As we’ve discussed in previous posts, we have a lot of experience working with companies in the online dating and social networking space and are thrilled to have our fraud protection service recognized within the industry. While it may be an overlooked fact for many, online fraud prevention is a big aspect of running any online community.

Our device reputation service provides an approach to fraud protection which is not only transparent, causing no unnecessary hassles for legitimate users, but one that actually helps identify and shut down repeated offenders exhibiting unwanted behavior, such as financial fraud, identity theft, romance scams, predatory behavior and more. Our goal is to make online dating sites as safe as possible, and as our nomination for “Best New Technology” suggests, there are a number of people in the dating industry who think we’re doing a pretty good job!

Now that the nominations have been announced, voting for the iDate awards takes place through January 7th, 2010. We encourage you to visit the awards website to see a full list of awards and the final nominees in each category. Voting is open to anyone, and you are welcome to participate.