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Webdate Launches Webdate Mobile On U.S. Cellular Easyedge Service
[July 20, 2004]

Webdate Launches Webdate Mobile On U.S. Cellular Easyedge Service

Webdate, a community of men and women committed to fun and adventure in dating and in life, announced it will launch its mobile webdating service on U.S. Cellular (AMEX: USM). Webdate Mobile provides an avenue for its customers to enable mobile access to dating profiles, chat, and real-time messaging through members’ wireless phones. Webdate Mobile™ is available today through U.S. Cellular’s easyedgeSM wireless data service. U.S. Cellular provides wireless services to 4.3 million customers in 145 markets throughout 26 states.



Webdate Mobile offers anytime, anywhere access to Webdate services including complete profiles with photos, searches, profile browsing, and anonymous email messaging to other members. Members can flirt and chat with their private group of friends or reach out and meet new people in their area or around the world.

Said Abe Smilowitz, COO of Webdate, “We want our mobile version to create the same fun and chic experience, and guarantee the same satisfaction, that Webdate members are provided at home or in their workplace. Webdate Mobile is a true extension of our webdating community with the same access to all of the features that are made available on their personal computer. Combine that with the security and privacy of mobile flirting and you have the hottest dating opportunity on the planet.”


Webdate Mobile provides sophisticated security measures that enable members to have real-time access to their friends and potential partners. These enhancements protect the consumer from prying eyes and nosy neighbors, ensuring a comfortable environment to flirt freely and establish new relationships.

Webdate is one of the fastest growing webdating communities, adding more than 6,500 new members daily. With more than a 1.25 million members and one of the highest female-to-male ratios, Nielsen NetRating recently ranked Webdate in the Top 10 for social networking.

Webdate Mobile is powered by the Trilibis mCE. The Trilibis mCE is a flexible software engine that extends the connectivity and content of online communities to virtually any wireless device.

“Working with partners like Webdate and U.S. Cellular helps us fulfill our vision to liberate online communities from the limitations of the wired world,” said Tom Paddon, President and CEO of Trilibis, Inc. “By extending the Webdate brand to U.S. Cellular subscribers, Trilibis will help Webdate grow its network and increase user participation with anytime, anywhere access.”.

Webdate Mobile is available to all U.S. Cellular wireless subscribers for a flat monthly charge of $2.99 per month that includes unlimited access to all webdating features. The application can be downloaded directly to the user's wireless phone.

Webdate will make its mobile application available to other U.S. and international carriers in the coming months, expanding its reach to other wireless subscribers around the world.

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