itsmejulia.com - February 11, 2008 - Interview with Ilana Eberson
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Ilana does 10 real live people events a month (I’m exhausted just thinking about the number “10”), matching people in all sorts of ways. Tonight was speeddating (I didn’t actually do it, but I watched and interviewed! Almost as fun.), but other nights she does museum parties, bowling events, trips, etc. Unsurprisingly, she’s extroverted and a bundle of energy - and single herself! ...
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NYDailyNews.com - February 10, 2008 -
Romance can flower at any age, as these four New York love stories show
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Cindi, who had run the gamut of disastrous blind dates arranged by friends and awkward nights out with men from dating Web sites, was rapidly losing hope of finding the perfect romance.
But she allowed her former roommate, Illana Eberson, founder of the New York-based social network Real Live People Party to persuade her to attend one of her speed-dating events in May 2007. ...
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New York's Upper East Side Megasite - Uppereast.com
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Three minutes may sound short, but it’s surprisingly long, especially when talking to strangers. Conversations are helped along by special “conversation starter” cards brought by moderator Ilana Eberson, hostess of Real Live People Party. The conversations seem surprisingly normal–not the staccato, militaristic exchanges I’d expected. ...
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The Madison Avenue Journal - February 13, 2006
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... And if your lonely heart is looking for a place to spend Valentine's Day—and you're near or native to NYC—my friend Ilana is turning lovelorn singles into lovesick doubles at her matchmaking company's 2nd Annual Valentine's Day Single's Bash. ...
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The New York Times - January 1, 2006
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ILANA: Dating here is cutthroat. It's a competition like anything else. Yesterday, I was told that men don't like women with curly hair, because they can't run their fingers through it.
DONNA (piping up from behind the camera): I have straight hair, and men don't run their fingers through it.
CHARLEY: What pointers would make this dating treadmill easier?
ILANA: I would like to understand more about the male psyche. Why don't men have the same respect for women that they have for people in business? You would never hear a man say to a client, "I'm going to call you," and not call. If you're not going to call, don't say you're going to call. ... ( Read the full story )
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2theadvocate.com - February 14, 2005
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Go on those 50 dates, says New Yorker Ilana Eberson. She washed her hands of Internet dating completely and now runs a Web site for Big Apple singles fed up with compatibility tests and misleading profiles.
After the "date from hell," which entailed her suitor showing up drunk at a sushi joint, where he proceeded to spill sake all over her before asking, "How am I doing?", Eberson decided to stop downloading her social life. ...
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TimeOut New York - February 10 - 16, 2005
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Another way to meet age-appropriate fellows and avoid slipping into another vicious JDate cycle is to try a professionals-oriented dating service such as Real Live People Party ... (
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The New York Times - December 12, 2004
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