by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
I am having a blast checking out all the new iPhone applications. SuperMonkeyBall is great, but Brightkite, Jott and Things are incredibly useful apps for me throughout the day. I don’t spend time on phone-based dating because the applications aren’t very...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
I wrote Decentralized Databases Are Better than Corporate Datastores at my other blog. The post is about recent circumstances and advances in technology that will enable us stop relying on corporations to (mis)manage our personal information. The idea is to store our...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Marketing, Online Dating Innovation
Match Testimonials Spotted: I spotted my first testimonial on Match.com last night. they’ve been available for months now and I’ve seen exactly one. This does not bode well for the adoption rate of the feature. Match has a good marketing and PR department...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups, Online Dating Innovation
Social dating site Engage has emerged from it’s two-year beta. As part of the launch program, I received an exclusive preview of the new site from Suneet Wadhwa, the founder of Engage. Disclaimer: I have worked with Engage in the past. The Engage social dating...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation, Social: Dating & Networking
Online dating sites function as a destination. Visit site, browse/search/wink/email/connect, rinse, repeat. Emails sent from dating sites always link back to the site itself, because it’s all about visitors and pageviews. Technologies like Adobe Air, Flex,...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
The majority of online dating companies know little about how people are using their sites. I had this thought while I was reading about Rearden Commerce, which just raised $100 million. Patrick Grady has spent the past eight years of his life building the ultimate...