by David Evans | Dating Site Features
Jessica Lee at Inside Facebook wrote How Will Facebook Connect Affect Online Dating, which dovetails nicely with my argument that Facebook could start a dating site that would kill off the majority of online dating sites overnight. People are increasingly moving to...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
One of my favorite dating sites, OKCupid, has started offering premium services to certain members. Because I am incredibly wealthy and good looking, I received a free monthlong upgrade to the OKCupid A-List. Actually, I was invited because, among other reasons, the...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
I survived the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade and can only imagine how much fun people are having at SXSW in Austin right now. Lots of discussion surrounding Plenty of Fish charging for special profile bling. There is even a video comment (more please)....
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Features
After remaining free since it’s inception, PlentyofFish has officially launched the Serious Member feature. I was able to add my badge, which you can see in the screenshot below. It’s gigantic, like the sun. I don’t hold open doors for women, I kick...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Profiles & Matching
Dating site PlentyofFish has made some recent changes outlined in this blog post. Spent some time this weekend and rewrote parts of the site… 1. Ditched the paid virtual gifts on the weekend not really core to what we are doing. 2. Instead of allowing you to remove...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Innovation
Match.com, the world’s largest online dating company, today announced the launch of DownToEarth, an innovative free online dating site. Last week I spoke with Jacob Solotaroff, the former Director of Product Management and Member Integrity at Match.com, who is...