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| Membership to the site is offered to anyone with an email address. Members are able to anonymously post the name, photograph and description of a man they claim they dated. The site's ] requests that postings not contain anything untrue or defamatory <ref name="terms">{{cite web | title=Terms of Use | year=2011 | url=http://dontdatehimgirl.com/terms/ | publisher=DontDateHimGirl.com| accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> however, no information is checked for veracity prior to publication. | Membership to the site is offered to anyone with an email address. Members are able to anonymously post the name, photograph and description of a man they claim they dated. The site's ] requests that postings not contain anything untrue or defamatory <ref name="terms">{{cite web | title=Terms of Use | year=2011 | url=http://dontdatehimgirl.com/terms/ | publisher=DontDateHimGirl.com| accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> however, no information is checked for veracity prior to publication. | ||
| The site's owner suggests that men can rebut postings made about them by logging on to the site and creating an account to post their comments, or directly contacting the authors of the postings made about them through a link that appears on each posting.<ref name="cheating men" |
The site's former owner suggests that men can rebut postings made about them by logging on to the site and creating an account to post their comments, or directly contacting the authors of the postings made about them through a link that appears on each posting.<ref name="cheating men"/> | ||
| In 2006, to combat the rash of fake blogs and URLs using the DontDateHimGirl.com brand name and purporting to be written by DontDateHimGirl.com staff, the site launched its' official blog located on the DontDateHimGirl.com website <ref name=DontDateHimGirl.com Official Blog>{{cite article| title=DontDateHimGirl.com Combats Trademark Infringement by Blogger Users With Creation of Official Blog|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.com| date=January 2006| url=http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com/blog}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In July 2010, the site issued a ] that it would be removing the "database of alleged cads" to refocus on "putting out quality content such as articles, videos and podcasts that help women learn to date better, forming content partnerships and creating engaging mobile platforms.”<ref name=BWPR>{{cite press release | title=DontDateHimGirl.com Set to Remove Postings of Alleged Cheaters from Site in 30 Days|publisher=Businesswire.com | date=July 19, 2010| url=http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100719006160&newsLang=en}}</ref> |
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| In 2007, the site won a Marketing to Women Award from Future Inc. Now. .”<ref name=DontDateHimGirl.com Wins Marketing to Women Award>{{cite article| title=DontDateHimGirl.com Wins Marketing to Women Award|publisher=GrokDotCom| date=December 20,2007| url=http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/12/20/marketing-to-women-awards-part-2/}}</ref> | |||
| In 2008, the site was hailed by CBS News as instrumental in helping to locate a club promoter who was allegedly infecting women with HIV. .”<ref name=CBSNews>{{cite article| title=DontDateHimGirl.com Saves Lives|publisher=CBS News | date=August 10, 2008| url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/dontdatehimgirl/30140/}}</ref> | |||
| In 2009, the entertainment trade publication Variety reported that Shine-owned U.S. production company Reveille has optioned "Don't Date Him Girl" for a possible U.S. makeover announced at the Cannes Film Festival that year. <ref name=Variety>{{cite article| title=Don't Date Him Girl Optioned for Possible TV Series|publisher=Variety| date=March 9, 2009| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001854?refcatid=3579&printerfriendly=true}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In July 2010, the site issued a ] that it would be removing the "database of alleged cads" to refocus on "putting out quality content such as articles, videos and podcasts that help women learn to date better, forming content partnerships and creating engaging mobile platforms.”<ref name=BWPR>{{cite press release | title=DontDateHimGirl.com Set to Remove Postings of Alleged Cheaters from Site in 30 Days|publisher=Businesswire.com | date=July 19, 2010| url=http://eon.businesswire.com/portal/site/eon/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100719006160&newsLang=en}}</ref> | ||
| In 2011, the site announced the creation of its own official Wiki page to combat the constant vandalism, false information and editing wars that continue to plague the site's page on Misplaced Pages.com. <ref name=DontDateHimGirl>{{cite website| title=DontDateHimGirl.com to Launch Official Wiki Page|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.com| date=May 21, 2011| url=http://dontdatehimgirlofficialwiki.com/}}</ref> | |||
| ==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
