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 | Online Dating Industry, Social: Dating & Networking
And we’re back. I converted the blog to WordPress Multiuser so I can run about a dozen other sites under one roof. Had some issues along the way and a bit of a steep learning curve but things are smoothing out and I’m looking forward to more regular...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Online Dating Industry
Last week I mentioned that Jiayuan is an Asian dating site that the Match business development team seems to have missed out on. Match has had some ups and downs with their Asian investments over the years, mostly downs. But with deep pockets and IAC as a parent,...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Offline Dating, Online Dating Industry, Profiles & Matching, Social: Dating & Networking
This week Match.com’s PR department reached out to set up a time to talk about an important upcoming announcement. Then today the Match blog, Up To Date, features a post, Stay Tuned for an Exciting Announcement from Match.com. Match.com will be making a BIG...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Dating Research, Marketing, Online Dating Industry, Online Dating Innovation, Profiles & Matching
Today’s New York Times has an article about The Dubious Science of Online Dating. While I was reading it, Markus Frind, founder of Plentyoffish (recently rebranded as POF), sent me ELI J. FINKEL AND BENJAMIN R. KARNEY are wrong at least when it comes to POF....
by David Evans | Audio & Video, Dating Markets, Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Industry, Profiles & Matching
For the past few months I’ve been working with CNBC on a new dating special that airs next week. Here’s a clip, which features OKCupid’s Sam Yagan, Match and a few other dating sites. From the show’s website: NBC News and Today Show...