Match.com Acquires OKCupid
Match.com acquires NYC’s OKCupidToday Match.com, announced that it has acquired OkCupid, the U.S. online dating company, for $50 million in cash, plus potential future payments contingent upon performance. Its about time. OKCupid is the fastest-growing...Snap Interactive Aims For International Expansion
Nice piece in today’s New York Observer about SNAP Interactive, makers of the #1 Facebook Dating Site, Are You Interested. (Are You Interested) was able to grow so quickly at first because there were few controls on viral marketing —a.k.a. spam invites— in the...ALERT: New Federal Law on Subscription & Membership Site Marketing
It would appear that the new federal law Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act is going to affect the online dating industry a lot more than just data-pass (sharing of credit card information with third parties). This use of ‘‘free-to-pay conversion’’ and...Lavalife Sold to First Media Group
OPW says: Lavalife was sold on November 30th to First Media Group. The group also operates Quest Chat lines and QuestPersonals.com, a competitor to Lavalife’s telemedia and online business. Ron Duke, the CEO & CFO has left, and Peter Housley, the President...Online Dating Enjoying a Boom Among Boomers
As the dating high-season approaches, dating sites are busy pitching topics to the media. Big-box retailer (your odds are better at Match), casual, group or niche dating are the usual suspects. This year its the AARP crowd, which appears to be the only market segment...
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