by David Evans | Uncategorized
What is the deal with all the dating service spam I’ve been getting lately? The major online dating services have instituted affiliate programs, which is not such a bad idea, but their outright greed translates into shoddy quality control when it comes to...
by David Evans | Dating Research
Katelyn Y. A. McKenna in the Department of Psychology at New York University has published a paper in the Journal of Social Issues titled Relationship Formation on the Internet: What’s the Big Attraction?(PDF). This is a heady read, 23 pages of why people like...
by David Evans | Dating Research
MSNBC has put together a special section which examines the business and cultural impact of online personals.
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Profile Doctor, the parent company of Online Dating News was mentioned in the January 6, 2003 Boston Globe. Read the entire article here.
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Is Ticketmaster Your Perfect Date? Business Week did a piece a while back covering match.com’s finances. If you follow this sort of thing this article gives a good review of their 2001 numbers.
by David Evans | Dating Research
MSNBC article. Is on-line matchmaking really the third killer app of the internet? Over 18 million people visited online personal Web sites in June, according to research firm Jupiter/Media Metrix. Market leader Match.com now has 600,000 customers forking over about...
by David Evans | Dating Markets
From the Match.com Newscenter. Match.com announced the launch of 25 international local-language dating sites, with plans to launch additional sites before the end of the year. Supporting local languages and currencies, the new sites are built on the Soulmates...
by David Evans | Dating Markets, Dating Sites & Startups
uDate announces New Personals Channel for Spanish-Speakers In the US and Latin America on YupiMSN.
by David Evans | Dating Safety
“Wouldn’t it be great if you could just punch in all the qualities you wanted in a girlfriend?” asks the computer dating Web site Ineedanewgirlfriend.com. “Now you can!” But a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Orange County Superior Court...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
uDate announced the appointment of new Vice-President of Sales and Marketing (Europe). Riccardo Zacconi has been a successful entrepreneurial and consulting career, most recently with Benchmark Capital (London), where he was Entrepreneur in Residence and before as...