Yahoo falls in love with online dating
My co-bloggers at Corante have been covering some online dating news. The 212 blog, which covers New York City, has a piece on Yahoo’s Valentine’s Day promotion in Manhattan.Personality test reviews
San Jose Mercury News has done an unscientific review of several popular dating site personality tests: We let four married couples try the tests at eHarmony, Yahoo Personals, Tickle and True. Each partner took the online personality tests designed to probe their...Matchmaking sites crash on Valentine’s Day
From Haaretz.com: Israel’s biggest matchmaking sites collapsed Monday because of technical glitches possibly exacerbated by the heavy traffic.As of Monday night, neither JDate nor Cupidon were functioning. Nor were any of the other sites operated by Spark...Spark Networks appoints VC to board
Spark Networks announced the appointment of Laura Lauder, a general partner at Lauder Partners, to its Board of Directors. Interesting that they focus on her philanthropic initiatives, which is not the real reason she was brought on board. Not by a long shot.Quote of the day
Joe Cohen, chief operating officer for Match.com: A lot of services said, ‘Hey, put in your $25, pull the handle and get your partner, It’s not that simple. People were turned off because expectations were raised so high, web sites could only...Matchmaking with Janice Spindel
The NY Times Magazine ran a big article (reg req’d) about matchmakers, quoting Janis Spindel extensively. $750 for a 30-minute meeting, $20,000 initiation fees, $250,000 marriage bonuses, what a business model! More than 90 percent of her clients, she claims,...Jupiter online dating report is out
The latest online dating report from Jupiter is out.Mike Jones elected chairman of IDEA OASIS
From the ever-diligent Userplane PR machine: Michael Jones, newly elected chairman of IDEA OASIS, the Internet Dating Executive Alliance/Online Association for Social Industry Standards (www.ideaoasis.org). Comprised of such companies as Date.com, FriendFinder,...8Minutedating partners with Club 555
Posting lots of news this morning and wiping off nasty pancake makeup from this morning’s live interview on Canada’s CBC News Morning Show. Club 555 has partnered with 8minuteDating.com to offer in-person dating events in cities across the U.S. Interesting...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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