Spark Networks Financial and Business Information
We’re expecting five inches of rain in Boston, perfect day to pour over the Spark Networks 10-K financial document, which is full of interesting information. Thanks @DatingRev.Is Online Dating Bigger Than Porn?
Online Schools has created an infographic about online dating that pulls data from Reuters and The Washington Post — online dating is worth more than one billion dollars per year, with the mobile phone dating market worth $550 million. Click the image to see the full...Will the iPad Make Us Better Daters?
The building excitement over the impending iPad has developers working overtime to bring applications to the device which take advantage of it’s processing power and (hopefully) camera. The iPad promises entirely new ways to consume media, and publishers are...Last Post About The Effect of The Recession on Online Dating
People Media is similar to Spark Networks in terms of servicing a number of niches. Where they differ is that People Media has proven to be quite lucrative across multiple sites, as opposed to JDate, the Spark one-hit-wonder. Spark could have monetized several other...Speed Dating with Game Crush
This week I’ve been talking a lot about how to prototype a dating site. Lots of companies will throw something up on White Label Dating or Dating Factory and if it takes off, start their own site. Other companies are even lazier and more clever. They create...A Fabulis Beta
The new gay social network from Fabulis launched in Beta yesterday. They have almost 50,000 members already. More great stuff launching this week and next, including even more user settings and some fabulis new features. Expect us to move fast to add more features to...“Mad Libs Converts!” says Case Study
LukeW recently came across a unique contact form. It turns out that Mad Libs style forms increased conversion across the board by 25-40%. That is amazing. This would also be a great idea for a profile writing form.Moonit Offers Gen Y Relationship Guidance
Moonit is a free web application that provides insights into Generation Y users’ personal and professional relationships based on astrological and psychological underpinnings. I’ve been receiving their periodic emails and I can see how the Gen Y crowd would find...Do Person Ad Photos Matter?
Today I’m going to ask for your help. Everyone knows that a great photo is the most important part of an online dating profile. Then why are dating sites not jumping at the opportunity to give members the tools and services they need to succeed? I’m asking...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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