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Welcome to Hook Chas up

For several years now I have been enticing people to play matchmaker on my behalf by offering two around the world business class airline tickets on the one year anniversary of my marrying someone they introduced me to. Getting your “personal brand” out...

Introduction to Online Dating Insider

It’s time for a quick hello to new readers. My name is David Evans and I have been writing about the business of online dating at Online Dating Insider since 2002. I’ve been a consultant my entire career; for several years I have provided consulting and advisory...

Dating Industry Links 3-21-11

Great to see Match add a fundraiser link for the disaster in Japan. Any other sites doing this? Lots of dating sites are experimenting with gamification (game play mechanics), including Are You Interested and CupidsPlay. Gamification is not Game Design talks about...

Dating Industry Notes 3-18-11

Dating sites are taking a liking to Twitter. Jazzed and SpeedDate have official Promoted Accounts. It looks like these cost at least $5,000 a month in advertising dollars. Tweeting is great for customer service, wonder how many new memberships they drive? This does...