by David Evans | Dating Markets, Online Dating Innovation
I just got a call from a Match Platinum matchmaker. I signed up late last week to see how long it would take them to call back and find out more about the service. Match is promoting the Platinum service to Match and non-Match customers. The idea being you get matched...
by David Evans | Marketing
The marketing department at True never ceases to amaze me. Someone just sent me a link to this Myspace account, check out where it leads to. Profile was removed, glad I saved a screenshot.
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
Here are a few presentations from iDate. Presenters, send a link to a copy of yours if you wish. Bunchball Userplane PersonalityPro
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
Besides the snarky and amusing viewpoints of Online Dating Insider readers, other blogs and news outlets covered iDate. I hear there was a Time Magazine reporter there as well which several people got a chance to talk to. Online Personals Watch mentions the Miami...
by David Evans | Dating Research, Dating Sites & Startups, Social: Dating & Networking
Are dating site operational costs higher than social networks? Markus at PlentyOfFish says “operational costs of a dating site significantly higher then social networking sites.� I doubt that 100%. Come on Markus, enough with the hype, or at least back up your...
by David Evans | Legal, Profiles & Matching
A few months ago Jessica Simpson was embarrassed when she mistakenly hired a professional gigolo from a dating site. eHarmony: rock n’ Roller’s need not apply. News outlets are reporting that rock star Courtney Love was recently devastated when she failed...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Today’s McSweeney’s has a piece titled “BUSINESS IDEAS I HAVE REJECTED IN MY CAPACITY AS YOUR BANK MANAGER.â€? I have seen my fair share of “innovative, ground-breaking, the big guys just don’t get itâ€? business plans in my time, this made me...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Dating Sites & Startups
Have you seen the new Match Platinum service? Real live humans will search, qualify and narrow the field from the “largest circle of deeply impressive women and men ever assembled.� There must be a new copywriter at Match. The copy is, ahem, a bit over the top,...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
OkCupid, America’s largest free online dating site, has announced it has closed $6 million in Series A funding. The funding, provided by angel investors, will be used for continued development of new features for OkCupid’s free online dating services, and...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
Userplane, the premier communication platform for online communities and a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL, today announced that PlentyofFish, the world’s top free dating site, has joined Userplane’s new ad revenue-sharing program. Userplane made the...