Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary
When I logged into POF today I saw two interesting messages. TL;DR (too long, didn’t read): POF is blocking hookups based on age difference and message wording, resulting in immediate bans, Intimate Encounters going away, 17% of the time we can pick the exact person you will end up dating, 70% of POF use is via a mobile [...]
Chiara Atik, HowAboutWe’s resident dating blogger has written a book, Modern Dating. Offers advice on a range of topics, from how to send a relatively unembarrassing sext to how to make sure you’re getting into a relationship for the right reasons. It will gently guide you through all the triumphs and pitfalls of what dating is [...]
Match isn’t the only dating site in the news for members behaving badly. Now it’s Spark Networks, owners of ChristianMingle. A man using the nickname “Rarity” (and sometimes Rylan Butterwood) was arrested on two counts of sexual assault and burglary after allegedly raping a woman he met on Christian Mingle. Spark Networks says: In addition [...]
One of the statements that stood out during the Online Dating Summit CEO panel was that online dating sites facilitate introductions. We are so used to dating sites boasting about their matching systems, yet dating sites are simply putting likely candidates in front of users. You don’t date on dating sites, which really should be considered [...]
Drive-in Sex Booths to Open in Zurich: Prostitutes in Zurich will be able to conduct business in drive-in sex booths beginning next year in a move that officials in the Swiss city hope will help make the sex industry safer and more regulated. Via ABC News.
When I was in London I had a great time learning all about the Scamalytics and Introanalytics services from Nick Tsinonis. Its great to see them getting traction in the dating industry. Cupid PLC, White Label Dating and now Dating Factory are using the Recsys platform. More info. Nick wrote a comment to my original post about their the partnership [...]
In 2008, IntroAnalytics launched their recommendation system for dating sites. As I expected, because every matching system vendor does this, they broadened their focus into anti-scam and e-commerce. Why? In part because getting dating sites to license a third-party matching system is incredibly difficult and behavioral matching works across all sorts of industries. The company changed [...]
How About We For Couples really wants me to try it out, lots of emails from them lately. Interesting to see how many companies are trying to keep the revenue flowing by addressing the (perceived) needs of couples. Zoosk has its own Couples area where you can brag about how hot your girlfriend/boyfriend is, and note [...]
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