PHYSORG — Sept 2 — For most singles using Match.com Mobile, using the mobile phone to search for dates and flirt via text messaging will make dating more convenient, said Match.com spokeswoman Kathleen Roldan. Young single people are more attracted to the service, with 42% of users under age 25 and 81% under age 35. Eventually, Match.com also hopes to enhance the service with a location-based technology, so that mobile users could find matches in close proximity based on the location of their phone, she said. Some companies are already doing this, like SmallPlanet, whose members can "crowdsurf" by using their Bluetooth radio signal as a "radar" to find friends or other members at best within 100 feet or less but still allow for members to control their privacy. According to analyst Brent Iadarola of Frost & Sullivan in the Chronicle, "subscription revenue for the mobile dating services are expected to rise from $31.4 million this year to $215 million by 2009, which does not include revenue from text-messaging charges, but could double those figures." FULL ARTICLE @ PHYSORG
Mark Brooks: Online dating takes a significant commitment of time. Mobile dating allows users the added convenience of being able to peruse profles whenever and wherever they feel like it.
I’ve launched AppleDates mobile to compete with Match Mobile in the New York Market. Check out the beta site—point your cell phone at adny.info. In addition of taking the AppleDates model of events based dating to cell phones adny.info is the most comprehensive (and I think the fastest) NY city guide available on a cell phone browser. There are 5,700 venues and over 1,000 current listings in the database. The search engine is really smart and the systems works well as a city guide. More cool features coming soon…
very interesting, the evolution of Match.com is for me logical. After beeing 100% Internet Mobile software, they become MoSoSo (mobile social software) and now they plan to integrate location technology, they will become LoMoSo (location mobile software). This will change use of the service, as you say Mark. Wireless+LBS benefit is “Anytime-anywhere access”. I’ve just post an article about business model on my blog: http://www.cliquemobile.com/lbs-mososo/
Another site that I heard that is going mobile is http://www.online4love.com
It will be interesting to watch the outcome of these services in the years to come.
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