WOW .... This is so danm HUGE ! Congrats !!! :thumbsup
There are advantages for me in it as well. You know what I mean :winkwink:

wow... that's rather massive. For the adult biz, that's the equivalent as Nike and Sony merging!

nice, great for all

"Running cameras" & "Digital shoes" are coming ..... :1orglaugh

Wow!! Congrats to everyone involved! :thumbsup

This is indeed huge... congrats to both parties...
even though I also have to say that I am unsure what's in with this deal for AFF...
time will tell :)

A marriage made in heaven. Lars rocks and the entire AFF team is awesome.

Congrats to both companies, an impressive venture. :thumbsup

another take on it


TWO GIANTS JOIN FORCES
FriendFinder merges with Streamray Inc.

Las Vegas, Nevada: Various Inc., the new parent company of FriendFinder, the world?s largest operator of dating and adult personals, and Streamray Inc., one of the web?s leading live cam companies, have announced their merger. The combination of the two businesses will create a powerful online combination of technology, services and consumer websites.

Various operates FriendFinder Inc. the world?s largest operator of dating and social networking websites with a growing network of over 20 multicultural and multilingual sites. Streamray operates Cams.com, LegendaryLars.com and StreamRay.com all pay-per minute live web cam programs.

The combined company of 180 employees will continue to operate separate affiliate programs but will develop programs to enable affiliates of both to easily promote the other. The company plans to announce key upgrades to their products and services in coming months.

?Various and Streamray have a natural affinity and offer preeminent products aimed at similar markets,? said Andrew Conru, CEO and founder of Various. ?This merger brings together two market leaders and creates an unparalleled partnership with the strongest technology and talent in the industry. The merger will give us an opportunity develop new and innovative services for members in our FriendFinder network, and use our resources to further develop Streamray.?

?We are very excited about the prospects for our affiliates and our customers,? said ?Legendary? Lars, owner of Las Vegas-based Streamray. ?All of our affiliates from both companies will benefit by a combination of our technologies and skills. Our customers will benefit by added services and improved support. In addition to potential cost savings from consolidating operations, Various and Streamray have distinctive product lines and complementary types of customers which should provide fertile ground for new marketing initiatives aimed at profitable revenue growth. This is a natural fit, this gives us the ability to blend one-stop shopping in human interaction and companionship on various levels and in a myriad of key niche marketplaces.?

Legendary Lars will remain president of Streamray. and assume the new role of marketing master at FriendFinder. Andrew will remain president of Various and will oversee the IT of the company.

FriendFinder Inc. is the world?s largest operator of dating and social networking websites with a growing network of over 20 multicultural and multilingual sites. In less than a decade, more than 90 million people have joined its sites, with more than 25 million active today.

A pioneer and innovator in online dating since its inception in 1996, FriendFinder Inc. empowers members to create virtual communities where they can privately and comfortably meet people with similar interests in a safe and stimulating environment. The privately funded company is based in Palo Alto, Calif.

Streamray, Inc., a Las Vegas based company, was founded in 1998. Streamray is a content aggregator and a global market leader in the online development and deployment of video and audio virtual communities.

Hahahahah thats easy ME , our affiliates and relationships, ME and all of our staff and customer base and of course ME !


hahahhah is that pridefull enough or what :)

49 mergers :Oh crap

50........

Woohoo! You heard it first on YNOTRADIO! We love having breaking news which effects the industry!

Mazel Tov guys you deserve it! Both AFF and StreamRay are clients and we are very proud!

page 2 sig spot :pimp

congrats

Congrats!!!! Setting up some traffic for streamray as AFF has always been fantastic for me.

:thumbsup

Boy, you're just all over the sig spots. :upsidedow

sounds like it will be good for both

Sweeeet deal

The last time I remember a deal this big going down in adult was when Private went public on the stock exchange.

This is the most impressive deal that I have ever seen in my 7 years in the adult industry, the potential is endless with what you can do with the combined technologies.

Congrats to both parties.

That's a powerhouse merger. Congrats to AFF and Lars! Only good can come from this :)

Congrats Lars!

This will be a winner for sure and look forward to talking to you in Phoenix about it!

gotta whore, when whoring is HOTT :Graucho

nice deal, but i think you're going a little over the top with this... bragging, etc. i wish you luck but with that sort of ego... you will go down.

Wow Lars you weren't kidding when you said it was big... daaayyyyuummm

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

Virtual dating - I'd like to see what you have in mind for this ... as we said in the chatroom, if it saves $150 or so vs. a real date, it can't be all bad :winkwink:

That's huge...congrats on the merger :thumbsup

wow great news.... my question is what can we expect now that 2 giants have merged?

So is an IPO the next step?

Congrats, wish you the best of luck with it.

congrats Lars :thumbsup

EGO??? are you Kidding ? Do you even know these two guys? If you did you wouldnt say what you just did. They are the two most understated people in the business.For all their success they are totally unaffected and aprochable :thumbsup

Good call, JFK. :thumbsup

This is an incredible merger of two power-house co's - Congrats!

It's an understatement to say that we are all very excited and happy to have you and your crew working so closely with us.

On a personal level I'm now working for two Internet pioneers.

congrats Lars.






now, what stock do you like right now?

Holy shit... Good deal.. Two of my fav programs to promote as one... Awesome news for all involved..

wow awesome news
Congrats Lars and Steamray and AFF

WOW i never would have guessed that was going to be the news.. Congrats

Thanks so much everyone for your support ! it really feels good to pull omething like this off. We have sure come a long way in 10 years of doing this biz. I am proud to work with so many fine folks and am so thankfull to all our affiliates and friends for thier support and kind words !