by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Revenue grew 1% from 48.2 to 48.5 million. Operating income grew 2% from 7.6 to 7.8 million. Paid Subscribers up 16% to 997,000. international subscribers up 90% Personals revenue was flat, on a 16% increase in paid subscribers which was offset by a decrease in the...
by David Evans | Dating Site Technology
Calling 1.5 a significant enhancement of its A/V recorder technology, Userplane is expanding the creative application of user-recorded video to focus on online classifieds, auctions and casting services. he new version works seamlessly on any website, requires no...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Match.com got into the volleyball match playing business for Spikefest. Three teams – two in 3-on-3 divisions and one in 5-on-5 – used the dating service to form its volleyball team. Neither 3-on-3 team won a game, but the 5-on-5 team went 1-3 in pool play...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Legal
Japanese police raided 23 facilities of a free online dating operation in Yokohama Friday, suspected of swindling millions of dollars with false promises. Police in Kanagawa prefecture suspect that “Nihon Global System” used deceptive advertising and...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Care Concepts I, Inc. (AMEX:IBD), a media and marketing holding company, announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of Media Billing, LLC and Internet Billing Company(R) (collectively “iBill”) from Penthouse International (Pink...