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2012-02-04 - BharatMatrimony Files Complaint Against Google

INDIA TIMES - Feb 3 - Matchmaking portal BharatMatrimony.com has filed a complaint against Google in the Competition Commission of India, citing discriminatory trade practices related to its AdWords program. The AdWords program is Google's main source of revenue, whereby it sells keywords to advertisers and displays them in the form of ads online. Google earned about 96% of its total revenues of $38 billion from ads, last year. As per sources, BharatMatrimony has filed the complaint on the issue of keywords relating to its websites being sold to rival parties such as Shaadi.com, and Jeevansaathi.com. See full article at Economic Times See all posts on BharatMatrimony See all posts on Shaadi See all posts on Jeevansathi

2012-02-03 - Internet Dating Company Prices

OPW - Feb 3 - I promised attendees of the Internet Dating Conference that we'd run a list of dating sites that have been sold in the past along with the prices. Here they are. Just click on internet Dating Acquisitions on the left bar if you'd like to reference it in future.

2012-02-03 - Meetic: 2011 Annual Results

4TRADERS - Feb 2 - Meetic's 2011 consolidated annual revenue was 178.3M Eur, down 4.2% YOY. Q4 2011 revenue was 42.1M Eur. The Group had 762,099 subscribers on 31st December 2011, compared to 858,197 subscribers on 31st December 2010. Monthly ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) was 17.2 Eur in 2011 (18.9M Eur in 2010). See full article at 4Traders See all posts on Meetic

2012-02-02 - Facebook: 425 Million Mobile Users And No Money

PC MAG - Feb 2 - Facebook's mobile apps are frequently among the most popular downloads in the Android Market and Apple App Store. Facebook's Wednesday IPO filing revealed that the company had ~425M monthly active users during December 2011, or about half of its worldwide user base. But while that 425M number might be impressive, it's not making Facebook any money at this point. "We currently do not show ads or directly generate any meaningful revenue from users accessing Facebook through our mobile products", Facebook said. by Chloe Albanesius See full article at PC Mag Mark Brooks: Same story with iDating companies. Jumptap.com may be able to help. There are a few mobile ad opportunities now. I'l be reviewing options at iDate Beverly Hills in June in my 3 hour presentation on mobile dating. This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.

2012-02-02 - Singles In America Study By Match.com

MATCH.COM BLOG - Feb 2 - "Singles in America", Match.com's second annual study on singles, dives deep into how singles are living and thinking in 2012. ~5,K singles participated in the survey. The Singles in America study was funded by Match.com in association with biological anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher; sex and relationship therapist, Dr. Laura Berman; evolutionary biologist with The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Dr. Justin R. Garcia; and the Institute for Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) at Binghamton University. Here are just a few of the study’s most groundbreaking results: Fidelity is regarded as a more important quality in the U.S. president than in a partner. 62% of men and 80% of women say that sexual fidelity in a relationship is a “must have.” But almost 9 out of 10 respondents believe there are “no acceptable excuses” for infidelity by a political candidate (87% of men and 91% of women). Men are more willing to make a commitment without being in love or feeling sexually attracted to their partner. Singles over 60 are most likely to insist on a partnership that includes sexual attraction and romance. See full article at Match.com Blog See all posts on Match.com

2012-02-02 - Grindr: Winner Of TechCrunch Crunchies Awards And 2012 iDate Awards

MARKETWATCH - Feb 2 - Grindr, the all male geo-social network app, was named the winner of TechCrunch's 2011 Crunchies Award for Best Location Application introduced at the Fifth Annual Crunchies Awards Ceremony in San Francisco at The Davies Symphony Hall. Separately, Grindr was crowned the winner of the 2012 iDate Awards in two of the 12 categories for Best Mobile Dating App and Best New Technology at the 9th annual Dating Industry amp; Internet Dating Conference in Miami. The iDate Awards highlight the best and most innovative aspects of the online dating and matchmaking industry. Grindr previously received an iDate Award in 2011 for Best Mobile Dating App. See full article at Market Watch See all posts on Grindr

