by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Many moons ago I had a long conversation with Anna Zornosa, head of Yahoo! Personals. Anna, for those of you who don’t know, was CMO at Knight Ridder Digital until November 2005 where she was in charge of crafting digital strategies. Prior to KRD she was the CEO...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Now here’s a concept I can get behind. BuyYourFriendADrink.com (BYFAD), the leading online social gift service for buying drinks in bars and restaurants, has partnered with HurryDate to integrate BYFAD’s drink gifting technology and service within...
by David Evans | Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups
A developer at SEOmoz built a dating site from concept to launch in 66.5 hours. The first month of being online Mingle2 had around 90,000 unique visitors. By July the site’s popularity exploded, seeing nearly 700,000 uniques and 1.9 million page views for that...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Mobile Dating, Online Dating Industry
I was quoted in an article about the Playboy deal with Lavalife. Adweek onThe Peeq: A sexy community where like-minded adults learn from and contribute to a shared philosophy that dares us to explore the quirky, humorous, embarrassing and sublime sides of sex. Robert...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Recent PaidContent post about the major Yahoo! reorganization mentions that Anna Zornosa will continue to lead Yahoo! Personals. Three cheers for corporate stability, the last thing Y! Personals needs is a new GM. Have you seen the changes to the site that have...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
AOL Latino and TRUE.com are launching a new dating and relationship area called Amor y Amistad (Love and Friendship). AOL Latino users will have to shell out $59.95 a month for the priviledge of belonging to “the leading scientifically based online dating...