by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
After getting teasers from the company last week, I’m refreshing TechCrunch every few minutes because OkCupid is scheduled to make an announcement there today. I’m sworn to secrecy about the few details I have, looks like I’ll have more to share...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Marketing
Markus points out an article about OKCupid in INC Magazine. This is a great overview of free dating and how difficult it is to compete with subscription sites like Match.com that pay $50 for each new subscriber. Founder and CEO Sam Yagan is quite open with how much he...
by David Evans | Profiles & Matching
A small bird flew up to my window and said I should go check out the OKCupid Dating Test on Facebook. I do not understand why the application logo is a scary weaponized military helicopter, but then I see that cupid is the pilot and the ammunition is arrows. The...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
The giant pulsating brains over at OKCupid have launched a new site which promises short-notice blind dates. Crazy Blind Date is a place where you can coordinate a date on extremely short notice. Online dating sites are cool but sometimes you just want to go out...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Online Dating Innovation
I just got off the phone with Sam Yagan at OKCupid. Sam walked me through a demo of a new site they are launching soon. Without giving away the store, I will say that the new service brings singles together like no other dating site I’ve ever seen before. The...