Gottaflirt: Great Concept, Loser Audience
I was on the phone with HeyLetsGo founder Roy Rodenstein recently. Roy mentioned several sites and resources that I’d never heard of. One that caught my interest was Gottaflirt: GottaFlirt is an interactive, fast-paced dating game. A woman plays with several men...GPLDate, New Dating Site Software
Several times a week people ask me to recommend which dating site software or platform is “the best.” Being that I am not a developer, I point people to the Tools area as a good starting point and let them come to their own conclusion, hopefully with a...Hot Or Not: Social Validation, Ego, and Voyeurism
I’ve always said that Myspace is more about voyeurism than anything else for most people. Nisan Gabbay, editor of Startup Review, has done a case study based on an interview with James Hong, co-founder and CEO of HotorNot. Boasting 500,000 – 600,000 active...Alibi Network
Mobile Alibi is good if you need to get out of a bad date. Phone rings, pretend it’s your sick roomate, excuse yourself and off you go. For those married people on dating sites (30% according to some), Alibi Network is here to help you with all your lying,...Comments Back On
Comments on the blog have been turned back on, thank you for your patience. Today we win another battle with the $@%#ing spammers, although I guarantee they’ll be back soon.Yahoo Personals Who’s Viewed Me
In it’s most recent move in the dating site feature wars, Yahoo! Personals has launched “Who’s Viewed Me.” Visit your Who’s Viewed Me page to see if anyone cute has stopped by to take a look. If you see anyone who peaks your interest, you...Mistaken Identity In Secondlife
Lately I’ve been giving tours in Secondlife to friends, family and reporters interested in learning more about the increasingly popular online community. Today the San Francisco Chronicle ran a piece based on an interview I had done with them a while back. The...Riya, Perfect for Buying Handbags
If you like looking at personal ads with no photos, use, or are thinking about using eHarmony, this post isn’t for you. I love Valleywag for it’s snarkiness and anti-hype ethos. Case in point. Today, Riya, the much-hyped image search technology company,...Eharmony Gets Yet Another New CEO, For Now
In case you weren’t up to speed on trouble eHarmony has had keeping a warm body in it’s top slot for the past year or so, a brief re-brefing is in order. Search for “eharmony ceo” on the blog and you’re be greeted with more, and make sure...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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