by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
A busy day for Match.com’s parent company, IAC. IAC has announced that they will acquire AskJeeves for $1.85 billion. IAC will integrate IAC’s brands into the Ask Jeeves service; enhance Ask Jeeves’ local search capabilities — a hotly...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Premier Singles is showing some life. I received this email about a television show tie in. Not as polished as the PerfectMatch/Dr. Phil promotion but another example of online services working more closely with television. Major Network Seeking Recently Separated or...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Yahoo! is getting into blogging and social networking with Yahoo 360. The service is designed to enable Yahoo’s 165 million registered users to pull content from the Web site’s discussion groups, online photo albums and review section to plug into their...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
My neighborhood was among the last to get upgraded to digital cable in Boston. While perusing video on demand I came across the Comcast Dating Channel, which launched on Valentine’s Day. The Dating Channel is based on video personals tied to online profiles on...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
At the risk of putting dating coaches out of business entirely, I’ll mention a new service for online singles: Ever find your self stumbling for words when using online dating services such as MySpace, Friendster, Match etc.? Studies show that witty pickup lines...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
A new dating “hybrid” has emerged. eLove, offering the best of both online and traditional dating services will launch operations in New York in April. The service merges traditional bricks and mortar screening and compatibility services with the...