2012-02-02 - Forget The Cougars - Here Come The PUMAs

PR NEWSWIRE - Feb 2 - Single women are shunning toy-boys for men with experience and are hunting out divorced men to date - according to ThePicnicProject.com, a UK matchmaking service. These 'Pumas' - so called because they're interested in dating Previously Married and Attractive men - hail a new trend in women seeking experience over youth, unlike 'cougars' who are known for pursuing younger men. Women cite better relationship experience as the main attraction to divorced men (12 %), along with an increased likelihood that they'll be sensitive to their partner's needs (8%) and the fact they've demonstrated serious commitment in the past (7%). See full article at Market Watch

2012-02-02 - Shagbook.com Launches Mobile-Enabled Website

PRESS RELEASE - Feb 2 - UK-based adult dating site Shagbook.com is now offering a mobile-enabled version of its website, allowing daters the option of accessing the site from their smart phones and tablets, from anywhere in the world. See full article at PR Inside See all posts on Shagbook

2012-02-02 - CNBC Show: Love At First Byte: The Secret Science Of Online Dating

CNBC - Feb 2 - On Thursday, February 9th at 9pm ET/PT, CNBC presents “Love at First Byte: The Secret Science of Online Dating” a CNBC Original reported by NBC News and Today Show Correspondent Amy Robach that takes viewers inside the booming online dating industry. Robach goes behind the scenes at the headquarters of the most influential dating sites - Match.com and eHarmony - profiling the small armies of computer scientists, mathematicians and psychologists who claim they can draw revealing conclusions about you, not only by what you say, but by what you do—and don’t do—on their sites. For more information including slideshows and web extras, log onto: onlinedating.cnbc.com. by Beth Goldman See full article at CNBC

2012-02-01 - Who's Telling You The Truth About Dating Algorithms?

FAST COMPANY - Jan 27 - Dr. Pepper Schwartz is the author of The Love Test, The Great Sex Weekend, Everything You Know About Love and Sex is Wrong, and more. She's a professor of sociology at the University of Washington in Seattle who mugs on behalf of PerfectMatch.com, where she co-developed The Duet® Total Compatibility System. On the final day of the iDate conference, Schwartz told the audience her system is based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Joining her was Dr. Eli Finkel who staked out his own territory as industry-scold, denouncing eHarmony. eHarmony has refused to reveal its algorithm, Finkel said, and therefore the company should not advertise a scientific approach to matching until it can show, publicly, that its system works according to the standards of scientific rigor. Today it's not the professor-backed dating sites but the ones run by math geeks that seem to be on top. Sam Yagan, a cofounder of OkCupid.com (sold to Match.com for $90M), responded to Drs. Finkel and Schwartz with an occasional eye roll. He dispatched a very brief, slide-assisted explanation of OkCupid's matching process. The users are not required to answer any questions. But the site is premised on the...

2012-02-01 - Snap Interactive: Facebook's Fast Growing Social Media Company

SEEKING ALPHA - Feb 2 - With Facebook going public in 2012, the mobile and social media revolution will come to the forefront of investors' attention. Snap Interactive is the leading provider of social dating and location-based apps built on Facebook. Their core dating brand "Are YOU Interested?" has ~55M user installations, 8M monthly active users. Since being founded in 2005, revenues have grown at a torrid pace. As of the last 12 months ended September 30, 2011, the company has recorded $16.5M in sales. Quarterly revenues hit $5.1M (+198% YoY) in September, which puts the company on pace for~$20M in sales for 2011. The total market size for online dating is now in excess of $1billion. by Ben Axler See full article at Seeking Alpha See all posts on SNAP Interactive This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.

