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Spark Networks 1Q 05 Financials

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...

Launching a dating site

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...

FriendFinder launches blogs

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...

IAC Q105 results

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...

Site Review: Consumating

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...

Site update: Trendwatching

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.

Match 90-day dating guide

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...