Online Dating Industry Consulting & Commentary
From the category archives:
Now that I’m done admonishing Spark Networks for their lifeless Facelink meta-search, I need to give them big props for adhering to the Internet Dating Safety Act guidelines.
Someone in the Spark legal department has a unique sense of 12-point bold font humor, I love this legal disclaimer on the bottom of the Facelink home page.
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LoveHappens isn’t happening anymore.
How could a site with a million visitors just shut down? Could it be because the service was terrible from the start and they couldn’t figure out how to monetize it?
Now thats targeted advertising. Contextual ads triggered by images on the page. Why are dating site ads so poorly targeted?
Spark Networks redesigns. [...]
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Now that that online dating legislation has passed in New Jersey it’s time to find out who is checking on compliance with the NJ safe dating rules. Have sites been shut down, reprimanded or letters sent out?
How do they compile a list of online dating sites in a specific state? D&B number, local business filings [...]
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Turns out Jersey politicos are capable of rational thought. They may not understand online dating but they sure do get privacy issues.
The New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday asserted the privacy rights of online computer users by ruling that law enforcement agencies MUST obtain jury warrants before seeking personal information from ISPs. This makes the New [...]
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Question for matchmakers — what kind of insurance do you carry to protect your business? Is there a specific insurer that is matchmaker and/or dating site friendly, who understands the specific risks you face? Also, what type of corporate structure have you implemented? LLC, S or C corp? This could be a great example of [...]
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Love this quote from WooMe founder George Berkowski:
It’s just a great way to waste time.
I agree. Note that WooMe is introducing a Youtube-style option to record sessions and make them public. Now we can watch videos of horny guys trying to get a co-ed to take her top off. I’m sure there will be other [...]
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Florida has approved the safer dating bill. Opponents of the measure say True.com is just trying to get a marketing advantage over other companies who – if they don’t do background screenings – would have to say so prominently on their site under the bill (SB 1536). It was approved in the Senate Commerce Committee [...]
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Lobbying firm KSE is reaching on behalf of Internet Alliance, which is heading to Illinois on April 3 to fight the ”Internet predator awareness and online safety act”.
I work w/ Emily Hackett of the Internet Alliance. We represent Yahoo!, Match.com and eHarmony (among others) and are trying to get online dating companies to testify against [...]
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Finnish MP Tommy Tabermann has proposed a law granting all couples a seven-day “love vacation” to keep their relationships together.
During the seven days, couples could devote themselves to each other “both at an erotic and emotional level€” and â€Âfind their way back to the path of love in order to find the wellspring of love [...]
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