by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Spark Networks, Inc. (AMEX: LOV) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Spark Networks overall subscriber base is diminishing while profitability is up. Spark lost close to 30,000 paying subscribers, mostly from...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups
It was a small fish, but it fought like a champion. Yesterday I talked to Psismic, they are releasing a bunch of new features this week. I like the idea of capturing your lifestream, but is it enough to get people to share their information at yet another site?...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
I wrote Decentralized Databases Are Better than Corporate Datastores at my other blog. The post is about recent circumstances and advances in technology that will enable us stop relying on corporations to (mis)manage our personal information. The idea is to store our...
by David Evans | Social: Dating & Networking
TechCrunch has a good post about why US-based social networks are failing in Japan. I find the implications of international expansion especially interesting given how Match and other major dating sites are looking to establish a presence in Asian markets. Social...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
I finally got around to putting my sailing membership to good use this afternoon. My new friend Dana agreed to the adventure and make sure I didn’t do anything stupid. Dana wrote some of the code that powers the Mars landers. I consider the outing a success, we...