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Speaking of new dating sites, this got my attention. AirTroductions is a new service to connect air travelers. Concept is new, but who wants to have a first date on an airplane? Imagine if the other person did not act or look like they did on the phone and in their profile? I can imagine the horror stories that will result.
The business networking side of the idea has lots of merit. If the founder is smart he will forgo adding business profiles on the site and do a deal with LinkedIn.
The site was developed by Dataart. I’m surprised they didn’t go with an off-the-shelf solution, nobody builds sites from scratch anymore.
Who’s up for a speed-dating session back in coach?
[tags: airtroductions, linkedin]
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Custom all the way, baby…
Custom-built solutions are far too expensive for most dating site operators who rely on advertising dollars for revenue. Unless you are tight with a developer who is willing to put up some serious elbow grease for future earnings, I just don’t see custom builds as cost-effective these days for the majority of operators.
I’ve yet to see a solid AJAX-driven mysql PHP one-click install site or a revenue share site that didn’t want an enormous slice of the revenue pie. Your mileage may vary.
I do agree with you, though–the business networking side is where the real gold is in this concept.