by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Mobile Dating, Online Dating Innovation
Hot new dating app of the week. Received an email about an iPhone app called Let’s Date from the creators of Suicide Girls (edgier Nerve.com). Absolutely gorgeous interface and I like how it imports my FB data to create my profile (called a Date Card). When you...
by David Evans | Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups, Mobile Dating, Online Dating Innovation, Social: Dating & Networking
Happy Friday, I actually remembered to #followfriday some dating industry peeps on Twitter today. Follow me at @datinginsider. The dating industry is going to love Narrative Data. This paragraph from Monday Note supports my longstanding belief that dating sites are...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
The short-lived eHarmony site Jazzed is closing its doors on Sept. 18, 2012. The eHarmony attempt at launching a Match.com-like less serious dating site wasn’t able to make enough of it to remain a viable ongoing concern. Jazzed was questionable a bet that...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Its never been easier to launch a social dating service. These days all you have to do is license an event database, throw in a social feature or two (who’s near me, friends matching friends, etc), “go viral” amongst the early adopters via mobile or...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Industry, Online Dating Innovation, Social: Dating & Networking
Old-growth social network Tagged has raised $15 million. As the other top social networks struggled in a Facebook-dominated world, Tagged was busy acquiring its competitors and complimentary services to firmly position itself as a competitor to MeetMe and Badoo. It...
by David Evans | Audio & Video, Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups, Uncategorized
While browsing AngelList, I came across Pinstant Karma which calls itself “A pitch-perfect convergence of match.com and Pinterest that will energize the online dating segment.” With stunning visual pin boards singles can easily ‘like’ and...