by David Evans | Dating Research
The Washington Post writes about the effectiveness of online dating: And yet, just this week, a new analysis from Michigan State Universityfound that online dating leads to fewer committed relationships than offline dating does — that it doesn’t work, in other words....
by David Evans | Dating Research
The amount of research being done in regards to mate-finding never ceases the educate and amuse me. Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have revealed how wearing a plain white t-shirt with a black letter ‘T’ on the front significantly improves the...
by David Evans | Dating Research
This is the best article about gaming online dating I’ve ever read. Others have attempted to create super-targeted profiles, written books and been on tv, but Chris McKinlay has them all beat. From the Wired Article, How a Math Genius Hacked OkCupid to Find True...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Research, Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups, Matchmaking, Mobile Dating
Match.com is now making $200M a quarter. In the not-too-distant future it’s going to be a billion dollar a year company. More at IAC. Now this is interesting, eHarmony gets into matchmaking at $5,000 a pop. Acquaintable has been acquired by LikeBright. Congrats...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Dating Research
Over the weekend I wrote Investor Thinks Spark Networks Is The Next Netflix. An analyst at Insider Monkey had to say this about the original post. So, I believe there are obvious secular tailwinds benefiting online dating companies. Yet, Tilson’s argument for Spark...
by David Evans | Dating Research, Dating Safety, Profiles & Matching
Chiara Atik, HowAboutWe’s resident dating blogger has written a book, Modern Dating. Offers advice on a range of topics, from how to send a relatively unembarrassing sext to how to make sure you’re getting into a relationship for the right reasons. It will...