Pure play online dating sites
Pure play online dating sites tend to sell at 4x earnings.Match.com Love challenge
Match.com launched its 15-day “workout” program to help singles simplify their search for love in 2005. The “15-Day Love Challenge” offers fun and realistic advice and tips for taking a proactive approach to dating in the New Year, and it...Myematch affiliate policy
Myematch will supposedly pay $2.50 for every free membership you generate, plus 25% of every paid membership monthly fee. If you refer 1,000 people a month you receive $2,500. That doesn’t make sense, how can they afford to pay out all that money for free...Are Personality Tests Reliable?
Vladimir Savchenko at Compatti.com makes some good points about the reliability of personality assesment tools. Compatti.com’s compatibility assessment tool, which is based on biorhythms and astrology, is nearly 100%. It includes 3 simple questions: your date,...Back in Action
Stomach flu and a sore throat made my holiday’s less than stellar. Hope yours were better. Not dating related, but I thought this was neat. Good example of repurposing ideas and technology in new ways. Dates.com. Founded in early August by a Highlands Ranch mom,...Is Frienster dead yet?
I’m getting tired of hearing how great Friendster is. Like the usual Silicon-valley startup, they ejected the original management and brought in so-called superstars to take over the reigns. Now these greybeards are leaving in droves. The Frienster-killer is...Happy Holidays
Unplugging for a few days. Have a great Holiday!True Spam
Last night I received 7 emails in a row from True. One of them was a new members email displaying, among other places, a woman from Guam. What is it with the loose search parameters? I definitely have to put together a member search shootout one of these days.EHarmony.com Attracts Nearly $110 Million
Are you sitting down? Pasadena-based EHarmony sold $100M preferred stock to 14 investors including Sequoia Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures. Chief Executive Greg Forgatch: This sends a signal that the venture capitalists who are funding the company have faith...
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