Avid Life Acquires HotorNot
National Post has more on the Avid Life Media acquisition of HotorNot. When I talked to the reporter, one of the first things I said was the it looks like Avid Life Media is angling for the Barry Diller/IAC keiretsu. (IAC, is actually breaking it’s business...Online Dating Insider Weekly Wrap: 1-15-08
Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. Today I feel like accountants must feel on April 16th. In my quest to learn more about the role of fraud detection in online dating, I had lunch with Maxmind. Talking with the fraud guys is a real eye-opener. There are...Hot or Not Acquisition Update
I just heard from an intrepid reporter asking about Avid Life Media. Who is Avid Life Media? They own the Ashley Madison dating site, and now they own HotorNot. The reporter was wondering about why Avid would acquire HotorNot. Yesterday I wrote HotOrNot Sold To...HotOrNot Sold To Canadian Investors
Looks like HotorNot has sold for a reported $20 million to Avid Life Media. That seems a bit high but it’s going to take some more sleuthing to find out what the actual number is. I met James Hong a few years ago at a conference and we briefly talked about...Launches and Links for January 22
I am meeting with Eric Holzle, founder of Scientific Match, and will post details soon. In the meantime, information at TheBostonChannel and the Northeastern News. Jeff at Longtail Studios wrote to let us know about HurryDate’s SpeedDaters. Advanced Mobile...
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