by David Evans | Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups, Social: Dating & Networking
JDupe: PocketChange mag dupes women into meeting mirage Richard Nouveau via JDate. Re-Tribe: Mark Pincus is back as CEO of Tribe.net after being ousted in April. (possible hoax?) Ex eDonkey (file sharing service) CEO starts YADS (Yet Another Dating Site). Supposedly...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
True.com has reached the 10 million member mark. In other news, pigs are flying and the troops are coming home. Members must mean free and paid. And while we’re at it, let’s be clear, Myspace traffic is not the type of demographic that is shelling out cash...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Social: Dating & Networking
While I was away for the weekend at a bachelor party, Liz Gannes at GigaOM (congrats on the move Liz!) wrote that Friendster has raised another $10 million dollars. This appears to be separate from the company’s $3.1 million recapitalization round earlier this year....
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
For the first time ever, married couples have lost their status as the dominant household type in the United States. National Singles Week, the only week dedicated to the recognition of the special contributions of all singles, will be celebrated September 17-23,...
by David Evans | Social: Dating & Networking
Markus doesn’t get the point about dating sites opening up their database to third parties. He’s worried legal headaches and privacy issues. The point is that dating sites can make more money by opening up their member database to third parties who share...