Online Dating Insider Weekly Wrap: 1-15-08
Hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. Today I feel like accountants must feel on April 16th. In my quest to learn more about the role of fraud detection in online dating, I had lunch with Maxmind. Talking with the fraud guys is a real eye-opener. There are...Online Dating Insider Valentine’s Day Extravaganza
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you’re feeling the love. I’m taking the day off, normal posting will resume tomorrow.Match.com Little Black Book Review
I finally got around to installing Match.com’s Little black Book Facebook application. I thought it was going to be a welcome respite after doing 7 interviews in a row today. The opening screen wasn’t very inviting (see blank screenshot), and on the next...Hot or Not Acquisition Update
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...Iovation Prevents Online Fraud And Abuse
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Jay Johns from Iovation. Simply put, Iovation brings a level of security to online transactions unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. Iovation’s patented technology builds historical information about every computer...Match.com Update
I’ve compiled recent bits of information about Match.com, along with related stories and insights, let’s review. Match by the Numbers Let’s take a look at the most recent numbers for 4Q 2007. Higher revenue per subscriber. Revenue up 14% from $79.4...HotOrNot Sold To Canadian Investors
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...Payment Providers at iDate
I didn’t have a lot of time to spend with the myriad payment providers who attended the Social Networking and dating conference, so Ryan Tankoos at GlobalCollect was nice enough to provide a brief overview. In order to effectively monetize an online dating site...Online Dating Insider Facebook Group
I created a group for this blog called Online Dating Insider on Facebook. I’m going to throw a few dollars at the Facebook ad network and see how it performs. Please join the group and we’ll see where it goes. My business cards finally came today. A week...
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