Parlor.fm Voice-Based Social Network Prepares to Launch at TechCrunch Disrupt
Just got off the phone with Joel Schwartz, who is busy getting ready to launch a voice-based social networking tool called Parlor.fm at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York City. Some of you may remember Joel from iDate in Miami a few years ago when he was at Teltech, which...Should I Pay $71 To see My OurTime Flirts?
[Editor note: This post is the most popular one on this blog and has been for a long time. Who knew?] After signing up yesterday with a silly profile and ugly photo, I’ve received my first flirt from the new Match over-50 dating site, OurTime. This is where I...Largest Dating Site in China Goes Public
Jiayuan.com International Ltd., operator of the largest online dating platform in China, today announced that its initial public offering of 7,100,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), with every two ADS representing three ordinary shares of the...Online Dating Industry News May 10, 2011
Match.com has launched a new dating site for 50-plus singles. Featuring over a million profiles at launch, OurTime.com is actually a People Media site, as you can tell from the templates used. I’m not sure if the million profiles are from SeniorPeopleMeet and...How To Make Money through Online Dating
Attention Internet World attendees in London next week, WhiteLabelDating, the international leader in customer focused, flexible & scalable online dating systems, will be hosting a seminar with Dennis Publishing at Internet World. The seminar, ‘Making Money...Dating Industry Credit Card Re-Billing Nightmares Continue
I don’t often pick on specific dating sites that make it difficult to deal with billing issues but this reader’s story is one that I am hearing all to often these days, and not just about be2.com. Lightly edited for length and clarity: You are probably...Dating Industry Links Cinco de Mayo Edition
Vindicia launches new version of CashBox billing solution. A few weeks ago I met up with vindicia CEO Gene Hoffman, who told me they now have a number of big dating sites as clients. Gene is awesome, his team is top-notch and they really understand customer retention...Paypal Bans Sugardaddy Dating Site
PayPal has deemed WhatsYourPrice morally unsuitable and turned off their account. Brandon Wade, Founder and CEO of WhatsYourPrice: Paypal has made a moral decision that accepting money for going on a first date should be banned, while it has for years provided payment...Match.com Names Top 10 Cities For Dating Single Moms
In celebration of the single mother, Match.com has released a list of the ‘Top 10 Cities for Dating Single Moms’ on its official blog Up To Date. Results from a recent study by Match.com showed that single parents in the US are dating more (21%) compared...
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