by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
News about the Investigation of FriendFinder Network is starting to percolate across the net. I just got off the phone with Gary Menzer the lawyer in charge of the investigation, who gave some additional insights. The investigation is related to how brokers...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Profiles & Matching
Have you taken a close look at the new Match profile pages? I just noticed a new feature, The increase in pageviews resulting from the new photo display feature will bring more pageviews and ad dollars for Match. Investigation of FriendFinder Network. The...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups
This spring I worked with Jeff Taylor and the team to help Meetcha find a new home. Now its official, Lavalife is the proud new owner and congrats to them on the acquisition. What follows are my general thoughts. I have no knowledge of the following and I am not...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events, Dating Industry Finance, Dating Markets, Dating Site Features, Dating Site Technology, Dating Sites & Startups, Mobile Dating, Online Dating Industry, Online Dating Innovation, Profiles & Matching, Social: Dating & Networking, White Label Dating
A great time was had by all at the eAmore Dating Industry Summit in New York. 150 people got together in Brooklyn to listen to dating industry executives, startups, financiers and vendors. Overall, I was pretty pleased with the event. The main gripe was that the...
by David Evans | Marketing
New Match affiliate agreement terms: No Social Media Marketing- Publishers will not market anything connected with Match.com or its trademarks on any social media website or online service, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. I’d like to...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
Much of my business is helping vendors partner with dating sites. Some provide safety and security services, others are focused on extracting additional revenue and giving members the tools and services they need to make the most out of their online dating experience....
by David Evans | Dating Site Features, Profiles & Matching
Soul2match and Find Your FaceMate are two new dating sites that match people based on the concept of facial analysis. Soul2Match is more of a dating site, whereas FYFM is a service where you upload a photo of you and the other person and your compatibility level is...
by David Evans | Dating Site Features
Dating sites are starting to offer brands the opportunity to get in front of singles via sponsored messaging. It was neat to see that today’s OkCupid flirting was sponsored by Dentyne. A fairly unobtrusive revenue generator. Would be cool if one could pick the...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
Sitting here looking out across the fields at the family compound in Vermont, its hard to believe I’ll be in New York for eAmore tomorrow. Maria has been at it all weekend taking care of last-minute details. It looks like 125+ people have signed up, not...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events, Dating Sites & Startups, Marketing, Social: Dating & Networking
Single Edition is helping brands build chemistry with single consumers. In a few short months, their vision for creating a singular focused digital agency has exceeded all expectations. Single Edition Media now yields more than 2 million monthly impressions based on...