by David Evans | Dating Safety
It was only a matter of time. I got my first MySpace dating spam in my inbox last week. It follows the usual “not my account, contact me at yahoo” line and entices with promises of a good time. Sorry chinita_mania1987@yahoo.com, I would never date a woman...
by David Evans | Marketing
Local Boston webhead James let me know about his website, a growing catalog of online advertising called Adverlicio.us. The name of the site is a spin on the popular social bookmarking service Del.icio.us but actually, since the ads are stored on his site, it’s...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
iDate is approaching, and what better way to do pre-event promotion than advertise your dating site, value-added service or other dating-related initiative than on the blog read by most dating and social networking executives? We’ve got several different options...
by David Evans | Marketing
Click the thumbnail to see the full image. #1 Why do people on LoveHappens need my help? #2 Why is the email called “find someone to help?” I didn’t sign up to be a helper. I’m a busy guy, go help yourself. #3 This is a thinly-vieled attempt a...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
We’re getting past the time when people belong to a single dating/socialnetworking/affinity site. I am not only a single guy, and that’s not how I’m introduced to new company, so why should I only have a profile on a date-warehouse, when I want to be...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Today’s NSOTD is Overweightdate.com. They have the usual happy couple, although it’s a head-shot, so you can’t see the extra lbs. If I like my ladies large, I want to see that on the home page. Among the features are the ability to “signal...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Meetic, the gigantic EU dating sites, has taken a 70% stake in EfriendsNet, the online dating leader in China. Founded in November 2003 and based in Beijing, eFriendsNet – the owner of efriendsnet.com web site launched in January 2004 – has rapidly become...
by David Evans | Online Dating Innovation
Now that Consumating and CNET have been getting it on for a while, Consumating has taken advantage of the CNET network and warp-speed servers and released the first update, popularity by tag and zip code. Tag/zip intersection queries would bring most dating site...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
I received a 25% off discount from Yahoo Personals today. I’ve been a member for 4 years. How difficult is it to scan the database for existing accounts?
by David Evans | Uncategorized
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