by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
I just re-upped my Match and Yahoo! subscriptions. I was paying $16 a month on Match and today I signed on for six months for $77.94,which works out to $12.99 per month. When I went to update my Yahoo! billing information I was surprised to find that I couldn’t...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
FriendFinder has offered members the ability to highlight their profiles with colors that stand out from everyone else in the search results. Match is now offering a similar feature. For $2.15 a month, which works out to $12.90 for six months, members can choose the...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Yahoo! has announced that its Personality & Love Style Test results have become a key factor in identifying best potential matches. What they mean is that they have taken the WeAttract test that used to be on Match and integrated it into the Yahoo! Personals...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
“That ’70s Show” lead Topher Grace is slated to play “a character that will utilize the Web site, as well as instant messaging and camera phones, as he looks for love on the Internet. The Friendster flick will be helmed by Harold Ramis, who...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Friendster has disclosed its partnership with a Filipino company in a new online classified service for the local Filipino community. Joe Hurd, Friendster director for international business development, said in a telephone interview that the partnership is with a...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Lately I’ve had several discussions with people about the future of the dating industry. Niche portals, open profiles, customer acquisition costs, personality testing, conversion rates (thanks bob!), enhanced search, blogs and advertising seem to be the topics...