by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Ilya Zatulovski wrote to say that Camlink has shut down. We have made the decision in the fall of last year to close the Camlink venture. With the competition from WooMe & SpeedDate and our failure to raise capital it made no sense for us to continue.The following...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
If you are thinking about starting a dating site, pause for a moment and consider partnering up with a developer and building an iphone app instead. iPhone Developer Quits Day Job After ‘iShoot’ Hits Number One “iShoot was the first app I developed...
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...
by David Evans | Dating Research, Dating Sites & Startups, Marketing
This is what happens when I keep compiling links and then forget about them. How will dating sites take advantage of FacebookConnect? Speaking of Facebook, I don’t see any Match people in Are You Interested anymore. 50+ essays on viral marketing, social network...
by David Evans | Dating Research, Dating Sites & Startups
I just read on Twitter that the Inc. Magazine article about PlentyOfFish is live. And the Money Comes Rolling In covers much of founder Markuk Frind’s personal as well as professional life, including his site’s rise as one of the most popular web...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Sites & Startups
The director of Common Angels, a prominent angel investor network, gave a presentation about the status of the current investment climate at a recent Webinnovators meeting in Boston. A good read if you are contemplating raising capital for a new dating site or social...