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Can A Recession Seriously Boost Online Dating?

Posted on February 19, 2009

Zoosk logo MARKET WATCH — Feb 19 — Zoosk targets 20 and 30 somethings, a demographic that spends a lot of time on social networking sites. Zoosk's founders say their site is among the first to incorporate social networking into online dating. Zoosk has received $4.5 million in funding and has 16.5m users. Not all dating sites are growing like Zoosk. Spark Networks saw sales drop to $14m vs. $15.8m a year ago, while Match.com's revenue grew 5% to $93.5m. While jobless people may be also lonely, many will find paying $25 to $35 a month for a dating service a luxury when they have no income and will use Zoosk or free sites like PlentyofFish. FULL ARTICLE @ MARKET WATCH

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2 thoughts on “Can A Recession Seriously Boost Online Dating?”

  1. Keith Smith's avatar Keith Smith says:
    March 2, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    No wonder Zoosk are doing so well!
    The take your money and do not give you the service they advertise.
    I paid for Premium membership but other members still could not send me messages which is one of the advantages stated on their website.
    Emailing Zoosk support is futile – they never reply. And they even delete your complaints in their own community forums.
    DO NOT USE ZOOSK!

    Reply
  2. Keith Smith's avatar Keith Smith says:
    March 2, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    No wonder Zoosk are doing so well!
    The take your money and do not give you the service they advertise.
    I paid for Premium membership but other members still could not send me messages which is one of the advantages stated on their website.
    Emailing Zoosk support is futile – they never reply. And they even delete your complaints in their own community forums.
    DO NOT USE ZOOSK!

    Reply

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