by David Evans | Uncategorized
Add this dating and social networking stick ticker to your RSS newsreader here. Easy to revise, change the ticker symbols between the plus signs.
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
More on this on Monday, I’ve got to go find my seersucker suit for tonight’s Derby party. Revenue for the first quarter of 2005 was $16.5 million, an increase of 10%, compared to $15.1 million, from the same period last year. The company reported net...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Question of the day: If you were about to launch a new dating site, how would you go about seeding your database with profiles? Is there a CD of fake profiles out there you can buy? The pr0n industry has offered content CD’s for years. $500 and your site is...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Taking the lead in the industry, FriendFinder has announced they have launched blogs for their members. You can now post your own Weblog, or “blog,” on FriendFinder to let everyone know about your day-to-day life, or you can just post some random thoughts...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Personals revenue grew by 11% to $54.2 million, driven primarily by a 6% increase in paid subscribers and higher average revenue per subscriber. International subscribers grew 24% excluding declines at uDate. Personals Operating Income Before Amortization declined by...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Ben Brown is the co-creator of Consumating. Ben lives in Austin, TX, works as a technology consultant by day, and rolls out new features on Consumating at night. Ben’s co-creator is adam, now a product manager for [company nameremoved]. Consumating started, as...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Site update: I’m getting around to updating the Trendwatching section in the left sidebar. I’m going to treat is more like a blogroll and put in links to sites I think are of interest. First up, Consumating, of course.
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Spark Networks will host an investor conference call to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005. The call is scheduled to take place after the close of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
Match is offering members a guide to dating called “How to Meet the Right Person in 90 Days.” I wonder if the timeframe has anything to do with the fact that most dating service members stick around for 90 days? The guide will come out in three...
by David Evans | Dating Sites & Startups
According to the Industry Standard, Yahoo Inc. plans to add the capability to import content, such as photos and music, from non-Yahoo applications to its new Yahoo 360 social networking and blogging service, according to an executive of the company. I’ve...