2012-02-01 - Nerve Dating Re-Launches

TECH CRUNCH - Jan 31 - In 1997, Rufus Griscom and Genevieve Field launched a website and eMag dedicated to sex, relationships, and culture called Nerve. Because Nerve already had a loyal readership and fanbase (about 2 million monthly uniques), there was a readymade audience for Nerve Dating, making it easier to reach critical mass. Today, the team is launching Nerve Dating in San Francisco, with plans to continue rolling out across the U.S. The main thrust of Nerve’s bi-costal dating service is to create a platform that “celebrates individual voices,” without the taxonomy inherent to dating websites that tends to lump people into categories so that matching technology can do the heavy lifting. Nerve is trying to make dating more like an enjoyable cocktail party, something that’s more natural and casual than an awkward blind date. Thus, on Nerve, users can actively share their thoughts and opinions about restaurants, bars, movies, music, and books, and are instantly introduced to other people who enjoy the same things. by Rip Empson See full article at Tech Crunch See all posts on Nerve Dating

2012-02-01 - White Label Dating Providers Comparison Study

 OPW - Feb 1 - Back in 2007, Courtland Brooks conducted a pioneering study that set out to compare the various white label dating providers and their service offerings. The online dating industry has grown rapidly since then. The concept of niche dating has proved very attractive to webmasters and affiliates who have warmed to the idea of setting up their own dating site. But how can you compete against Match.com or eHarmony? Unless you have very deep pockets the only viable alternative is to partner with a White Label provider. Which White Label provider should you choose? To make this task easier we decided to update our initial study. Download White Label Dating Provider Comparison Study The white label operator landscape has altered considerably. In terms of new entrants, the sector has seen the arrival of Dating Factory, whose primary focus is on non-English speaking markets. Cupid PLC successfully listed on the AIM market in the UK in 2010 and has subsequently focused primarily on growing its own in-house brand dating sites (Cupid.com, BeNaughty, Flirt.com, etc.). WhiteLabelDating.com (WLD) has grown rapidly since our first study from £3M to £30M annual revenues and was voted as the Best Dating...

2012-01-30 - Singles Spend More Than £3 Billion Annually Looking For Love

DAILYMAIL – Jan 27 – A recent poll of 2,000 singles in Britain’s major cities has found that Brits collectively go on 37M dates a year, spending an average of £47 each time, spending a national average of £1.3 billion on food and drink alone. The dating industry has made a major impact on the UK economy, the study found, revealing that £421M goes towards transportation and another £324M in grooming as people get their hair cut to look their best. The study was commissioned by Match.com and produced by the Centre of Economic Business Research. by Sadie Whitelocks See full article at DailyMail See all posts on Match.com

2012-01-30 - FriendFinder Networks Implements Cost Reduction Initiative

MARKETWATCH – Jan 25 – Leading internet and technology company FriendFinder Networks Inc. has announced the implementation of a cost reduction initiation to more closely align with its new business model. CEO Marc Bell stated that the company is taking steps to reduce their operating costs as part of their efforts to reorganize their operations. In an effort to reduce operating expenses and increase shareholder value, the company is consolidating their global offices to fewer locations and relocating several operations to their main facility in Sunnyvale, CA. See full article at MarketWatch See all posts on FriendFinder

2012-01-30 - iDate Demonstrates Shift In Dating Technology

FAST COMPANY – Jan 26 – Author Dan Slater, who is writing a book about the online dating industry, attended the iDate Conference in Miami and took a look at the way technology is influencing the way we date online. Things are changing now that one third of America’s 90M singles date online, and it’s no longer the “unspeakable underworld” it once was. Seventeen years ago, when Gary Kremen founded Match.com, anonymity was key to success, protecting people’s privacy and allowing them to reveal their “true identity” on their own terms. In 2007, Zoosk was formed on the basis that the younger generation grew up on technology and the conventional online dating platform was of no interest to them. Zoosk “is for a social life – with dating in mind” where privacy concerns are not as rampant. New sites continue to pop up in the ever-changing industry challenge our notions of privacy and what we should expect going forward. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is right – morality may be divine, but it’s also fickle and shifts in technology make new things possible. by Dan Slater See full article at Fast Company See all posts on Zoosk See all posts on...

