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 Industry Finance, Dating Site Features
I’ve always loved the design and marketing of HowAboutWe, although in terms of profiles, search and being effective, it’s always fell a bit short for me compared to the top dating sites in terms of payoff for time spent on the site. While their unique...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
OkCupid has launched paid exposure functionality. After Badoo and other sites started banking serious cash based on features such as paid exposure, it’s no wonder that more dating-centric sites are getting into the game. Match and many other sites have offered...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Dating Site Features
When I logged into POF today I saw two interesting messages. TL;DR (too long, didn’t read): POF is blocking hookups based on age difference and message wording, resulting in immediate bans, Intimate Encounters going away, 17% of the time we can pick the exact...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
eHarmony is in the middle of going through an incredible transformation. I haven’t visited the site in a while, and boy was I surprised when I logged in over the weekend. I’ve been doing a lot of competitor analysis for clients and it’s good to...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events, Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Dating Research, Dating Safety, Dating Site Features, Mobile Dating, Online Dating Industry, Online Dating Innovation, Social: Dating & Networking, Uncategorized
It was great to see everyone at Online Dating Summit in Miami! Met a lot of readers from EU and AU as well as key players at top US dating sites. Many people were fried after Affiliate Summit in Vegas. My keynote presentation is at http://slidesha.re/WUcGU5 Sign up...