by David Evans | Audio & Video, Dating Site Features
Match has added the capability to allow users to post 2 minute videos with their profile. Take a look. I am curious as to how their customer services people are going to screen every video posted. It will be interesting to see how people will use and abuse this new...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
Handbag maker, gossip-column fodder and former presidential intern Monica Lewinsky has a new gig: host of a dating game on Fox called “Mr. Personality.” “Mr. Personality,” which debuts April 21, will feature a stockbroker named Hayley and 20...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Last week I resigned from a handful of dating services, partially for a few weeks of mental health, but also to find out how the sevices were dealing with customer churn. Sure enough, Match.com just sent me an e-tip, 3 months for the price of one. However, when I went...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Marketing
USA Interactive (USAI), the owner of 500-lb gorilla Match.com, is buying all remaining shares of hotel.com in an all-stock transaction worth a reported $1.1 billion. Now you can find a date on Match.com, buy tickets to an event through Ticketmaster and book a hotel...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
A Salon.com article about marketing yourself online via cultural references. “Indeed, each personal ad patches together an increasingly eclectic and romantic mélange of brands to create a signature brand: “The Anarchist Cookbook,”...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
At the mercy of our biochemistry. Came across an informative article in the Science section of BBCi. Covers the science of flirting, 3 stages of love and the role of pheromones in courtship. Who knew that Vasopressin is not only an important controller of the kidney,...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
The latest craze in online dating is the science of matchmaking. Emode tests your IQ, weAttract gets to the bottom of you instinctual preferences, Colorgenics has a plethora of quizzes and tests, and eHarmony attempts to match people based on a long questionnaire...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Everyone’s favorite Bachelor, Aaron Buerge, will be hosting a HurryDate at his restaurant, Trolley’s. And you might be blowing the whistle right alongside him! Here’s how it works: every time you tell a friend about HurryDate between now and March...
by David Evans | Dating Conferences & Events
Date.com is inviting members to sail on Celebrity Cruise Lines’ Century ship to the exotic Western Caribbean. This is a great way to meet other singles in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s in the lush surroundings of a tropical getaway.
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Profile Doctor was interviewed on Matty in the Morning on Kiss108 in Boston this morning. Thanks to Lisa and Matty for the opportunity and support.