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Online Personals Watch to Provide Introduction to the Online Dating Business at iDate2009 Miami

NewswireToday - New York, NY, United States, 10/29/2008 - Special 3 hour pre-conference session on January 21, 2009 for entrepreneurs looking to enter the internet personals business. The session will discuss business models, trends, marketing strategies and other business factors in the current market.

Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that it will provide a special pre-conference business event for entrepreneurs seeking to enter the online dating industry on January 21, 2009 at the Internet Dating Conference in the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Mark Brooks, publisher of Online Personals Watch, will provide a 3 hour intensive session on starting an online dating business. It is designed for entrepreneurs seeking to enter the market. The pre-conference will cover:

- Overview of the Online Dating Industry;
- Business Models for Online Dating;
- Financial Examples of Online Dating Businesses;
- Software Choices, Selection and/or Programming;
- Marketing Strategies;
- Latest Business Trends;
- New Technologies including Mobile;
- Customer Service Issues;
- Pitfalls Other Sites Faced;
- Buyout Opportunities;

The Internet Dating Conference is the definitive business event for the online personals and matchmaking industry. Attending are senior executives in the online dating industry.

Each year, the event attracts entrepreneurs seeking to enter the market. In order to make the January 22-23, 2009 event as productive as possible for those individuals, the special pre-conference on January 21 was designed with them in mind. The special session does require additional registration.

Ticonderoga Ventures expects the January 21-23, 2009 Internet Dating Conference in Miami to be the largest event of the year.

About the Internet Dating Conference
Covering the business of Online Dating and Social Networking, the annual Miami Conference has become the premiere event for the industry. Executives from online dating firms, matchmakers and other companies attend to identify working business models and new technologies in the space.

About Online Personals Watch
Online Personals Watch (onlinepersonalswatch.com) has no ads, no fluff, just raw news, official rankings and CEO interviews relevant to the Online Personals and Matchmaking Industries. June 2004 marked the first post on the website. 'OPW' has become the #1 online resource for the business of online dating and matchmaking.

For more information, please visit the iDate2009 website or contact Media Relations:

Mark Brooks, Online Personals Watch
T: USA +1 (212) 444-1636
F: USA +1 (520) 844-1636

This press release may contain forward-looking statements, particularly as related to the business plans of the company, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from the company's expectations and estimates.