by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
In an article highlighting the all-too-familiar slowdown of the online dating industry, Janet Page, a psychotherapist who teaches the Emory University night class “I Will Be Married in a Year,” believes the industry has long taken its members for granted....
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
If I get another press release from a Pet-ster, Ham-ster or Date-my-fish style site copying Friendster I’m going to scream. This is a perfect example of where industry consolidation is good. We only need one (ok, a few) sites with lot’s of categories for...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Markus comments on readers commenting on his comments. More interesting than it sounds, really.
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
SpringStreet Assistant Directory of Marketing, going by the nom de plume eighthblackbird blogs that SpringStreet is moving from their current Varick Street office in NYC to 419 Lafayette Street (reg req’d): there’s talk of abandoning our (hugely expensive...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
When I finished posting my video greeting I saw a sidebar ad that says “Be a Matchmaker. Get dates for your friends and family! Don’t keep the fun to yourself… Search for a friend”. This links to Mymatches which has absolutely no follow-on...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
New Match.com CEO Jim Safka was brand manager for Molly McButter nonfat butter sprinkles out of B-school. Now he runs the second-largest online dating site on the planet. I wonder what his cholesterol is like? Living up to their name, FastCompany conducted an...