Untitled Online Dating Industry News For June 15, 2010

by David Evans on June 15, 2010 in Uncategorized

201006141349.jpg Behold, Manhunt GPS Beta. Every horny guy within 5 miles is messaging me. Every gay guy I know in Boston has Manhunt and Grindr on their phones. Every single one. Nothing I’ve seen in the straight dating world comes close to these two apps. The whole lot of them are going to get a big usage boost from the iPhone’s impending multi-tasking.

Easydate White Label Dating Boasts 13 Million Members: EasyDate’s White Label Dating service has 13M members, high commission payouts up to 80% on initial payments and 60% on repeat subscriptions. Depending on the traffic quality EasyDate’s sites can deliver conversion rates of over 15% for traditional sites, 25% for adult sites and as much as 30% on niche targeted sites.

Men are more affected by a rocky relationship than their female counterparts, according to new research from Wake Forest University.

Vote for top singles at Lavalife. This is very well executed, has great sponsors, celebrity judges, nice design, a great concept overall. Very impressive. See dating sites, this is the kind of marketing stuff I want to do with you. Let’s get crackin’.

Hey @lavalife you owe me a DM. LL is using HootSuite to manage their Twitter account. I mentioned HootSuite a few weeks ago, anyone else using it?

Tastebuds allows you to find single people who share your passion for music. All I had to do is enter in my Last.fm username and I was shown a number of women who share my taste in music.

Pew Report on Online Dating found that 35% of married/committed people met their current partner through friends. Taking a hint from sites like Thread, HelloJackieJoe helps singles connect in a more authentic and social way by engaging their friends in the process. Each dating profile is written by someone’s close friend, who also helps match their single friends on the site. And with Facebook integration, singles can get input on potential dates from their Facebook friends as well. For now the site is focused on single Los Angelinos.

If you are an alumnus of a top college, university or graduate program, and you are tired of looking for your soulmate within the vast ocean of prospects, join Pondigo.

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    David Evans June 16, 2010 at 6:37 am

    Take the EasyDate conversion rates with a grain of salt, they are a best case scenario.

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    Fred Moesker June 16, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    We’re using HootSuite, although not exclusively (i.e. more so just for the reputation mgmt side). I don’t find it all that special, to be honest.

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    David Evans June 16, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Thanks Fred, always interested to learn how dating sites are leveraging social media tools.
    I want the Gatorade social media control room.
    http://mashable.com/2010/06/15/gatorade-social-media-mission-control/

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    HelloJackieJoe June 22, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    FREE 60 DAY MEMBERSHIP TO HELLO JACKIE JOE FOR ALL ONLINE DATING POST READERS
    The new dating website, Hellojackiejoe.com, which is mentioned in the above post, would like to give you a free 60 day-membership. Hellojackiejoe is different to any dating site in the U.S. as the site helps singles connect in a more authentic and social way by engaging their friends in the process. Each profile is written by a close friend so there is no more cliched, awkward self-promotion. Simply visit http://www.hellojackiejoe.com/ and enter the password DATINGPOST at the end of the registration process. Hellojackiejoe is live in Seattle and LA.

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