2012-01-30 - mopay Launches Payment Platform For Online Dating

PRESS RELEASE – Jan 24 – mopay launched its new payment service customized specifically for the online dating industry at iDate 2012 in Miami. The company has adapted their fast, secure, easy-to-use payment method for online dating sites that can handle single or recurring payments of up to $50. mopay allows users to input either a landline or cell phone number, confirm the number by SMS, and then charge the payment to either of their phone bills to make payments fast and easy, thereby converting visitors to customers at a faster rate. This feature also allows customers without bank accounts to “charge” their membership fees without having to worry about debit or credit cards. See full article at Market Watch

2012-01-30 - SeekingArrangement.com Introduces Anonymous Calling Feature

PR WEB – Jan 27 – Sugar Daddy dating site SeekingArrangement.com, the largest sugar daddy and sugar baby dating site, has announced the launch of its new anonymous phone calling service named “ICALLU” that allows members to call each other anonymous through a Voice over IP (VoIP) server. According to the site, over 55% of its members are concerned about privacy and giving out their phone number, and 32% of members have had a negative experience after giving out their real phone number to strangers in the past. The new service, which costs 99 cents per minute domestically and $1.99 per minute internationally, will help protect members’ privacy while still allowing them to make a connection over the phone. Founder amp; CEO Brandon Wade expects the cost of the service to drop over time as more members being using it. See full article at PR Web See all posts on SeekingArrangement

2011-10-22 - Free Currency Converter for Global Business

Globalization means an open opportunity to expand your business to every part of the world but it also means you have a bigger challenge to keep your business on the competition. Talking about global business environment, we can’t ignore the crucial role of currency exchange. With the fact that every country has its own currency, [...]

2011-08-01 - Setting up Boundaries in Friendship

Even in a very close friendship, boundaries are still needed to make sure that your friendship is healthy. Without them, friends can feel uncomfortable or even unsafe. Usually, boundaries happen naturally in a friendship. Things such as when to call or hang out can be determined just by spending some time together. Other things, like [...]

2011-08-01 - Making Friends in a New City: Some Practical Steps

Moving to a new city can be so much exciting, especially with all the new possibilities that you could explore; feeling new atmosphere, checking out new places such as stores or restaurants, and of course meeting new friends. While making friends are easy for some, others might feel certain difficulties in starting a new friendship [...]

2011-07-30 - How to Survive Your First Date

Whether you are a fiery teenage, a mature woman, or a settled senior, first date could be such a nerve-wrecking dating event at any age. There are uncertainties about what to wear, what to talk about and how to behave, not to mention the expectations that we are looking forward to meet. Before the first [...]

2011-07-29 - When Your Friend Refuses to Make Up

When your friendship is falling apart, you perhaps would want to end the grudge and get back to your healthy relationship. You are ready to make up, but on other hand, your friend is refusing to do the same. Is your friendship over? Perhaps no. The friendship might still be able to go on, but [...]

2011-07-27 - Fixing a Bad Relationship

When two people are committing themselves into a relationship, they cannot expect that everything will work so well. A bad relationship is not really unavoidable, but if you are stuck in one, you could at least try to work your way to a healthier relationship, one step at a time. Healing your relationship means that [...]

2011-07-23 - How to Face Former Friend at Work

You have fallen out with this certain friend, and you never contact each other after that perhaps not-so-well break up. Suddenly, out of the blue, you find out that your former friend has been hired at the same company with you. Everything must be awkward if you were in that position, since you have to [...]

2011-07-21 - How to Get Couple Friends

If you are a couple, having some couple friends can give supportive elements for your own love life, as well as much more fun. However, making a couple friends to hang out together is not always easy, especially if the dynamic between both of you do not always work when it comes to find new [...]

2011-07-20 - When your Friend is Pulling Away: Problematic or Unreasonable?

Friendship among people can be very different and dynamic. It does not only bring happiness and fulfillment, but also problems. When some think that their friendship is solid, another maybe feel that their friends are pulling away. Whenever a friend is excluding you, do not be panic; calm down and try to differentiate whether it [...]

2011-07-19 - When Your Friend is Hiding a Secret

Keeping secrets is everybody’s right, but what if your friend is hiding a secret that threatens to break you apart? Since a good friendship is based on mutual trust, a secret-keeper friend could someday jeopardize your friendship, and that can be caused by many things. Perhaps you feel slightly hurt because your friend is hiding [...]