OPW — July 30 — The photos from the Social Networking Conference are live. I think this was Marc's best event yet. The next event is focused on social networking and internet dating in Europe, and will be in Barcelona on October 1st and October 2nd. There will be a strand of presenters for internet dating and a strand for social networking. – Mark Brooks
Month: July 2007
Reminder – Silicon Valley Affiliate Dinner
OPW — July 26 — I'm hosting a dinner at Tarragon, in Sunnyvale at 140 South Murphy Ave (Map), on Tuesday 31st July for affiliates. Show up 7pm for drinks, ~8pm for dinner. Please RSVP to mark@onlinepersonalswatch.com. See AffiliateDinner.com for other listings. – Mark Brooks
Snooty Dating Site Targets Colleges
BOSTON HERALD — July 26 — The RightStuffDating.com bills itself as "the Ivy League of dating," where students, alumni and faculty make romantic connections. New members have to provide proof they attended one of 50 approved schools. The site claims 5,000 active members and two marriages per month.
The full article was originally published at Boston Herald, but is no longer available.
China Consumer Survey
MARKET WIRE — July 25 — The Chinese economy is hot. Their stock market is up over 43% since March. There are over 380 million consumers in China between the ages of 18 and 34. These consumers prefer Chinese goods over American or Japanese goods. They are also more likely to research products via the internet and to surf, email, blog or IM according to a BIGresearch survey.
The full article was originally published at Marketwire, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: I just spent two months in China. Once people start using and trusting credit cards, and the online ad market matures, the Chinese internet dating market will dwarf the USA market. However, for now the Chinese don't trust the internet, don't use credit cards (they use debit cards which don't allow monthly recurring charges), and ad buys aren't tracked on a CPM/CPC/CPA basis.
Call For Advertisers
OPW — July 26 — Do you have, or know of simply the best way to monetize top tier dating and SNS sites? Surveys, lead gen, co-reg, CPM, CPA… Email me with an overview of what you have to offer. I have a number of mainstream and niche (PG/adult/gay) clients looking for ways to monetize their sites. Sites range from 100,00 uniques a month to 10’s of millions. Please email mark@courtlandbrooks.com asap. – Mark Brooks
Userplane Money
ONLINE DATING INSIDER — July 24 — Userplane Money launched, a new rev-share platform. When your visitors use Webmessenger and Webchat, you can now earn revenue from the ad views they generate. The more ads displayed, the more money you make. It's that simple. There are no fees to participate, and monthly payments are issued via PayPal. FULL ARTICLE @ ONLINE DATING INSIDER
Peepsnation Launches On Virgin, Verizon, Sprint and Boost
INTO MOBILE — July 24 — Peepsnation, the new mobile social-network-turned-peer-ranking-dating-service will launch on Virgin Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and Boost Mobile. Users of Peepsnation 4.0 will see an improved user interface to upload pictures; manage profiles; rate, rank and tag items; search profiles; and even filter by gender, location and age.
The full article was originally published at Into Mobile, but is no longer available.
Mark Brooks: Trilibis made the Peepsnation app. They also made Webdate's mobile app. Enpocket and Plutolife are other mobile enablers. Match has a new app in store. Watch this space.
Transpera Launches, Twango Acquired, IceBreaker Raises $7m
SEATTLE PI — July 24 — The launch of Transpera comes on the heels of Nokia's buyout of Redmond mobile photo and video startup Twango. Transpera is backed by IDG Ventures, Intel Capital and First Round Capital. IceBreaker, the Bellevue developer of the mobile dating service "Crush or Flush", has named David Laub as its chief financial officer. IceBreaker raised $7.2 million in venture funding last month. FULL ARTICLE @ SEATTLE PI
MeetForLunch.com – Lunch With No Strings Attached
PRESS RELEASE — July 24 — A new free online dating service, Meet For Lunch was designed as an alternative to expensive dating services. It allows singles to meet other qualified singles for a no strings attached lunch date. The site matches people based on: political, arts, music, literature, technology, sports — as well as age range and gender choice.
The full article was originally published at PR Newswire, but is no longer available.
Frances DreamNex Sexyavenue.com Launches IM
PRESS RELEASE — July 24 — DreamNex announced the launch of new instant messaging software for online dating, Dial-Messenger. In beta test since March, the software launched on SexyAvenue.com website with the addition of a "Dating" section. The SexyAvenue.com website attracts over 20 million visits each month. In the first month, DreamNex was ranked No. 4 in the online dating sector in France in terms of audience and generated revenues of €34 million and operating income of €5 million in 2006 (source: Médiamétrie, March 2007).
The full article was originally published at La Tribune, but is no longer available.