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They Didn’t LikeIt Enough

May 3, 2013 By David Evans · 3 Comments

When LikeBright and LikeIt (formerly The Complete.me) launched around the same time, I thought they were going to be the new Zoosk vs. Are You Interested comparison for new-school dating sites. Both companies have solid teams, strong visions and some cash to burn while they figure things … [Continue reading...]

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How About We… Write A Book?

May 3, 2013 By David Evans · Leave a Comment

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 … [Continue reading...]

IAC Finished With US Dating Site Acquisitions

May 3, 2013 By David Evans · Leave a Comment

Reading through Greg Blatt's comments about Match.com's financials. Some great stuff here. We've now cracked the 3 million subscriber mark for the first time. That's more than double what it was just 4 years ago. ... I think it's really solidified my view that there really is no ceiling on the … [Continue reading...]

The Science of Friendship

May 1, 2013 By David Evans · 1 Comment

The Science of Friendship Project is an ongoing, research-driven organization focused on understanding multidimensional aspects of friendship. Check out the Science of Friendship blog and the report (PDF). … [Continue reading...]

Two Sides of The Sugar Daddy Debate

May 1, 2013 By David Evans · Leave a Comment

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Snap Interactive Q1 2013 Financials

May 1, 2013 By David Evans · Leave a Comment

SNAP Interactive, makers of Are You Interested, released financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Top line: Numbers down across the board. Revenue down 40% from same time last year, in part due to reduced ad spend. Bookings, which I don't see on a lot of dating site financials, is when a … [Continue reading...]

Match.com Reports Q1 2013 Results

April 30, 2013 By David Evans · 1 Comment

Match continue to heading towards the magic number of a billion dollars a year in revenue. Nice to see Meetic post a gain and look at the number of paid subs in their Developing market, up 45%. Revenue up 8% to $188.9M from $174.3M. Core, Meetic and Developing revenue increased to $113.8 … [Continue reading...]

OkCupid’s Tallygram Experiment Shutting Down

April 17, 2013 By David Evans · 3 Comments

In other OkCupid news, they are shutting down Tallygram on May 15. I liked the service for a few days, then got bored with it because the discovery and surfacing aspect was non-existant. A nicely designed site that nobody used because they put zero effort into marketing it. OkCupid is focused … [Continue reading...]

OKCupid Accepts Bitcoin

April 17, 2013 By David Evans · Leave a Comment

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Lot's of discussion about Bitcoin lately. Wordpress.com and several other companies accept the digital currency, and now OkCupid accepts BitCoins as well. I've been mining Bitcoins on my laptop for a few weeks. At this rate, I'll have $.000002 cents in a few years. At this point it's easier to … [Continue reading...]

Facebook’s Graph Search Awkward For Dating

April 3, 2013 By David Evans · 4 Comments

Business Insider article I contributed to: Facebook's Graph Search Would Make Online Dating Unbearably Awkward. Couple of choice quotes. Sam Yagan, CEO of both OkCupid & Match.com said, "I used graph search and it showed me people who meet my criteria but that didn't mean I wanted to date … [Continue reading...]