by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Mobile Dating, White Label Dating
Happy 2013 everyone. I took a few weeks off from posting over the holidays, back to a more normal schedule. The dating industry busy season is once again upon us: The media frenzy has begun and the dating industry is preparing for iDate and Online Dating Summit, where...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Uncategorized
Hinge is Pandora for Dating. Friends of Friends only. Using the Facebook social graph, Hinge completely rethinks online dating. Instead of the “lean-forward” experience of filling out a profile and searching through listings, Hinge provides a...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Online Dating Industry
Years ago I sat poolside in Miami talking to a few dating site owners. The topic turned to the over-50 baby-boomers and each and every site owner in attendance was salivating at the thought of partnering with AARP (American Association of Retired Persons). One after...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Dating Sites & Startups
This is the best newsletter ever written by a dating site, thanks social dating site Hinge. At Business Insider’s IGNITION conference in New York last Tuesday, OkCupid cofounder Sam Yagan talked about How OkCupid Uses Data. At the beginning they didn’t...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Dating Site Features, Dating Site Technology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCLzXXYR5e0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtI8FzuOTjc&noredirect=1 Two great great dating site videos. “There’s something you should know about Jen, she voted for Dennis Kucinich”, Ha! Great marketing piece to...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events, Dating Markets, White Label Dating
Back from a great and all too short trip to London where I a) spoke at the White Label Dating Partners Conference and b) celebrated my birthday. The weekend event at Luton Hoo was fantastic. 1,000 acres, black tie casino night, Aston Martin’s all over the place,...