iDate Company to Watch: Messmo
It seems messmo, Brendan O’Kane’s mobile messaging company, has been busy beavering away in the past 6 months. They have an impressive lineup of 6 dating sites going live in the next few weeks with a mix of mobile Apps and SMS solutions. The first of the this recent...AFLOCKalypse!!! Checkins on Loopt
Loopt Says: Fish are going belly-up, and it’s raining dead birds (in Arkansas, Louisiana and even Italy, oh my!). We can’t help but ask, “should we worry?”* Well, if it is the end of the world, we better try and go out with a bang. Here at Loopt, we thought we could...Bump Raises $16 Million Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz
If you’ve got a smartphone you’ve probably heard of Bump. The company, which makes it easy to share contact information by “bumping” phones together, has raised a $16 Million round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Bump is one of those companies building a...Zoosk Educates While It Advertises, Mobile Ads Troubling
The latest Zoosk ads on Facebook are trying to use educating singles as a marketing hook. Very clever. Well actually common sense but this is a step in the right direction for Zoosk. Educating singles on how to make the most of their Zoosk membership is a good thing....Location-Based Dating Startup Seeks Place Data for a Check-in App
There are a lot of dating sites that want to know where you are so they can send you “this incredibly rich and hot single is nearby” push notifications on your phone. Where can I get place data for a check-in app? We run likealittle.com – A location...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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