UsefulStudents.com, has announced that nearly 10,000 students have registered on their website since October 2010 looking for part time work to support their studies. The website, which aims to connect students with individuals and companies who are looking for part time staff has also listed 5000 job postings in the period.

Commenting on the growth of registrations Mike Howes of Usefulstudents said:” The Useful Students website is achieving two objectives – it is providing employers with a pool of highly qualified and committed temporary workers and at the same time enabling students to earn some valuable extra income.”

The UsefulStudents website is completely free to use for both the students and job providers and many jobs present the opportunity to earn more than minimum wage.

Since the launch Usefulstudents estimate that they have helped students earn over £100,000.

Online dating website eHarmony has appointed Ottokar Rosenberger as Country Manager for the UK. Rosenberger joins eHarmony from Rated People, where he spent two years as Commercial Director. Prior to this he was Head of Retention for Consumer Voice Services at British Telecom.

The appointment comes after eHarmony announced that they had received over 1 million registrations since they launched in the UK.

Rosenberger said: “he online dating industry is a dynamic and fascinating space. I am excited about helping to grow the eHarmony brand in the UK and replicating the phenomenal success the company has seen in America. My goal is to bring the consumer focus I’ve developed from years of working on top brands to eHarmony’s UK business”

Online 2 Offline socialising network, Citysocialising has secured £1m in funding to invest in the expansion and development of the business from PROfounders capital. The funding will be used for product and mobile development and expansion as well as recruitment of key Executives including Marketing and Business Development Director and Product Manager.

Michael Birch, co-founder of Bebo, commented “It’s exciting to see CitySocialising operating in a unique way within the Online2Offline space by successfully combining online social networking with genuine relationship-building in the real world around events. They’ve made great progress so far in organically developing a loyal and mobilised community and I’m looking forward to working closely with them to innovate further and realise the full potential of this space.”

PROfounders is backed by some of the UK’s most successful tech entrepreneurs, including Brent Hoberman and Michael Birch. The firm has a focus on the next generation of online businesses with previous investments including Made.com, TweetDeck and Keynoir.