by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
The marketing hypocrisy at True.com continues. Really, this is the last time I’m ever going mention it. Who am I kidding, True is the dating service the entire industry loves to hate on. But secretly want to score with their models. Herb Vest is obviously no...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Industry
Hot on the heels of the Adult Friend Finder story, we find out that Beliefnet.com and Yahoo! Personals have gotten in bed together to create the what’s being called the largest online community of spiritual daters. I met a Beliefnet staffer a few years ago at a...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
I love Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel. He gets to do some of the dirtiest, and often interesting jobs on the planet for a single day. I sit in front of my computer 10 hours a day drinking coffee, participating in conference calls on Skype and...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Online Dating Industry
Today, Markus incorrectly guessed that Union Square Ventures funded OkCupid to tune of $6 million earlier this year. BZZZZZ Wrong. I just got back from having a coffee (venti chai latte with soy) with OkCupid founder Sam Yagan in the Boston gardens. It was our first...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
Vivox, the Boston-area VoIP community technology company co-founded by Jeff Pulver, is looking for a VP of network operations. Vivox was named by Business 2.0 as one of the top 25 companies that is reinventing the Web by empowering the next generation of online...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Safety, Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups, Marketing, Online Dating Industry, Profiles & Matching, Social: Dating & Networking
This really should be subtitled “How To Build a Dating Site Part IV.” I will treat dating sites with respect when they do the same for their members. I try hard to say nice things about the industry, but it’s difficult, and I am generally a positive...