People Recommendations With Matchmine
I’m currently working with Matchmine, a startup focused on personal recommendations. Matchmine can also match you to other people, by computing the similarity of your respective MatchKeys. This is very interesting stuff, especially in regards to personality...Penthouse Acquires Various, Inc.
Turns out the rumor was true, Penthouse acquired Various, Inc. Various boasts 260 million members and about as many paying members as Match.com, most of the action coming from Adultfriendfinder. Nice payday for CEO Andrew Conru and his merry band of alternative...Dating Site Review: Singlesnet
After receiving 50+ email alerts, I broke down and signed up for Singlesnet so I could email people and see how the system works for paid users. It’s arguably the dating site with the most traffic and I wanted to evaluate the experience and see what types of...Web Strategy Social Networking News Digest
Let’s face it, keeping up with news in the online dating and social networking world can be a chore. When it comes to deep thinkers plugged into what’s happening and overflowing with interesting insights and commentary, I recommend the Web Strategy blog....Flash Media Server Massive Price Cuts
Companies like Userplane rely heavily on the Flash Media Server to power chat/video applications. Licenses that used to cost $45,000 have been slashed to around $4,500 or much less. This is good news for existing video/chat providers and startups looking to create...Chemistry Hosting Live Chat with Dr. Helen Fisher
Chemistry.com is giving curious daters the opportunity to have their questions answered by a renowned expert on love through a live chat: “Sex, Love and Lies: The 21st Century Romance.â€? Questions of all kinds will be answered, including: Do you think it’s...FTC Slaps AdultFriendFinder For Porn Pop-ups
Fresh on rumors that Adult Friend Finder was acquired last month, legal troubles which undoubtedly complicate the transaction. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a statement that AdultFriendFinder affiliates used pop-up ads to drive traffic to the site, and...Meetic buys German Dating Sites
News from ODI friends in Germany. Light editing on my part. Meetic bought 100% of neu.de and 100% of partner.de for a sum of 25 million Euros. For dating executives in Europe, the acquisition was not a surprise, because neu.de made a big “pimp up for...College Tonight Goes Public in Reverse Merger
More dating sites are getting into the stock market. LA-based social net College Tonight has gone public on the OTCBB market via a reverse merger with Simex Technologies. As part of the transaction, College Tonight said it has raised $1.6 million in a private...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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