by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
I just heard from an intrepid reporter asking about Avid Life Media. Who is Avid Life Media? They own the Ashley Madison dating site, and now they own HotorNot. The reporter was wondering about why Avid would acquire HotorNot. Yesterday I wrote HotOrNot Sold To...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Technology
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Jay Johns from Iovation. Simply put, Iovation brings a level of security to online transactions unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. Iovation’s patented technology builds historical information about every computer...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
I’ve compiled recent bits of information about Match.com, along with related stories and insights, let’s review. Match by the Numbers Let’s take a look at the most recent numbers for 4Q 2007. Higher revenue per subscriber. Revenue up 14% from $79.4...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Looks like HotorNot has sold for a reported $20 million to Avid Life Media. That seems a bit high but it’s going to take some more sleuthing to find out what the actual number is. I met James Hong a few years ago at a conference and we briefly talked about...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
I didn’t have a lot of time to spend with the myriad payment providers who attended the Social Networking and dating conference, so Ryan Tankoos at GlobalCollect was nice enough to provide a brief overview. In order to effectively monetize an online dating site...