This was a big week for interviews, I was interviewed for an INC Magazine article about PlentyOfFish, and talked to several other reporters. Everyone is starting to gear up for holiday dating stories.
If you are looking to buy a unique dating site concept, look no further.
Evan Mark Katz produced a free teleclass this week. 700 people called in, that’s big.
Camlink Shuttered
I talked to Camlink last week, turns out they have shut down due to lack of financing. They felt they were six months too late to market.
New Google Analytics Features
Google Introduces Advanced Segmentation, Custom Reports, a data export API (private beta), integrated reporting for AdSense publishers (private beta), multi-dimensional data visualizations called “Motion Charts,” and an updated user and administrative interface. If you want your dating site to succeed, you better be an absolute master of GA. Go learn.
SpeedDate goes out west
SpeedDate has bought another Facebook app, this time it’s a knockoff of the popular Oregon Trail. According to TechCrunch, SpeedDate has hijacked over 500,000 users.
eHarmony seeks a Customer Relations Risk Analyst:
Position is responsible for performing in-depth research and investigation for sensitive, escalated and/​or high-risk customer issues as well as identifying and taking action on accounts that violate service terms and conditions.​
Virtual items design: Build it yourself or use UGC? If you’re considering offering virtual goods, you should read Andrew Chen’s post about the pros and cons of offering your own content vs. user-generated gifts. Andrew also knows how to generate awesome test candidates for A/B testing.
Google, The First Click Is Free:
First Click Free allows publishers that restrict access to their sites (to paying or registered customers) to give privileged access to visitors who arrive via a Google search.
Last year I spent some time working with Patrick Perrine, founder of MyPartner. Patrick’s first book, “Bringing Perfect Back”, is now available on Amazon.
