by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Jiayuan International Ltd., operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were RMB83.3 million (US$12.9 million),...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Money continues to fall out of trees for IAC’s Match.com empire. Revenue up 20% last quarter to $116.4M. They are making some very smart business deals and acquisitions and it shows on their balance sheets. Match customer acquisition costs seem to be dropping,...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Profiles & Matching, Social: Dating & Networking
Back from a week in the woods. Have to find a new place to live in the next few weeks and my car died, not how I expected my summer to go, but that’s life. Plentyoffish blog says that a recent IAC investor call featuring Match CEO Greg Blatt mentions the Okcupid...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
News about the Investigation of FriendFinder Network is starting to percolate across the net. I just got off the phone with Gary Menzer the lawyer in charge of the investigation, who gave some additional insights. The investigation is related to how brokers...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Profiles & Matching
Have you taken a close look at the new Match profile pages? I just noticed a new feature, The increase in pageviews resulting from the new photo display feature will bring more pageviews and ad dollars for Match. Investigation of FriendFinder Network. The...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups
This spring I worked with Jeff Taylor and the team to help Meetcha find a new home. Now its official, Lavalife is the proud new owner and congrats to them on the acquisition. What follows are my general thoughts. I have no knowledge of the following and I am not...