OkCupid’s Tallygram Experiment Shutting Down
In other OkCupid news, they are shutting down Tallygram on May 15. I liked the service for a few days, then got bored with it because the discovery and surfacing aspect was non-existant. A nicely designed site that nobody used because they put zero effort into...Social Discovery Dating Benefits Companies, Not Singles
Social dating and discovery in its current format is based on a wobbly foundation of media spin, investors (both gullible and heroic) and the reality that singles are tired of the decade-old dating site model. The dating industry needed a swift kick in the pants, and...Newsbites From Match President Chat
Had a great catchup call with Sam Yagan last night. I remember when Sam was handing out roses on Valentine’s Day at subway stops around Boston back in the day to promote OkCupid. And now he’s the president of Match. Reminds me of Mike Jones, who founded...Girls Date For Free
Last fall, during the ChristianMingle advertising deluge, I was also inundated with Girls Date For Free ads. GDFF is a Cupid PLC dating site thats been around for several years. Functionality wise, the site reminds me of Friend Finder sites due to the video uploads...POF Invests in LikeIt (Thecomplete.me)
Dating sites are now investing in other dating sites. Taking build vs. buy to the next level. Frind and POF recently made their first investment, contributing funds to a seed round for theComplete.me (now LikeIt). TechCrunch describes the Facebook app as a...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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