Listening to iDate Radio
iDate Radio is on at Webmasterradio.fm. Lot’s of vendor pitches, useful if you weren’t at the conference.Customer Survey at Match
Today I was greeted by a survey page at Match.com. It had one question. “How likely is it that you would recommend Match.com to a friend?” In Firefox on the Mac, the page is cut off. Perhaps there were more questions? Of all the questions you would think...Who Will Be The Myspace A-listers?
Jeremy Wright says Myspace scares the hell out of him. He lays down a few choice comparisons and points I want to riff on. According to Wright, by the end of the year, MySpace will account for roughly 10% of all web traffic and, by the end of 2006 (if growth and...True.com Founder Targeting Ads
True.com founder Herb Vest has applied for a patent to improve ad targeting. The application is for a “Method for improved targeting of online advertisements.” Take a look at the patent application for the details. Patent applications are difficult to...Spark Network Reports 4Q Numbers
Press Release has full details. Revenue up a paltry 1% for 2005. Loss of $6 million in 2004 to a profit of $6 million in 2005. Total operating expenses down 10% to 10.8 million. JDate revenue up 10% to $6.8 million. 73,000 singles, up 8%. JDate is saturated, they have...Seed Reviews Chemistry
Seed.com is taking Chemistry.com for a test ride and reporting the their search for Ms. Right and Mr. Right in ongoing blog-style entries. According to their female sacrificial lamb, Chemistry makes breaking up easy. You don’t have to give your date the bad news...Mainstream Media Best Marketing for Background Checks
Myspace and several dating sites have reported predators going after members and the media is doing it’s job scaring consumers into being more careful. Background check companies have been around for years. Profile enhancement and authentication companies,...Background Check Legislation Debated on FoxNews
Herb Vest debated Dan Bender, founder of American Singles and member of the IADW, about online dating background check legislation. Here’s the link from the FoxNews interview. Technorati Tags: background+checksDaily Show on Social Networking
BoingBoing has a link to a funny video about Myspace and social networking that recently aired on The Daily Show. Technorati Tags: myspace
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