Facebook, You Don’t Know Me At All
Heard on the street in response to my Relationship Status Test yesterday: Less than 20% of people on Facebook who are single are actually listed as single along with their gender and the gender they seek. Very annoying to dating sites trying to target singles and...Twitter Brings Richness, Depth and Immediacy to Dating Profiles
It seems that Nearly Every Single Topic On Quora Now Has A Twitter Account. Quora is a Question & Answer site, like Yahoo answers without the spam and the trolls. An Incredibly useful service, I almost don’t like talking about Quora because as it grows its...Online Dating News December 1, 2010
Best online dating contest ever? The Mate1 Check Please! Contest with Pauly Shore. Mate1 and Pauly are looking for the Most Awkward Date of All Time in return for $5,000 and a trip to vegas. Reminds me of a super-kooky BadOnlineDates. An analysis of Patti’s...Jewish Moms Realize Their Full Potential As Matchmakers
Jewish singles, depending on how you look at it, your life is about to become a lot more easier or complicated now that you mom will be busy finding you a date on The JMom. TheJMom was launched in 2010 by siblings, Brad and Danielle, and their good friend and...eHarmony Launching in Japan
It appears that eHarmony is launching in Japan. Given the differences in culture between the US and Japan, I wonder what changes eHarmony will make in their matching systems based on 29 dimensions of compatibility. For the launch of their legally-mandated gay site a...Facebook Ad Targeting Still Not Good Enough
I changed my relationship status on Facebook from Single to Its Complicated this morning. Sure enough the ads went from 100% dating to totally generic junk. Changing back to Single, its dating ads all the way down the column. Given that 24% of online display ads are...Wings Dating Site Renamed to DateBuzz
Wings, a funded startup that was originally going after the Facebook dating market, has announcing new features and a name change. Now a dating destination called DateBuzz, the service has some new features including: Full search functionality in addition to custom...Location-Based Dating Startup Seeks Place Data for a Check-in App
There are a lot of dating sites that want to know where you are so they can send you “this incredibly rich and hot single is nearby” push notifications on your phone. Where can I get place data for a check-in app? We run likealittle.com – A location...HowAboutWe… Raise $3 million, Launch in Boston and Present at Webinnovators Tonight?
Big week for HowAboutWe. Tonight they are presenting at the 5th anniversary of Web Innovators, run by my VC (Venrock) turned micro-VC investor and neighbor David Beisel. They’re also featured in todays Thrillist and have been spotted in other clued-in Boston...
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