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Corkd Gets Hackd

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Confirmed: Penthouse Buys AdultFriendFinder For $500 Million

As first reported by Michael November 17, the acquisition by Penthouse of Palo Alto based Various, Inc., the owner of AdultFriendFinder has been confirmed. According to a NY Times report, the buying p

Update On The AdultFriendFinder Deal

The rumors keep flying with the AdultFriendFinder deal we’ve been writing about (see update here). No sale has yet been closed, but not due to a lack of a willing seller. We’ve gotten conf

Update On AdultFriendFinder Acquisition – Penthouse May Be The Buyer

More on the acquisition rumor from yesterday – another source now says they were acquired by Penthouse Media Group, and the price was closer to $500 million. Whether or not a transaction has occ

Whoa: AdultFriendFinder May Have Been Acquired For $1 Billion+

Update: Penthouse Media Group may be the buyer. The world’s basest online dating site may have had a major liquidity event. Palo Alto based Various, Inc., which owns AdultFriendFinder and scores