by David Evans | Mobile Dating
Received an update about Flirtnet from Wayne Silbermann. Flirtnet (our sms and wap-based mobile dating service) is growing nicely. We are the leading player in the SA market – we white-label for most of the large players here like Vodafine Live, and our direct to...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Dan Wohlfeiler wrote in to let us know that there is a unique study now underway to help determine which online strategies are preferred by webmasters, public health experts and users for how to reduce HIV and STD infections among gay and bisexual men, and other men...
by David Evans | Marketing
Most people would agree that online dating advertising leaves a lot to be desired. Except for a few instances like Match and even eHarmony’s latest ads, 18 year-olds co-ed boobs is about as creative as the industry gets. I uploaded some of the first paid banner...
by David Evans | Dating Safety, Legal
In recent years, a certain percentage of scumbag men have taken it upon themselves to import women from foreign countries and then sell them out as prostitutes and do whatever god-awful things crazy people do when they can’t get a date here in the US and they...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
There is a nice big space over in the sidebar where there are things called advertisements. Not sure if you have heard but people tend to look at them, and if they are interested, they actually click them. If you are trying to get your business recognized by the...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
Amtrak offers free wifi, but you can’t look at funny cat videos, browse dating sites or look at pr0n. I wasn’t aware people do anything else online.
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
The contents of this post are based on Spark Networks’ 10K from 2008 and their 10Q from the third quarter of 2009. Input was received from several people who have tracked Spark Networks for many years, with special help from Ross Felix. Great Hill Partners, a...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
What a great visit to Manhattan. Coming back on the Acela now, the (relatively) high-speed train and as of yesterday, free wifi. Works well but blocks all dating sites and video. From a reader: It seems that Google is making some pretty significant changes on how they...
by David Evans | Uncategorized
It’s great to be back in New York City for a few days. Yesterday Tom Jaffee and I spoke to a packed house of restaurant owners about creative strategies for social media. I enjoy spending time talking to people in industries other than dating. Immersing ones...