Myspace Developer Platform
MySpace kicked off its developer program by providing API’s and development tools to tens of thousands of developers, with some unique diistinctions, and restrictions, that it hopes will result in high quality apps. Tom Foremski at ZDNet thinks the submission...iDate Conference Review
I had a fantastic time in Miami Beach at the Social Networking and Internet Dating Conference. I haven’t been in a few years and it was great to reconnect with old friends and have a chance to finally meet people I’ve only talked with on the phone. I met a...iDate Conference Photos
What a difference 24 hours make. Yesterday at this time I was on the beach in Miami, chatting with friends and looking forward to a Patriot’s victory. I am glad I extended my stay through Sunday night, the weekend turned out to be fantastic and watching part of...Facebook, MySpace join NY AG in Pushing E-Safety Bill
Behold what happens when the issue of online security is taken seriously by the right mix of legal entities and online companies. People listen, get involved and forward progress is achieved. New York is now officially the epicenter for online safety legislation. New...Heading Down to Miami
Busy day finishing up the last touches on various iDate-related projects. I’ll be on the beach in 24 hours, now, where is my swimsuit? If you want to get ahold of me in Miami, call 617-939-7916 or better yet text me, as I don’t know what the mobile...Algorithms of Love
John Tierney has a piece in the New York Times, Hitting it Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love. The psychologists and academics who created the personality tests at PerfectMatch eHermony and Chemistry.com are mentioned. Chemisty in particular is singled out for...A Look Into Two Top White Label Dating Services
This World Dating Partners presentation is a good overview of what to expect from a major white label dating service provider. For comparison, the White Label Dating Tour.Building a Dating Site with Amazon Web Services
Dating site startups should read the WSJ article Small Firms Tap Amazon’s Juice, which chronicles how companies are leveraging Amazon Web Services (AWS). The AWS page at Amazon contains information about building Facebook applications on AWS, the DevPay billing...Understanding Open Social
Many people have written to ask about Google’s OpenSocial initiative, so I thought I would put a few resources together to get people started thinking about how dating and OpenSocial can work together to improve the online dating experience. OpenSocial defined:...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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