Dating Industry News For 8-23-12
http://youtu.be/lB8IK7u-XV4 Interesting to see the continuing divergence between TheComplete.me and LikeBright (I’m an advisor). One practically needs an operating manual to understand how it works and the other you can use when you are hammered on Chardonnay. I...Social Launches A Digital Panopticon With An Identity Crisis
I love this non-description of what is generally considered a “people search” engine masquerading as a social site. Mirror is a new form of web interaction. It is not a social network. It is not a review site. It is not an online dating site, nor is it a...FriendFinder Shutting Down 5,000 Co-Branded Sites
Did you know that FriendFinder operates 28,000 websites? At least 5,000 of these sites are private, or white-label sites, which are in the process of being shut down. This doesn’t surprise me given the gigantic hole FF has continued to dig for themselves over...Online Dating Industry News 8-10-12
The founder and chairman of eHarmony, Dr. Neil Clark Warren, is returning to the job of CEO! Its been years since we were graced with Dr. Warren’s presence on late-night tv, lets see what he can accomplish after ousting Jeremy Verba, the former Zynga exec who...This Weeks Dating Site Images & Ads
How About We Couples Pre-Launch. I hate how FB shows which ads my friends like. Really don’t care. Look how OkCupid is showing what appears to be a tip on how to get more messages, smart. Are You Interested boob shots, par for the course. At $20/share, Facebook...Dating Industry News 8-1-12
And we’re back. I converted the blog to WordPress Multiuser so I can run about a dozen other sites under one roof. Had some issues along the way and a bit of a steep learning curve but things are smoothing out and I’m looking forward to more regular...Augmented Reality Makes Meeting People Easier
At the beach on Cape Cod this week, lots of seals but haven’t see any great white sharks yet. Perfect weather for grilling and chilling. A few weeks ago I mentioned Klik, a cool facial recognition app based on Face..com’s API that identifies people by name...HowAboutWe Offers Oral Sex Tips
Look what I found on Facebook today. HAW, busy spending tens of millions of dollars in VC money, has just launched an $150/month upscale dating deals service for couples, and yet they rely on this kind of bottom-feeder marketing. A sampling from the post: Girls ignore...Airtime Could be The Best Videodating Service Ever
After writing about Flikdate, I started hearing about Airtime, the new videochat service built on top of Facebook. Remember Chatroulette (lots of posts here)? Huge initial growth, absolute media frenzy, featured live in an epic concert, and the fell off a cliff. Watch...
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