NY TIMES — Jan 5 — The days, when Venture capitalists poured money into Web sites that were free to users and that made money selling advertisements, are over. Instead, investors are looking for sites that make money in ways other than selling ads, like selling subscriptions or virtual goods. Investors are not convinced that selling ads or content like applications on mobile phones can make much money for them.
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OPW — Jan 9 — If you're attending iDate Miami here are the three exclusive beach parties to enjoy.
Wednesday 21st Jan – Litle Cocktail Reception at Monty's Raw Bar South Beach, 300 Alton Road, Miami South Beach
Thursday 22nd Jan – White Label Dating Cocktail Reception at Nikki Beach One Ocean Drive, Miami South Beach
Friday 23rd Jan, at 11 p.m. – After Event Party at Shore Club
OPW — Jan 9 — EasyDate, UK's fastest growing online dating company, is looking for US Partnership Manager. The person will be responsible for:
– Sourcing & Recruiting new White Label Partners
– Handling incoming White Label enquiries
– Managing Key Affiliates
– Managing and Growing Traffic Partners
Experience with online business is essential.
Rewards:
– Salary of 40k – 50k USD per year
– Impressive Bonus Scheme
– Opportunity for personal growth
Please send Resume and Cover Letter to: hr@easydate.biz.
Job title:
Partnership Manager (USA/Canada)
Location:
USA (Remote work)
Full job description:
Looking
for a fresh challenge? An opportunity has arisen to join the UK’s
fastest growing online dating and entertainment company as its US
Partnership Manager.
This person will work remotely and as such the role is suited to a highly driven, self starter.
Experience within an online business is essential. If you have already been in a similar role, this will also be beneficial.
We are:
– UK’s Fastest Growing Online Dating Company
– Offices in Edinburgh and London
– Expanding worldwide
The person in this role will need to be:
– Enthusiastic
– Personable
– Self-motivated
– Well organised and deliver on their commitments
– Ideally, educated to degree level or above, although equivalent industry experience acceptable.
– Experienced in working with online business
Responsibilities:
– Sourcing & Recruiting new White Label Partners
– Handling incoming White Label enquiries
– Managing Key Affiliates
– Manage and Grow Traffic Partners
The Rewards:
– Salary of 40k – 50k USD per year
– Impressive Bonus Scheme
– Opportunity for personal growth
Please send Resume and Cover Letter to: hr@easydate.biz.
OPW — Jan 8 — We have just updated Hitwise U.S. dating rankings. Singlesnet is #1, beating PlentyofFish.com by less than 0.01% of market share! 17.0935% for Singlesnet and 17.092% for PlentyofFish.com. Match.com moved ahead of Yahoo! Personals to #3. eHarmony dropped from #6 to #8 moving DateHookup and ManHunt.net up to #6 and #7 respectively.
INC MAGAZINE — Jan 8 — Plentyoffish is on track to book revenue of $10M for 2008, with 50%+ profit. Frind can be disarmingly frank. Yahoo, he says, is "a complete joke," Google is "a cult," and Match is "dying." Mark Brooks, a marketing consultant who has advised Frind since 2006 said "I've never known anybody so competitive. He always says exactly what he thinks." Frind made just $5 in his 1st month but by the end of the year he was making $3,300 a month, largely by selling ads to paid dating sites. From March to Nov' '03 he expanded from 40 members to 10,000. By 2006, Plentyoffish was serving 200m pages/mo. In 2008 he rented an office and hired 3 people. Frind estimates, based on exit surveys, that the site creates 800k successful relationships a year. FULL ARTICLE @ INC MAGAZINE
THANHNIEN NEWS — Jan 8 — Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has ordered government agencies to make plans for opening the nation's first matchmaking firm in order to prevent the abuse of Vietnamese women by foreigners. In Vietnam individuals and organizations have been legally forbidden to broker marriages for fees. Matchmaking can only be conducted by non-profit centers run by provincial women's associations and charities. FULL ARTICLE @ THANHNIEN NEWS
GREEK REPORTER — Jan 7 — Saïd Amin, a young entrepreneur originally from Iran, created an empire of online dating services that target Greeks, Italians, Arabs and other ethnic groups. World Singles operates seven different ethnic online dating sites, among them Eligiblegreeks.com.
Q: When did you start your company?
A: It all started as a hobby in 2000, became my full time job in 2001.
Q: How did you come up with EligibleGreeks.com?
A: EligibleGreeks.com was the second dating site that I started. I saw a void in this market and moved in quickly to fill it.
Q: How many people have profiles in EligibleGreeks.com?
A: We have several hundred thousand members and are currently the most visited dating site for Greeks worldwide.
Q: What could you say about the behavior, patterns etc of (the members of) EligibleGreeks.com in comparison to people to your other ethnic sites.
A: EligibleGreeks.com is generally speaking more liberal and expressive.
FULL ARTICLE @ GREEK REPORTER
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CNW — Jan 7 — Lavalife has launched the third annual search to find Canada's 10 most eligible singles with the smarts, looks and winning personalities to carry the title of Top Single. Lavalife's 2009 Top Singles Competition is presented by Colgate MaxFresh and is in partnership with LouLou and Glow magazines.
The full article was originally published at CNW Group, but is no longer available.