by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Online Dating Industry
OPW says: Lavalife was sold on November 30th to First Media Group. The group also operates Quest Chat lines and QuestPersonals.com, a competitor to Lavalife’s telemedia and online business. Ron Duke, the CEO & CFO has left, and Peter Housley, the President...
by David Evans | Marketing
A core group of dating executives that have been reading this blog since it started in 2002 and that number has grown over the years as we spent more and more time talking to dating site executives, speaking at iDate and helping the media make sense of the online...
by David Evans | Profiles & Matching
The science of love has always been a fascinating topic. Phermones, DNA matching scent tests, horoscopes, audio analysis, facial coding, there is a long list of emerging matchmaking science and technologies just around the corner. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Ladies, now its easier than ever to navigate the minds of men at How to Get The Man Of Your Dreams. In Boston all you need to do is say you love the Red Sox and Tom Brady and you’re in, but elsewhere a more nuanced approach to the other sex is required. The...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Vanessa Jones is a freelance writer specializing in the topic of Dating/Love/Relationship/Romance. Here are a few examples of her work, because I’m in that kind of a mood today. Gift-Giving In a New Relationship 5 Sure-Fire Signs You Should Kick Him (or Her) to...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
From Craigslist: Date: 2010-12-06, 1:17PM Influential Writers or bloggers wanted for a new online dating business. To qualify, you must be able to prove that you have sufficient PR expericence and regular online sites or blog with at least 100,000 single readers (not...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Check out the Kickstarter page for SINGLE AGAIN the game. New Hampshire resident Kenny Kupchik needs your help to fund a production run of “the funniest board game in modern human history.” Here is how the game works: Every player starts Single. On your...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
This technical tidbit is for dating site operators and anyone who wants a faster-loading website, so I posted it over at my other blog, TheProgressBar. Amazon is now offering DNS services which should speed up page loading and generally create a better experience for...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Group buying is all the rage now. My Facebook update this weekend: Google: “Dudes, $6 billion for your day spa pimping juggernaut!” Groupon: “No thanks” (Smacks forehead) Which dating site do you think is going to be the first one to offer a...
by David Evans | Online Dating Industry
Practical Advice From a Top Lawyer for Subscription & Membership Sites When:Wed Dec 15th, 2-3:30pm ET Cost: $247 or free for Subscription Site Insider Members. Signup page. Insider’s live virtual workshop is *must-attend* for companies selling online...