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| In 2006, Todd Hollis, a ] attorney, filed a suit against the website owner as well as two alleged posters and five unidentified women for various claims posted about him which he asserted were false and defamatory.<ref name=CMLP>{{cite web|title=Hollis v Cunningham|url=http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/hollis-v-cunningham|publisher=Citizen Media Law Project|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=2007-12-06|month=12|year=2007}}</ref> The lawsuit was initially dismissed in ] for a lack of ]. The ] issued an ] brief in support of the site, arguing its owners were shielded from suits by the ] of 1996's ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eff.org/cases/dontdatehimgirl-com|publisher=]|title=Cases:DontDateHimGirl.com|accessdate=2011-03-10}}</ref> In 2007, Hollis filed a second lawsuit in federal court in ] which was settled with respect to the site operators in June 2008.<ref name=CMLP /> | In 2006, Todd Hollis, a ] attorney, filed a suit against the website owner as well as two alleged posters and five unidentified women for various claims posted about him which he asserted were false and defamatory.<ref name=CMLP>{{cite web|title=Hollis v Cunningham|url=http://www.citmedialaw.org/threats/hollis-v-cunningham|publisher=Citizen Media Law Project|accessdate=11 March 2011|date=2007-12-06|month=12|year=2007}}</ref> The lawsuit was initially dismissed in ] for a lack of ]. The ] issued an ] brief in support of the site, arguing its owners were shielded from suits by the ] of 1996's ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eff.org/cases/dontdatehimgirl-com|publisher=]|title=Cases:DontDateHimGirl.com|accessdate=2011-03-10}}</ref> In 2007, Hollis filed a second lawsuit in federal court in ] which was settled with respect to the site operators in June 2008.<ref name=CMLP /> | ||
| A September 2006 article in the '']'' elaborated on a fabricated profile created to demonstrate that the "website is dangerous."<ref name=MNT>{{cite news|title=Blind Date, Tasha Joseph's Website shows fiction is stranger than truth|last=Green|first=Joanne|publisher='']''|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-09-14/news/blind-date/1/|date=September 14, 2006|accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> The ''New Times' |
A September 2006 article in the '']'' elaborated on a fabricated profile created to demonstrate that the "website is dangerous."<ref name=MNT>{{cite news|title=Blind Date, Tasha Joseph's Website shows fiction is stranger than truth|last=Green|first=Joanne|publisher='']''|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2006-09-14/news/blind-date/1/|date=September 14, 2006|accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> The ''New Times', a tabloid publication similar to the National Enquirer, investigated a number of profiles and found claims made were on on the whole, fallacious. One profile the ''New Times'' uncovered supposedly of a philandering ex-boyfriend was actually a gay man who had spurned a woman's advances. | ||
| In an August 2007 feature, ] referred to DontDateHimGirl as a "revenge site." <ref>{{cite news|title=Internet Revenge Sites Challenge the Theory 'No Press Is Bad Press'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/icaught/Story?id=3452908&page=1|publisher=ABC News|date=2007-08-08|accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> On the same day, the ] referenced DontDateHimGirl as a "hate site."<ref>{{cite video|title=The O'Reilly Factor|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ih0wsMBtJc|publisher=FOX News Channel|date=2007-08-08|medium=Television production|people=O'Reilly, Bill (host); Ham, Mary Katharine (guest)|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> | In an August 2007 feature, ] referred to DontDateHimGirl as a "revenge site." <ref>{{cite news|title=Internet Revenge Sites Challenge the Theory 'No Press Is Bad Press'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/icaught/Story?id=3452908&page=1|publisher=ABC News|date=2007-08-08|accessdate=2011-03-08}}</ref> On the same day, the ] referenced DontDateHimGirl as a "hate site."<ref>{{cite video|title=The O'Reilly Factor|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ih0wsMBtJc|publisher=FOX News Channel|date=2007-08-08|medium=Television production|people=O'Reilly, Bill (host); Ham, Mary Katharine (guest)|accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> | ||
| While it was announced in July 2010 that the profiles of the men on the site would be removed, as of May 2011, the database can still be accessed through the site's "cheater view" and "posts" directory which are linked extensively on other sites.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.com|title=Example: Jude Law Post |accessdate=2011-04-04|url=http://dontdatehimgirl.com/posts/68/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DontDateHimGirl.com/Cheater_View Google links|url=http://www.google.com/search?q=%22dontdatehimgirl.com%2Fcheater_view%22|publisher=Google search|accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> | |||
| ==Spin-off projects== | ==Spin-off projects== | ||
| In 2009, the entertainment trade publication Variety reported that Shine-owned U.S. production company Reveille has optioned "Don't Date Him Girl" for a possible U.S. makeover announced at the Cannes Film Festival that year. <ref name=Variety>{{cite article| title=Don't Date Him Girl Optioned for Possible TV Series|publisher=Variety| date=March 9, 2009| url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001854?refcatid=3579&printerfriendly=true}}</ref> | |||
