17th on the 17th
Boston Garden is right down the street from me. Last night, with 5 minutes left to go in the game, I walked across the river to celebrate with tens of thousands of Celtics fans. The entire city is floating on air this morning. I’m looking forward to the parade...Online Dating: Back to the Future
Match Testimonials Spotted: I spotted my first testimonial on Match.com last night. they’ve been available for months now and I’ve seen exactly one. This does not bode well for the adoption rate of the feature. Match has a good marketing and PR department...What Happened to Jangl?
Several executives at top dating sites have contacted me to discuss the effect the mass exodus of top management from Jangl would affect MatchTalk, which is powered by Jangl. Today I heard back from Michael Cerda, founder of Jangl, about the current situation. Jangl...New Dating Industry Report Available
Has anyone ordered this report? http://www.marketresearch.com/redirect.asp?progid=1009&productid=1710807 Curious to hear what you think about it. Leave a comment or contact me.Engage Unleashes Our Inner Connector
Social dating site Engage has emerged from it’s two-year beta. As part of the launch program, I received an exclusive preview of the new site from Suneet Wadhwa, the founder of Engage. Disclaimer: I have worked with Engage in the past. The Engage social dating...Cape Cod R&R
I’m heading to Cape Cod for a few days. Dad and I are going to do some fishing, watch the Celtics and relax in general. Back on Friday. hopefully we will return with some great stories and tasty fillets.Friday 6-6 Links
LoveHappens isn’t happening anymore. How could a site with a million visitors just shut down? Could it be because the service was terrible from the start and they couldn’t figure out how to monetize it? Now thats targeted advertising. Contextual ads...Bringing Dating to the Desktop
Online dating sites function as a destination. Visit site, browse/search/wink/email/connect, rinse, repeat. Emails sent from dating sites always link back to the site itself, because it’s all about visitors and pageviews. Technologies like Adobe Air, Flex,...The Closest Marriage, Literally
Once you find your mate online, there’s that whole living together for the rest of your life thing. Eharmony and Match and to some extent perhaps PerfectMatch are the only major dating sites that provide guidance regarding how to actually deal with another...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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