FriendFinder Networks Announces IPO Filing
Online relationship network FriendFinder Networks has registered for a $460 million initial public offering. FriendFinder Networks used to be called Various, Inc. until it was acquired by Penthouse Media Group in December 207. FriendFinder Networks owns many dating...Speeddate.com Email Lacks Personality
I received this email from Speeddate today. I am not exactly enthusiastic about meeting 52369, I prefer even numbers.Loopt Now on Every U.S Carrier
I’ve mentioned the leaders in location-based awareness, Loopt, Meetmoi and Brightkite, many times. They are the leaders in the mobile social networking movement. Loopt has announced it is now available on every U.S. carrier, however, privacy concerns remain at...DYI Dating
In this interview at Dating Ad Network blog, white label dating service DIY Dating talks about UK online dating market and how it is affected by the recession, as well as about his forecast for the upcoming 2009.Thinking about Daily5, Dating Site Ambassadors
I’m reviewing several dating site member messaging systems right now and it’s amazing to hear dating site executives say things like, “We put together a few email templates, launched, and pretty much haven’t thought about our outbound emails...Facebook Growing By 600k Users A Day
Social Networking site Facebook is entering a staggering growth period. Inside Facebook has the details. While Facebook has been growing at around 300,000 to 400,000 active users per day for most of the fourth quarter (based on our estimations), its growth rate seems...Tracking Dating Apps on iPhone
Hot on the heels of the Google Analytics upgrade, Tech Crunch says Omniture Brings Real-Time Analytics To iPhone Applications. Tracking users is absolutely essential for dating sites and it’s great to see tracking extend to the “third screen” (after...Google Analytics Now Tracks Web 2.0 Content
If your dating site or social network uses Google Analytics, you should upgrade your site with their latest code to take advantage of the new tracking features. It’s being slowly rolled out, you might want to log into GA and make sure you’re signed up for...Ripped From the Comments: Match.com’s Invisible Millions
Pardon the Law&Order title, but there are a few comments I wanted to mention. First is regarding Match.com’s Invisible Millions. Ross Felix responded to my blog post about Match which was reposted to Twitter. Match.com 15 mil users / 1.32 million premium...
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