by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Spark filed their Form 10, which is a general form for registration of securities, on September 16. I’ve been getting back into focus mode after a much-needed vacation and have tons of email to wade through, and respond to. In the meantime a quick overview,...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Match is charging $29.95 for a one-month trial subscription. Not sure how long this has been going on, last time I checked it was $24.95. In the past I have seen a $400 subscription fee, looks at though there is some price elasticity testing going on. [tags:...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Kreindler & Kreindler LLP (think $2.7 billion Vioxx settlement) has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders of Intermix Media, Inc., which includes MySpace, alleging that current directors, officers and controlling shareholders of Intermix designed...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
I missed the investor call this morning but judging from the press release, the numbers clearly show that JDate and American Singles remain the primary properties in the Spark portfolio. Jdate revenue up 9% while it’s Customer Acquisition Cost is up 90% and...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Speculation at BusinessWeek that Target.com is a potential suitor of TheKnot.com. It’s $250 million market cap is considered attractive, especially when profits soar and a Nasdaq listing looms. [tags: theknot.com]
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Given that they gave out 1,000,000 free memberships, one wonders what revenue numbers the staggering increase of 1000% are based upon. This telling paragraph clearly compares how Eharmony and PerfectMatch market their services: PerfectMatch’s well funded...