2002 on-line personals industry estimated $250 million
USA today article states that according to Yahoo the on-line dating industry will be a $250M in 2002. Based on what I’ve read this number seems about right, and showing no signs of slowing.Reporting abusive users
The Boston Globe ran an article about the problems people are having reporting abusive or fraudulent behavior on dating sites. Seems like a lot of people’s complaints are falling through the cracks. Someone should develop a reporting blacklist to warn people...Love and Money
In 1994 Gary Kremen joined forces with partner Peng Tsin Ong to start Classifieds Inc. They raised US$1.7 million from Canaan Partners and started a service called match.com. I bet the partners at Cannan are very happy with their long shot. They also mention starting...How to turn a negative into a positive
Another WIRED article from November ’99 where Rufus “Naughty Bits” Griscom and Genevieve Field went from “just another twentysomething Manhattan couple with low-paying jobs and a fascination with sex” to a separated duo hoping to score...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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