Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary
From the monthly archives:
I was reading Steve Rubel’s post about yet another Internet bubble about to burst, which led me to this article that says Plentyoffish.com is worth $1 billion according to it’s founder.
POF being valued at one billion dollars? Not a chance. Hundreds of millions? Definitely.
Markus, owner of Plentyoffish, recently spoke with Read/WriteWeb:
But the crux of Markus’ [...]
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I watched the game last night at the Warren Tavern, the oldest pub in America. The place was packed with Red Sox Fans who didn’t want to go down to participate in the insanity that occurred around Fenway. Congrats once again, you guys made us proud.
The winter is looking up. Patriots are unbeatable, Celtics look [...]
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 Anna Zornosa is leaving Yahoo! Personals.
Today we are announcing a transition in leadership within Yahoo! Personals. After two years driving Yahoo! Personals to be one of the leading online dating sites in the industry, Anna Zornosa has decided to pursue a career opportunity outside of Yahoo!
Yahoo! Personals has realized significant growth and delivered enormous value [...]
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Big news, Microsoft paying $240 million for a sliver of Facebook, 1.6% to be precise. What does this mean to the user? Not much, It’s just corporations doing business with each other.
Google has a $900 million ad revenue sharing deal with Myspace. Microsoft gets same along with with equity in Facebook. Don’t forget, the two [...]
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It’s Just Lunch sued. A group of well-heeled women who paid up to $1,500 to snag a man through one of the nation’s priciest and fast-growing online dating services It’s Just Lunch has filed a civil lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, claiming the lunchtime setups were not what they bargained for.
Wedding Web 2.0 Style.
Eharmony [...]
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I am back from a fantastic birthday weekend in Vermont. 45 mile bike ride and a Red Sox win to put us in the World Series, can it get any better?
I have a question: What scripts are companies using to power dating site groups?
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SinglesNet and PlentyofFish at #1 and 2 on Hitwise rankings. Ok, but how much are they paying for the traffic? One million dollars? $10 million? The cost of traffic is something nobody talks about. MSN Dating (Match.c0m), went from #3 to #14, ouch.
True.com selects Midnight Coders for delivery of next generation online dating services. TRUE.com [...]
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Allison Clark, Senior Manager, PR at Match.com and Chemistry.com, is looking for a PR/Marketing Coordinator to support the Marketing and PR management team in administrative, creative and product assignments. A Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Manager are sought as well. Visit www.match.com/careers
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I just got off the phone with Sam Yagan at OKCupid. Sam walked me through a demo of a new site they are launching soon. Without giving away the store, I will say that the new service brings singles together like no other dating site I’ve ever seen before.
The service won’t be for everyone, but [...]
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For the last 24 hours Match.com has been mostly unreachable. I wonder how long it will take for someone to notice that most pages are throwing errors like this. Some error pages say “Even dating has it’s difficulties”, but at $20/month, the website shouldn’t.
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