Month: April 2007

ComScore Files For IPO

Posted on April 4, 2007

ComscoreBIZ REPORT — Online measurement firm comScore has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO seeking to raise more than $86 million. In 2006 revenue topped $66 million, with much of the revenue coming from subscription fees. FULL ARTICLE @ BIZ REPORT

Mark Brooks: comScore Mediametrix is the often quoted for internet dating and social networking rankings and metrics in the press. Nielsen//NetRating and Hitwise, are also quoted. Upstarts Compete.com and Quantcast.com are seeking more press attention. 

This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.com.

ComScore Files For IPO

Posted on April 4, 2007

ComscoreBIZ REPORT — Online measurement firm comScore has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO seeking to raise more than $86 million. In 2006 revenue topped $66 million, with much of the revenue coming from subscription fees. FULL ARTICLE @ BIZ REPORT

Mark Brooks: comScore Mediametrix is the often quoted for internet dating and social networking rankings and metrics in the press. Nielsen//NetRating and Hitwise, are also quoted. Upstarts Compete.com and Quantcast.com are seeking more press attention. 

This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.com.

Women More Likely To Dump You Via SMS

Posted on April 4, 2007

TextingMOBILISED — Apr 4 — According to a recent survey conducted by Australia’s RSVP and 3 mobile, 50% more women than men admitted to having broken up with their partner using a text message.  95% said technology has made dating easier.
Common TXT abbreviations include:
– 143’s (I love you)
– 2G2BT (To good to be true)
– AML’s (all my love)
– ASL’s (age/sex/location)
– H&K’s (hugs and kisses)
– B4N (Bye for now)
– CUL8R (See you later)
– QT (Cutie)
FULL ARTICLE @ MOBILISED 

Women More Likely To Dump You Via SMS

Posted on April 4, 2007

TextingMOBILISED — Apr 4 — According to a recent survey conducted by Australia’s RSVP and 3 mobile, 50% more women than men admitted to having broken up with their partner using a text message.  95% said technology has made dating easier.
Common TXT abbreviations include:
– 143’s (I love you)
– 2G2BT (To good to be true)
– AML’s (all my love)
– ASL’s (age/sex/location)
– H&K’s (hugs and kisses)
– B4N (Bye for now)
– CUL8R (See you later)
– QT (Cutie)
FULL ARTICLE @ MOBILISED 

Hot or Not Goes Free

Posted on April 3, 2007

HotornotGIGA OM — Apr — Hot or Not, the online dating and rating site, is about to end its main revenue stream — $6 per month subscriptions – and focus instead on online ads and transactions, like selling virtual flowers. Why would they kill a service that 15 percent of people who try are willing to pay for, and has resulted in "multi millions of profits per year"? Hong tells us free is the future. Ad pricing has reached the level where an individual or a streamlined small company can make a significant profit. Hong says the online dating industry is reaching a "strategic inflection point." FULL ARTICLE @ GIGA OM

Mark Brooks: Yup, HotorNot is now free. See James blog. I kinda disagree with free being THE way to go. I think we’re going to go through a ‘value crunch.’ Those who don’t deliver will be dead in a year. But there’s still plenty of room left for those charging fair rates for great services. HotorNot is a great service, and $6/month was a fair price. They have been getting ~135k uniques/week for the past year and made ~$5m with ~6 employees. Your comments please…

Hot or Not Goes Free

Posted on April 3, 2007

HotornotGIGA OM — Apr — Hot or Not, the online dating and rating site, is about to end its main revenue stream — $6 per month subscriptions – and focus instead on online ads and transactions, like selling virtual flowers. Why would they kill a service that 15 percent of people who try are willing to pay for, and has resulted in "multi millions of profits per year"? Hong tells us free is the future. Ad pricing has reached the level where an individual or a streamlined small company can make a significant profit. Hong says the online dating industry is reaching a "strategic inflection point." FULL ARTICLE @ GIGA OM

Mark Brooks: Yup, HotorNot is now free. See James blog. I kinda disagree with free being THE way to go. I think we’re going to go through a ‘value crunch.’ Those who don’t deliver will be dead in a year. But there’s still plenty of room left for those charging fair rates for great services. HotorNot is a great service, and $6/month was a fair price. They have been getting ~135k uniques/week for the past year and made ~$5m with ~6 employees. Your comments please…

IntruGuard Protects Yonja

Posted on April 3, 2007

YonjaPRESS RELEASE — Apr 3 — Yonja (Turkey’s leading social network) is using IntruGuard’s IG2000 as part of its security initiative to prevent itself from becoming a target of hackers and attackers. It uses the system to protect its network resources and critical online assets from threats such as traffic anomalies, high volume SYN floods, BotNet floods and other DDoS attacks.  "We thoroughly evaluated all the DDoS mitigation solutions available in the market. IntruGuard’s IG2000 offered us the best performing solution at an affordable price," said Andreas Oesterer, CTO of Yonja.
This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.com.

IntruGuard Protects Yonja

Posted on April 3, 2007

YonjaPRESS RELEASE — Apr 3 — Yonja (Turkey’s leading social network) is using IntruGuard’s IG2000 as part of its security initiative to prevent itself from becoming a target of hackers and attackers. It uses the system to protect its network resources and critical online assets from threats such as traffic anomalies, high volume SYN floods, BotNet floods and other DDoS attacks.  "We thoroughly evaluated all the DDoS mitigation solutions available in the market. IntruGuard’s IG2000 offered us the best performing solution at an affordable price," said Andreas Oesterer, CTO of Yonja.
This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.com.

US Judge Affirms IMBRA

Posted on April 3, 2007

EMEDIA WIRE — Apr 3 — International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) was upheld by a federal judge after a Constitutional challenge by an internet dating company. Tristan Laurent, President of advocacy group Online Dating Rights said, "…Americans (have) to divulge all sorts of highly personal information to a complete stranger or scammer abroad before the American can even say hello or know to whom he is writing."  The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) passed December 17th, 2005 and was attached to the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). IMBRA makes it a felony for an internet dating company, that primarily focuses on introducing Americans to foreigners, to allow any American to communicate with any person of foreign nationality without first subjecting that American to a background check. Get Involved.

The full article was originally published at eMedia Wire, but is no longer available.

US Judge Affirms IMBRA

Posted on April 3, 2007

EMEDIA WIRE — Apr 3 — International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) was upheld by a federal judge after a Constitutional challenge by an internet dating company. Tristan Laurent, President of advocacy group Online Dating Rights said, "…Americans (have) to divulge all sorts of highly personal information to a complete stranger or scammer abroad before the American can even say hello or know to whom he is writing."  The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) passed December 17th, 2005 and was attached to the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). IMBRA makes it a felony for an internet dating company, that primarily focuses on introducing Americans to foreigners, to allow any American to communicate with any person of foreign nationality without first subjecting that American to a background check. Get Involved.

The full article was originally published at eMedia Wire, but is no longer available.