| On DontDateHimGirl's ] page, in December 2005, the owner announced preparations for a second site aimed at men called "DontDateHerMan.com" to be launched on Valentine's Day 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=MR. ERB SPEAKS! DONTDATEHERMAN.COM LAUNCHES & OUR CHEATERS OF THE DAY!|url=http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2005/12/mr-erb-speaks-dontdatehermancom.html|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com|accessdate=10 March 2011|archiveurl=http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20060219171708/http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2005/12/mr-erb-speaks-dontdatehermancom.html | On DontDateHimGirl's ] page, in December 2005, the owner announced preparations for a second site aimed at men called "DontDateHerMan.com" to be launched on Valentine's Day 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=MR. ERB SPEAKS! DONTDATEHERMAN.COM LAUNCHES & OUR CHEATERS OF THE DAY!|url=http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2005/12/mr-erb-speaks-dontdatehermancom.html|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com|accessdate=10 March 2011|archiveurl=http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20060219171708/http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2005/12/mr-erb-speaks-dontdatehermancom.html | ||
| |archivedate=2006-02-19|date=21|month=12|year=2005}}</ref> The following year, she posted that, "we've decided not to launch DontDateHerMan.com after getting a flurry of e-mails from women denouncing my intention to create a site for men to post the pictures and profiles of women who have cheated on them."<ref>{{cite web|title=BACK AGAIN, AVERAGE GUY SAYS & SUNNY DAYS!|url=http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2006/06/back-again-average-guy-says-sunny-days.html|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com|accessdate=10 March 2011|archiveurl=http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20060628022721/http://www.dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/|archivedate=2006-06-28|date=20|month=06|year=2006}}</ref> She related that emails condemned launching such a possible site as a "travesty to the sisterhood" in which "women will just be humiliated by guys." | |archivedate=2006-02-19|date=21|month=12|year=2005}}</ref> The following year, she posted that, "we've decided not to launch DontDateHerMan.com after getting a flurry of e-mails from women denouncing my intention to create a site for men to post the pictures and profiles of women who have cheated on them."<ref>{{cite web|title=BACK AGAIN, AVERAGE GUY SAYS & SUNNY DAYS!|url=http://dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/2006/06/back-again-average-guy-says-sunny-days.html|publisher=DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com|accessdate=10 March 2011|archiveurl=http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20060628022721/http://www.dontdatehimgirl.blogspot.com/|archivedate=2006-06-28|date=20|month=06|year=2006}}</ref> She related that emails condemned launching such a possible site as a "travesty to the sisterhood" in which "women will just be humiliated by guys." | ||
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| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 1 June 2011
| Available in | English |
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| Created by | Shine Media |
| URL | http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com |
| Commercial | yes |
| Registration | optional |
DontDateHimGirl.com is a website launched in July 2005, which provides a forum for women to discuss their dating experiences, and controversially, anonymously post profiles of men who they contend cheated or abused them. In a New York Times article, the site's founder Tasha Joseph likened it to a "dating credit report" for women.
Membership to the site is offered to anyone with an email address. Members are able to anonymously post the name, photograph and description of a man they claim they dated. The site's terms of use requests that postings not contain anything untrue or defamatory however, no information is checked for veracity prior to publication.
The site's former owner suggests that men can rebut postings made about them by logging on to the site and creating an account to post their comments, or directly contacting the authors of the postings made about them through a link that appears on each posting.
In 2006, to combat the rash of fake blogs and URLs using the DontDateHimGirl.com brand name and purporting to be written by DontDateHimGirl.com staff, the site launched its' official blog located on the DontDateHimGirl.com website Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
In 2007, the site won a Marketing to Women Award from Future Inc. Now. .”Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
In 2008, the site was hailed by CBS News as instrumental in helping to locate a club promoter who was allegedly infecting women with HIV. .”
In 2009, the entertainment trade publication Variety reported that Shine-owned U.S. production company Reveille has optioned "Don't Date Him Girl" for a possible U.S. makeover announced at the Cannes Film Festival that year.
In July 2010, the site issued a press release that it would be removing the "database of alleged cads" to refocus on "putting out quality content such as articles, videos and podcasts that help women learn to date better, forming content partnerships and creating engaging mobile platforms.”
