by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Marketing, Mobile Dating
Apples has dropped a bombshell regarding in-app subscription purchases. The new subscription model potentially affects every dating site currently or planning on offering a mobile version of their service. Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store. Subscriptions...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Features
Several people have emailed about the recent article in the New York Times, Jilted in the U.S., a Site Finds Love in India. this is great news for New York-based group dating site Ignighter, In January 2010, we made the decision that we are an Indian dating site,” Mr....
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Social: Dating & Networking
In a recent Venture Beat article, Zoosk made some pretty inflammatory comments. Alex Mehr, Zoosk co-founder, regarding Match: “We can’t kill them and they can’t kill us … but we really believe that we are going to win.” All this talk about killing and winning, are we...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
How appropriate for Valentine’s Day. Cupid plc has acquired IndianDating.com and several related domains for $200,000. IndianDating is focused on the Indian community in North America. The sites being purchased have approximately 600,000 dating and matrimonial...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
As more and more people subscribe to dating sites, buy freemium upgrades and virtual goods, having a comprehensive billing system in place thats tied into the dating site sales funnel is more important than ever. Especially when it comes to re-billing at the end of a...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Today’s OMG! story is brought to you by Zoosk. In the past year or so Zoosk has raised $30 million, grown leaps and bounds, suffered some backlash, turned on subscriptions, hired and fired talent, run television commercials and in general ran roughshod over the...