by David Evans | Dating Research, Dating Sites & Startups, Social: Dating & Networking
Are dating site operational costs higher than social networks? Markus at PlentyOfFish says “operational costs of a dating site significantly higher then social networking sites.� I doubt that 100%. Come on Markus, enough with the hype, or at least back up your...
by David Evans | Legal, Profiles & Matching
A few months ago Jessica Simpson was embarrassed when she mistakenly hired a professional gigolo from a dating site. eHarmony: rock n’ Roller’s need not apply. News outlets are reporting that rock star Courtney Love was recently devastated when she failed...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Today’s McSweeney’s has a piece titled “BUSINESS IDEAS I HAVE REJECTED IN MY CAPACITY AS YOUR BANK MANAGER.â€? I have seen my fair share of “innovative, ground-breaking, the big guys just don’t get itâ€? business plans in my time, this made me...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups
Have you seen the new Match Platinum service? Real live humans will search, qualify and narrow the field from the “largest circle of deeply impressive women and men ever assembled.� There must be a new copywriter at Match. The copy is, ahem, a bit over the top,...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
OkCupid, America’s largest free online dating site, has announced it has closed $6 million in Series A funding. The funding, provided by angel investors, will be used for continued development of new features for OkCupid’s free online dating services, and...