.html">Swoon</a>, a personals website. But Swoon shriveled into a section of <em>Glamour</em>&#8216;s site where you can make sure a potential boyfriend&#8217;s astrological sign is compatible with your own &#8230; and other date-y stuff, but no personals.</p>
<p>Trying to set up <em>Glamour</em> readers and <em>GQ</em> readers seems like a pretty clever idea. One <a href="http://fashionista.com/2009/10/conde_nast_is_online_dating.php">Fashionista</a> editor, <strong>Abby Gardner</strong> however, is worried that most of the people in said &#8220;style heaven&#8221; are gay, so setting them up with a site that seems geared towards heteros will be hard. She also <a href="http://fashionista.com/2009/10/conde_nast_is_online_dating.php">wonders</a> why Condé thinks that entering the online dating business is a good idea: &#8220;I simply don’t understand this use of resources or what on earth it has to do with your core business. If someone else can explain it to me, please do.&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, I think we&#8217;re kind of beyond the explanation phase. Something is <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/online/mckinsey-bell-tolls-conde-to-shut-gourmet-cookie-modern-bride/">terribly wrong</a> with the core business and it&#8217;s time to try anything. And, hey, maybe a few people will get laid. Better than getting laid-off.</p>
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