After seeing Match.com on Twitter yesterday I decided to see what dating sites and other related brands/people/blogs are on Twitter. I started by checking out all the people who OnlineBootyCall follows, because that seemed like a logical place to start. OBC has had a dedicated social media person monitoring Twitter since July 2008, bootylicious.
I’m http://twitter.com/daveevans, I started on Twitter back in Feb 2007. Working on this post I realized once again that I lead a bit of a dual life between the social media crowd, online dating and all of the other Internet stuff I’m involved in. I tend to keep things somewhat neatly compartmentalized, which tends to collapse in social spaces like Facebook, Twitter and Brightkite. Here’s to worlds colliding.
I wanted a list of online dating tweeps, and had to start somewhere. This list is just the tip of the iceberg, Leave your Twitter link in the comments and I’ll add you to a the list.
I’ll talk more about Twitter best practices for online dating sites in another post.
The last thing I want to see is dating sites fail when it comes to social media. Until tonight I have not been impressed, but after spending a few hours on Twitter tonight something tells me that Twitter could be the vehicle by which online dating is going to embrace social media.
Online Dating Twitter Accounts
http://twitter.com/onlinebootycall (YouTube)
http://twitter.com/MatchDotCom
http://twitter.com/DownToEarthDate (looks like they got online about 9 hours ago)
http://twitter.com/AlexTrottier (Mate1)
http://twitter.com/zoosk
http://twitter.com/iovation (Youtube)
http://twitter.com/be2net
http://twitter.com/sparkbliss
http://twitter.com/MeetMarket
http://twitter.com/OmniDate
http://twitter.com/tweetbirds
http://twitter.com/ezdatingtips
http://twitter.com/zonedate
http://twitter.com/partnermaps
http://twitter.com/DNUSADating
http://twitter.com/DatingCoach
http://twitter.com/DateAGolfer
http://twitter.com/markcbrooks
http://twitter.com/yvonnerice
http://twitter.com/datingguide
http://twitter.com/datingclublive
http://twitter.com/AskMarsVenus
http://twitter.com/MeetHerHere
http://twitter.com/CoachCarol
http://twitter.com/TopDatingTips
http://twitter.com/1stDateJitters
http://twitter.com/CoachChelle (coaches are really good at getting followers, learn from them)
http://twitter.com/gaysdotcom
http://twitter.com/ToyBoyWarehouse
http://twitter.com/eharmonyblog
http://twitter.com/eHarmony_jack (is this really eHarmony?)
http://twitter.com/EvanMarcKatz
http://twitter.com/recklessstudio
http://twitter.com/yesnomayB
http://twitter.com/DatingReview
http://twitter.com/overheardatwld
http://twitter.com/wld
http://twitter.com/christiancafe
http://twitter.com/kathrynlord
http://twitter.com/aolpersonals
http://twitter.com/successfulmatch
http://twitter.com/datecom
http://twitter.com/ignighter
http://twitter.com/MyTweetheart
http://www.twitter.com/allthedates
Favorite Twitter username I found while researching this post: HisBoysCanSwim. She has more followers than all dating sites combined and really knows how to draw interest with contests, fun blog too.
What’s your Twitter account and who else should be added to the list?
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You can follow us on twitter, too: http://twitter.com/gaysdotcom
Cheers, Julius
I’ve just started twittering on http://twitter.com/ToyBoyWarehouse
We’re rebuilding the site at the moment to launch in the US later on this year and have a VIP section too…
Good find, Dave! Our latest posts since June 2008 are twitted at http://twitter.com/eharmonyblog . At least one third of our posts are there. Many of our “followers” are also involved one way or another with online dating.
Thanks for the tip, Dave. And yes, I’m already Twittering. I invite everyone in the online dating industry to follow my content and I’ll be pleased to follow yours…
http://twitter.com/EvanMarcKatz
Hey David,
Just wanted to chime in here and say that I’m a very proud husband of my beautiful pregnant Jane. She’s been rocking Twitter and we just launched out contest today. (Whoever told us that running a contest on your blog is easy should be hung by their toenails for 3 hours!)
Glad to hear you liked my wife’s Twitter name!
OK… I need to clear my cookies. If Jane sees anything to do with an online dating site in my browser history – I can promise you that my boys would never swim again!
