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| ⚫ | '''Anastasia International''' is a company with several web properties that purport to connect Western men with women from Russia, former [[Soviet Republics]], Asia, Latin America, and Africa.<!-- <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/woman/love-sex/from-ukraine-with-love-26681780.html#wcol|title=From Ukraine With Love|last=Phelan|first=Amanda|date=September 8, 2010|accessdate=2013-03-20}}</ref> --> Founded in 1993 by a Russian-American couple.<ref name="onlinepersonalswatch.com">{{cite web| |
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| ⚫ | '''Anastasia International''' is a |
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The company initially launched a dating website called AnastasiaDate in the mid 1990s. The site focused primarily on connecting Western men with Eastern European women. After the success of their initial site, they launched a number of other sites in 2007, aiming at connecting men with women from [[Latin America]], [[Asia]], and [[Africa]].<ref name=Independent /> |
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In 2011, the company was sold and all of the sites began to operate independently. |
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==Corporate structure== |
==Corporate structure== |
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Anastasia International is a privately held company that |
Anastasia International is a [[privately held company]] that operates online dating portals including AnastasiaDate, AmoLatina, AfricanBeauties, and AsianBeauties. The company operates from Moscow and New York.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} |
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The company operates from [[Bangor, Maine]], [[USA]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The company was founded by a Russian-American couple, Elena and David Besuden, in 1993.<ref name="onlinepersonalswatch.com"/> AnastasiaDate service is often called a "[[mail-order bride]]" service. As the company expanded, it introduced a new phone translation service in 2003. Two years later, it introduced a flower and gift delivery service. Then in 2007, AnastasiaWeb re-launched as Anastasia-International.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} |
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In 2008, Anastasia |
In 2008, Anastasia-International held the first of a series of [[beauty contest]]s, Miss Snow Angel. This was followed by the Miss Bikini<!-- <ref>{{cite web| |
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The company was sold in 2011 in a private transaction. |
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{{clarify span|text=Fortune reporter Anne VanderMey documented that some of AnastasiaDate's online women are paid by local partner agencies to correspond with customers, although the company's Chief Strategy Officer said that this practice was strictly forbidden by the company and that they were working to stamp it out.<ref name=fortune>{{cite web|url=http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/09/the-mail-order-bride-boom/?iid=SF_F_River |title=The Mail Order Bride Boom|date=April 9, 2013}}</ref>|explain='Dated' as writ, overly vague. One example is not some.|date=May 2013}} |
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Dan Slater included a chapter in his recent book, ''Love in the Time of Algorithms'', focused on Anastasia International. This included research done on the site in Moscow as well as in Colombia, where Slater was invited by Anastasia International to document an AmoLatina tour. Slater's chapter revealed that Anastasia's noble vision is carried out by executives and staff as misfits without integrity, driven by money and sex. He stated that it is common knowledge that profiles on Anastasia's site are created and manned by the staff of bridal agencies in order to increase their profits. It was documented that the men on the tour to Colombia had believed that they would be able to meet website members on the tour (with whom they had paid to correspond in order to build relationships), but they all conveniently disappeared. However, in spite of the obstacles, he did note that at least one couple had met and been married via Anastasia's AmoLatina at some point previous to the tour.<ref>{{cite book |
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|title=Love in the Time of Algorithms: What Technology Does to Meeting and Mating |
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|isbn=978-1-59184-531-7 |
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|lccn=2012036921 |
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|oclc=796756145 |
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|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xJe8YuvGascC&dq=editions:-eG6WsrghD4C |
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==Lawsuit versus EM Online Ltd. dba Elena's Models== |
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| ⚫ | On May 1, 2013, Anastasia International filed a suit versus the Australian company EM Online Ltd. dba Elena's Models, in [[US Federal Court]] in New York. The complaint revolves around the sites anastasiadatefraud.com and ruadvadventures.com, allegedly owned by Elena's Models, which according to the complaint, have fabricated negative testimonials and used the trademarked name AnastasiaDate illegally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/03/57290.htm|accessdate=2013-05-06|title=CourtHouseNews Service by Rebekah Kearn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nysdce/1:2013cv02919/411265/|accessdate=2013-05-13|title=Anastasia International,Inc,. v. EM Online PTY LTD}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{official website|http://www. |
*{{official website|http://www.anastasiasites.com/}} |
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[[Category:Russian websites]] |
[[Category:Russian websites]] |
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Type of site | Online Service |
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| Revenue | $110 million USD |
| URL | anastasiasites.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
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Anastasia International is a company with several web properties that purport to connect Western men with women from Russia, former Soviet Republics, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Founded in 1993 by a Russian-American couple.[1]
Corporate structure
Anastasia International is a privately held company that operates online dating portals including AnastasiaDate, AmoLatina, AfricanBeauties, and AsianBeauties. The company operates from Moscow and New York.[citation needed]
History
The company was founded by a Russian-American couple, Elena and David Besuden, in 1993.[1] AnastasiaDate service is often called a "mail-order bride" service. As the company expanded, it introduced a new phone translation service in 2003. Two years later, it introduced a flower and gift delivery service. Then in 2007, AnastasiaWeb re-launched as Anastasia-International.[citation needed]
In 2008, Anastasia-International held the first of a series of beauty contests, Miss Snow Angel. This was followed by the Miss Bikini and Anastasia's Princess contests, which have since become annual events. In 2009, Anastasia-International re-launched as AnastasiaDate.[citation needed]
Controversy
Fortune reporter Anne VanderMey documented that some of AnastasiaDate's online women are paid by local partner agencies to correspond with customers, although the company's Chief Strategy Officer said that this practice was strictly forbidden by the company and that they were working to stamp it out.[2][clarify]
Dan Slater included a chapter in his recent book, Love in the Time of Algorithms, focused on Anastasia International. This included research done on the site in Moscow as well as in Colombia, where Slater was invited by Anastasia International to document an AmoLatina tour. Slater's chapter revealed that Anastasia's noble vision is carried out by executives and staff as misfits without integrity, driven by money and sex. He stated that it is common knowledge that profiles on Anastasia's site are created and manned by the staff of bridal agencies in order to increase their profits. It was documented that the men on the tour to Colombia had believed that they would be able to meet website members on the tour (with whom they had paid to correspond in order to build relationships), but they all conveniently disappeared. However, in spite of the obstacles, he did note that at least one couple had met and been married via Anastasia's AmoLatina at some point previous to the tour.[3][full citation needed]
Lawsuit versus EM Online Ltd. dba Elena's Models
On May 1, 2013, Anastasia International filed a suit versus the Australian company EM Online Ltd. dba Elena's Models, in US Federal Court in New York. The complaint revolves around the sites anastasiadatefraud.com and ruadvadventures.com, allegedly owned by Elena's Models, which according to the complaint, have fabricated negative testimonials and used the trademarked name AnastasiaDate illegally.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "OPW Interview - AnastasiaWeb - General Director, Alexei Negin". OnlinePersonalsWatch. September 15, 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ "The Mail Order Bride Boom". April 9, 2013.
- ^ Slater, Dan (2013). Love in the Time of Algorithms: What Technology Does to Meeting and Mating. New York: Current. ISBN 978-1-59184-531-7. LCCN 2012036921. OCLC 796756145.
- ^ "CourtHouseNews Service by Rebekah Kearn". Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ "Anastasia International,Inc,. v. EM Online PTY LTD". Retrieved 2013-05-13.