In 2011, the site announced the creation of its own official Wiki page to combat the constant vandalism, false information and editing wars that continue to plague the site's page on Misplaced Pages.com.
Controversies
The site has received criticism as a "reputation management system" which provides a venue for anonymously posting false, malicious or fraudulent profiles of men without an adequate means to to correct them.
In 2006, Todd Hollis, a Pennsylvania attorney, filed a suit against the website owner as well as two alleged posters and five unidentified women for various claims posted about him which he asserted were false and defamatory. The lawsuit was initially dismissed in Pennsylvania for a lack of personal jurisdiction. The Electronic Freedom Foundation issued an amicus curiae brief in support of the site, arguing its owners were shielded from suits by the Communications Decency Act of 1996's Section 230. In 2007, Hollis filed a second lawsuit in federal court in Florida which was settled with respect to the site operators in June 2008.
A September 2006 article in the Miami New Times elaborated on a fabricated profile created to demonstrate that the "website is dangerous." The New Times', a tabloid publication similar to the National Enquirer, investigated a number of profiles and found claims made were on on the whole, fallacious. One profile the New Times uncovered supposedly of a philandering ex-boyfriend was actually a gay man who had spurned a woman's advances.
In an August 2007 feature, ABC News referred to DontDateHimGirl as a "revenge site." On the same day, the O'Reilly Factor referenced DontDateHimGirl as a "hate site."
Spin-off projects
In 2009, the entertainment trade publication Variety reported that Shine-owned U.S. production company Reveille has optioned "Don't Date Him Girl" for a possible U.S. makeover announced at the Cannes Film Festival that year.
On DontDateHimGirl's Blogger page, in December 2005, the owner announced preparations for a second site aimed at men called "DontDateHerMan.com" to be launched on Valentine's Day 2006. The following year, she posted that, "we've decided not to launch DontDateHerMan.com after getting a flurry of e-mails from women denouncing my intention to create a site for men to post the pictures and profiles of women who have cheated on them." She related that emails condemned launching such a possible site as a "travesty to the sisterhood" in which "women will just be humiliated by guys."
In 2010, Tasha Cunningham debuted a book based on the site called DontDateHimGirl.com Presents: So the Bastard Broke Your Heart, Now What? published by Polka Dot Press.
Following on the site's success, with her husband, attorney Courtney Cunningham, the founder has gone onto launch a communications consulting firm The Cunningham Group in 2008, where she is noted as the "owner of several successful websites and is called upon to provide expert advice about PR, social media and online marketing". She is similarly referred to as "an acknowledged expert on social media," who has "appeared on CNN, MSNBC and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times."
See also
References
- ^ Olbermann, Keith (September 30, 2005). "Cheating men caught online". MSNBC.
- Alvarez, Lizette (2006-02-16). "(Name Here) Is a Liar and a Cheat". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Terms of Use". DontDateHimGirl.com. 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
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- "DontDateHimGirl.com Set to Remove Postings of Alleged Cheaters from Site in 30 Days" (Press release). Businesswire.com. July 19, 2010.
- "DontDateHimGirl.com to Launch Official Wiki Page". DontDateHimGirl.com. May 21, 2011.
- Tracey, Joe. "Reputation Management Systems, like "Don't Date Him Girl" Have Several Flaws to Work Out". OnlineDatingMagazine.com. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- ^ "Hollis v Cunningham". Citizen Media Law Project. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "Cases:DontDateHimGirl.com". Electronic Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- Green, Joanne (September 14, 2006). "Blind Date, Tasha Joseph's Website shows fiction is stranger than truth". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Internet Revenge Sites Challenge the Theory 'No Press Is Bad Press'". ABC News. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2011-03-08.
- O'Reilly, Bill (host); Ham, Mary Katharine (guest) (2007-08-08). The O'Reilly Factor (Television production). FOX News Channel. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- "MR. ERB SPEAKS! DONTDATEHERMAN.COM LAUNCHES & OUR CHEATERS OF THE DAY!". DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com. 21. Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "BACK AGAIN, AVERAGE GUY SAYS & SUNNY DAYS!". DontDateHimGirl.blogspot.com. 20. Archived from the original on 2006-06-28. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - "Adams Media".
- "Tasha Cunningham". TheCunninghamGroup.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- "Social Media". TheCunninghamGroup.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
External links
- Tom Leykis radio interview with Tasha Cunningham
- Tasha Cunningham Interview (05/08)
- Forget Finding Mr. Right, Just Lose Mr. Wrong - Toronto Globe and Mail