You can follow me at: http://twitter.com/geeksdreamgirl
/yesnomayB
ChristianCafe.com: http://twitter.com/christiancafe
Just getting started with Twitter, but here I am:
https://twitter.com/DatingReview
You can follow us (the UK’s leading white label dating platform) at http://twitter.com/wld
We’ve also found that working in such unusual working circumstances can lead to some very “interesting conversations”. Therefore we’ve now started an overheard feed where you can listen to what’s going on at WhiteLabelDating.com:-
http://twitter.com/overheardatwld
I’m at http://twitter.com/kathrynlord
twitter.com/AlexTrottier
Please add AOL Personals to the list! :)
http://twitter.com/aolpersonals
Hi great post Dave & good to see the online dating industry getting involved with Twitter – its my fave! Dont forget @MyTweetheart for Twitter dating & http://valentwine.com (matching for valentines day). You can also join the Twitter Online Dating group http://twittgroups.com/group/onlinedating & list your Twitter name in Twellow pages where I got them to set up an Online Dating subcategory under Entertainment http://www.twellow.com/category_users/cat_id/583 . You can also follow me @astramatch & @pemo & I’ll follow you back. Pemo Theodore AstraMatch
Please add the best dating site to the list! Thanks.
http://twitter.com/successfulmatch
I’m following great twitter posts from http://www.date.com
http://twitter.com/datecom
Hey Dave you forgot about:
twitter.com/ignighter
Hi Dave
We’ve just started twittering too… http://www.twitter.com/allthedates
Thanks
Tim
Just launching a new site for tips and tricks. Will begin to post regularily. Check us out at http://www.twit4love.com and follow us @twit4love.
Just joining the party http://www.twitter.com/luvtweets
@twitbubble
@missburrows
It is fascinating how well Twitter works for dating! I have two more for your to add if you’re still doing so: http://twitter.com/140love & http://twitter.com/140LoveBird
Hi guys I just started a Twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/onlinedating to join if you are in the industry or interested in online dating. Sweet tweams! @pemo
Been on twitter for a while, I’m still trying to figure out just what to do with it to help my users
http://twitter.com/freedateonline
Hi Dave, we recently started twittering at : http://twitter.com/promatching
That’s great list you have going here.
Great twitter dating Directory. Look forward to being added and growing your listing.
My lesbian dating site is MeetHerHere.com, which I was pleased to see you have on your list. Twitter has been good for getting lesbians who are interested in meeting other lesbians to join MeetHerHere.com, so I recommend the social networking site as a good promotional tool.
Jolie du Pre
Lesbian dating site – http://www.meetherhere.com
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/meetherhere
Also check out http://twitter.com/hintcafe with over 22,000 followers.
Follow me on twitter. http://twitter.com/loveandblog
http://www.thedatingrevolution.com
@datingrev
I just purchased bluecollardates.com about 2 moths ago. I wanted to start with some social networking. I must say that tweeter has been doing ok for me. I still have to figure out how to really capitalize on it but I guess it’s a trial and error thing.
Hey not bad for a single mother running her own dating site.
follow me http://www.twitter.com/bluecollardates.com
Hi David, http://twitter.com/datingfactory – new but we keep it updated
@tanyafathers
We’re launching very soon – follow us now for updates: http://twitter.com/datingMalta
Hi Dave,
Could you add us to the list as well!
http://twitter.com/eLoveSuccess
Fairly new but we update it everyday.
Hi David I just came accross your article and its interesting to see so many dating sites utilising twitter.. I run a website in the UK & ROI that launched a couple moths ago specifially for older women to meet network and date with younger men, it’s based around the the growing Toyboy trend. Twitter definately looks like something that would be an interesting thing for us to use / harness so I will get back in touch shorlty once we have got a ‘twitter’ account if your still accepting entries! Thanks!
I just dont understand the point of a paid dating site having a twitter account. I mean, whats the point really? Now for dating coaches like me, ok that makes sense because I have an audience, but a dating site? What are they going to tweet about? Generic stuff no one cares about? Just my thoughts.
oh and “hisboyscanswim” is probably using an auto follower tool like hummingbird to inflate their following. I never trust accounts that follow 20,000 people, and have 20,000 followers.
Hi can you please add to your twitter list of dating sites? Thanks in advance!
Thank you, very interesting to read…
you have great point here. thanks
Hi, I’ve just launched a new dating website, follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/cute4you2 :-)
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