by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Sites & Startups
Dating sites are now investing in other dating sites. Taking build vs. buy to the next level. Frind and POF recently made their first investment, contributing funds to a seed round for theComplete.me (now LikeIt). TechCrunch describes the Facebook app as a...
by David Evans | Social: Dating & Networking
Brian Bowman at LikeIt has a great post on TechCrunch, Facebook Is Primed To Disrupt Online Dating. Brian made some solid points and there are a few things I disagree with, so let’s dive in, shall we? Brian sets the tone of the article right up front....
by David Evans | Dating Site Technology
Interesting to see the “Sorry you are not eHarmony material” put-down and then the newly rebranded TheComplete.me saying my Facebook account does not meet their minimum quality standards. Can’t a guy get a break around here? To make matters...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups, Profiles & Matching, Social: Dating & Networking
The well-funded geek squad at OkCupid Labs in NYC are entering the social discovery market with the launch of Tallygram. With Tallygram, we’re utilizing the Facebook social graph, and our experiences with developing the world’s best and free online dating site,...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Industry, Online Dating Innovation, Social: Dating & Networking
Old-growth social network Tagged has raised $15 million. As the other top social networks struggled in a Facebook-dominated world, Tagged was busy acquiring its competitors and complimentary services to firmly position itself as a competitor to MeetMe and Badoo. It...