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Online Dating Site for People with Herpes, HPV, AIDS and other STD's Reaches Record High Member Enrollments in its First Week
http://www.newmedia.org/articles/88/1/Online-Dating-Site-for-People-with-Herpes-HPV-AIDS-and-other-STDs-Reaches-Record-High-Member-Enrollments-in-its-First-Week/Page1.html
By John Spagnuolo
Published on 09/17/2007
 
Vddate.com launched on September 4th 2007 to support a niche dating market that was greatly underserved. Vddate.com focused on offering a dating platform for people with STD's like Herpes (HSV-1 and HSV-2), HPV, Chlamydia, H.I.V., A.I.D.S, genital warts, gonorrhea, and others. 

Online Dating Site for People with Herpes, HPV, AIDS and other STD's Reaches Record High Member
The first date after a person's diagnosis of having a venereal disease may seem a little strange. One may feel awkward having to inform their date of their condition. This no longer has to be the case when you become a member of Vddate.com.

VDdate.com launched on September 4th 2007 to support a niche dating market that was greatly underserved. Vddate.com focused on offering a dating platform for people with STD's like Herpes (HSV-1 and HSV-2), HPV, Chlamydia, H.I.V., A.I.D.S, genital warts gonorrhea, and others. 

During the first week of its presence in the online dating market, Vddate.com grew memberships by the thousands all looking to find the perfect match.

"Members are making connections and sharing personal stories on the challenges of dating with an STD such as Herpes." Says co-founder of Vddate.com and President of Outbreak Media, Inc, Aaron Grubel, "This new community is helping to ease the complication of dating with a sexually transmitted disease"

VDdate.com is very unique in this market bringing many social networking tools to members such as the ability to chat, IM, send emails to other members, rate other profiles, and much more. Members can create a profile and allow all guests, paying members, or just the members they select to access them in a search. The site offers a level of discretion for those who wish to keep their condition private.