Online Dating Niches, How Small is Too Small?
First, some research from PeopleMedia, who says the majority of black men and women don’t seem care about Valentine’s Day. A minority, however, does take the holiday to heart, scrambling for any date at all (15 percent) or seeking the comfort of a favorite...As if Online Dating Wasn’t Expensive Enough
Mark Brooks over at Online Personals watch says that online dating sites “could raise their prices without losing customers.” I almost choked on my drink reading that. With the rise in free an freemium-based dating sites, I think that subscription-based...This Facebook Data Set Will Blow Your Mind
Yesterday I mentioned How to split up the US, which it turns out is just a taste of the analysis that researchers will be doing on the massive Facebook dataset made up of 210 million profiles set to be unleashed tomorrow but Pete Warden. That’s right, yours and...BoonEx Releases Dolphin 7 Community Software
BoonEx, a leader in the Community and Social Networking software market, has release Dolphin 7. Disclaimer: Boonex is an advertiser. Dolphin was developed on a modular system, and BoonEx claims it easy to install default modules, such as a 100% Ajax based forum, file...Online Dating Industry News 2-8-10
Just crossed the 3,000 post mark here. I don’t know if it’s my new and improved profile and photos or the stacks of Benjamins I slipped to key Match, OKCupid and PlentyofFish executives while we were all in Miami, but my inboxes are filling up like crazy...Dating Ad Network on Dating Industry Changes
It was good to run into Andrey at Dating Ad Network in Miami. I worked with him a few years ago when they were launching DAN. Andrey has a few good blog posts about his thoughts on iDate, interview with vindicia, and a bit about the evolution of online dating. Dating...When will Video Dating Go Mainstream?
There is no more effective way to get a sense of someones tastes, preferences and personality than a five minute video chat. Only companies really doing anything with video are SpeedDate, which is getting north of 1.5 million visitors a month and the young kids are...It’s Official, FriendFinder Networks Cancels IPO
After a long-awaited public offering, FriendFinder has cancelled their IPO. According to TechCrunch, flat sales and lackluster investor are to blame. The high-profile network of dating and adult sites planned to use the IPO to pay off the staggering debt, currently...Match.com and Meetic Announce Latin America Partnership
Not satisfied with European market domination, Match and Meetic have established a joint venture in Latin America. Match.com and Meetic will each own 50 percent of the joint venture’s equity, and Match.com will control the new entity’s operations....
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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