by David Evans | Dating Markets, Dating Sites & Startups
It was only a matter of time. It seems that the only browsing model social networking and now social media companies have come up with are variants on HotorNot. Sigh. The new TwitOrFit shows a random user’s image, along with their most recent Tweet, and gives...
by David Evans | Marketing
This reminded me of the recent decision for Avid Life Media to turn HotorNot into a market research tool. SF-based Peanut Labs, a provider of digital market research into the “Gen-Y”€Â? demographic, has raised a $3.2 million first round from Leapfrog...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
National Post has more on the Avid Life Media acquisition of HotorNot. When I talked to the reporter, one of the first things I said was the it looks like Avid Life Media is angling for the Barry Diller/IAC keiretsu. (IAC, is actually breaking it’s business...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
I just heard from an intrepid reporter asking about Avid Life Media. Who is Avid Life Media? They own the Ashley Madison dating site, and now they own HotorNot. The reporter was wondering about why Avid would acquire HotorNot. Yesterday I wrote HotOrNot Sold To...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Looks like HotorNot has sold for a reported $20 million to Avid Life Media. That seems a bit high but it’s going to take some more sleuthing to find out what the actual number is. I met James Hong a few years ago at a conference and we briefly talked about...