Archive for July 2013

Heml.is

Coming soon: An app called Heml.is which will allow end-to-end encryption of messages

Its name means “secret” in Swedish & that’s what it is aiming for – to keep your private moments while messaging Online, a secret.

Heml.is a wannabe Android & iOS app. We say wannabe because right now, the guys behind it have launched a crowdfunding program to release Heml.is as an app. For this, they are raising US $100,000. The 3 co-founders, Peter Sunde, one of the founders of Pirate Bay, Linus Olsson and Leif Hogberg, claim their messaging service can evade any government monitoring programs because of the built-in encryption (PRISM effect?).

Those who want to back this project can contribute as little as US $5 to buy unlock codes to install the app on their phones. Besides PayPal & the other regular Online payment systems, you can even send these guys Bitcoins. As of now, these guys have managed to raise almost US $40,000.

Heml.is will be launched as soon as the funding target is met. Even if it is not met, the co-founders say they will launch it anyway with maybe fewer features.

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Chinese online dating site Jiayuan crosses the 90 million users milestone

This press note,as released by the company,has been reproduced in full

BEIJING, July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Jiayuan.com International Ltd, (NASDAQ: DATE), operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that the number of registered user accounts on Jiayuan.com reached the 90 million milestone at around 7 p.m., Beijing Time on July 7, 2013.

Jiayuan became the first and only publicly-listed Chinese online dating company with its IPO on NASDAQ in May 2011. The number of registered user accounts on Jiayuan.com since its IPO has more than doubled.

“We are extremely encouraged by the ongoing growth in our registered user base despite the vigorous competitive environment. This success is partly driven by the growing popularity of Jiayuan’s leading mobile offering,” said Mr. Linguang Wu, CEO of Jiayuan.

Mr. Wu added, “Jiayuan’s focus on user experience and helping our users find the best potential matches has always been at the core of our success. China’s largest database of eligible singles combined with our industry leading search and matching technology ensures that Jiayuan users have the best possible chance of finding suitable matches online.”

Jiayuan.com hit the 80 million registered user accounts milestone on January 19, 2013.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including those regarding the continued growth in the Company’s business and the Company’s ability to generate cash flows and maintain its cash dividend and/or share repurchase programs. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Jiayuan may also make written or verbal forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in verbal statements made by its officers, directors or employees to fourth parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our growth strategies; our future business development, including development of new products and services; our ability to attract and retain users; competition in the Chinese online dating markets; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; the outcome of any litigation or arbitration; the expected growth of the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and online dating websites and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Jiayuan does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of the press release, and Jiayuan undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

About Jiayuan

Jiayuan.com International Ltd. (“Jiayuan”) (NASDAQ: DATE) operates the largest online dating platform in China. Jiayuan is committed to providing a trusted, effective, and user-focused online dating platform that addresses the dating and marriage needs of China’s rapidly growing urban singles population. As a pioneer in China’s online dating market, Jiayuan ranks first in terms of number of unique visitors, average time spent per user and average page views per user among all online dating websites in China in 2012, according to iResearch. Jiayuan recorded an average of 5.2 million monthly active user accounts in the first quarter of 2013. Every two of Jiayuan’s American Depositary Shares represent three ordinary shares.

For more information, please visit http://ir.jiayuan.com.

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