by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
It’s been up and down for BeliefNet the past few years. Looks like it’s up for now. Beliefnet, the NYC-based multi-faith community site which has been around since 1999 and has gone through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has finally been bought. The buyer is News...
by David Evans | Marketing
I am suffering from Pringo Networks fatigue. I’m getting spammed from their PR agency, Lewis PR. First I am told that Pringo is powering BuddyUniversity.com, whatever that is. Then I realized, after mentioning NetworkingMatch as a good choice to power the...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events, Social: Dating & Networking
It’s that time of year again. iDate Miami is right around the corner, except this year the conference is officially social networking with a side of dating. If you working in the dating or social networking market, you should be there, it’s the only event...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
Date.com has implemented an exit survey powered by Upsellit. They are a previous client, but I never heard about these new items on the website. On their quizzes page they have “Cool stuff to stick on your blog”, including a quiz and a hot or not...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
The dating site aggregator market continues to heat up. Copenda CEO Tal Cohen wrote in to let us know that his dating site startup will launch tomorrow, December 4. Copenda is a revolutionary social people search engine that allows people to search for their soul mate...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
The iDate Conference is going virtual. On December 19, from 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST, the first virtual conference for the Social Networking Industry. The one day virtual event is free. Our Silver Sponsors, Pringo Networks, is hosting the event for us. Userplane...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
If you follow the reputation space in any way, this is going to be an excellent event. The Information Society Project at Yale Law School is proud to present Reputation Economies in Cyberspace. The symposium will be held on December 8, 2007 at Yale Law School in New...
by David Evans | Social: Dating & Networking
Sarah Lacy at BusinessWeek says it’s over between her and online dating sites. She thinks she’s going to find her mate on Myspace and Facebook. Good luck with that, Sarah. Then she goes on to state that online dating as we know it is dead. I don’t...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Legal
I’m back from family wedding this weekend. My aunt got married at 65 after using several online dating services the past few years and it was the groom’s first marriage, at 65. See, this online dating stuff works if you work it. A couple of stories to get...
by David Evans | Social: Dating & Networking
TechCrunch compares social networking rankings from October ’06 to October ’07. Data courtesy comScore. Dating sites could have absolutely run away with the social networking market years ago. Remember, Match.com had a social feature before Friendster. Now...