BeeMask, Going Where Many Have Failed
Beemask is an anonymous calling service looking to partner with dating sites. Geek.com wrote them up. Beemask is free, which I don’t understand. Didn’t they learn from Jangl and Match? I thought that perhaps anonymous calling would take off in the online...Spark Networks, Making More While Making Less
Spark Networks, Inc. (AMEX: LOV) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. Spark Networks overall subscriber base is diminishing while profitability is up. Spark lost close to 30,000 paying subscribers, mostly from...Bass, Boomers and Blogrolls
It was a small fish, but it fought like a champion. Yesterday I talked to Psismic, they are releasing a bunch of new features this week. I like the idea of capturing your lifestream, but is it enough to get people to share their information at yet another site?...Taking Control of our Dating Profiles
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...Why MySpace and Facebook are failing in Japan
TechCrunch has a good post about why US-based social networks are failing in Japan. I find the implications of international expansion especially interesting given how Match and other major dating sites are looking to establish a presence in Asian markets. Social...Nice day for a Sail
I finally got around to putting my sailing membership to good use this afternoon. My new friend Dana agreed to the adventure and make sure I didn’t do anything stupid. Dana wrote some of the code that powers the Mars landers. I consider the outing a success, we...Peer to Peer Dating Software
I saw a press release about P2P dating software but am unable to locate the actual software. Let me know if you find a url that links to the actual software. The old fashioned way of signing up for a internet dating website, putting your profile in with hundreds of...Worst Dating Spam Ever
This has to be the worst dating site spam I’ve ever seen. I get at least 10 of these every day. I’m a big fan of creative spam. The spam I do like lately are the ones that use sensational headlines, which was popular approach to tricking people to click a...Lunch With iovation
Yesterday I had lunch with Chris and Corey from iovation. A beautiful day to hang out on Boston harbor talking shop while looking at the skyline and boats of all kinds. I enjoy spending time with clients, often times I work with people that I never meet face to face,...
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