The full article was originally published at Digital Media, but is no longer available.
Month: March 2010
eHarmony Mobile App Coming Soon
EHARMONY BLOG – Mar 16 – eHarmony has posted a job opening for someone to write the app(s). “As a Mobile Engineer, you will be creating a mobile-consumer application platform from the ground-up for the iPhone and other devices.”
The full article was originally published at eHarmony blog, but is no longer available.
Investigation On Behalf Of Shareholders Of Spark Networks
YAHOO FINANCE – Mar 13 - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Spark Networks, related to a proposal by Great Hill Partners III, to acquire Spark Networks. Under the terms of proposed transaction, Great Hill Partners would acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not owned by Great Hill Partners, at a cash purchase price of $3.10 per share, an approximate 5% premium over Spark Networks’ closing price on March 2, 2010. Following the close of the transaction, Spark Networks would no longer be a public reporting or trading company. The investigation concerns possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law related to approval of the transaction by the Spark Networks board of directors.
The full article was originally published at Yahoo Finance, but is no longer available.
Internet Dating Industry Weekly News March 15th, 2010
This is the news for March 9th through March 15th, 2010. Here is the news we covered:
- Zoosk ranked #42 in Wall Street Journal’s top VC backed companies
- AreYouInterested.com iPhone App going strong
- Sex.com domain up for auction
- Match & Meetic partner in Latin America
- Zhenai.com posts strong growth numbers
How Plenty Of Fish Tapped Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’
ADAGE – Mar 13 - The most-talked about aspect of Lady Gaga's music
video for "Telephone," which premiered Thursday night, was the product
placement. At least nine different brands make appearances in the
nine-minute music video. Several of the brands were Gaga's ideas and
did not pay to be included. A scene in which Gaga curls her hair with
Diet Coke cans was an homage to her mother, who used the exact same
grooming technique in the '70s. PlentyofFish.com, a dating site, also
makes a surprise appearance, the result of ongoing talks with Gaga's
marketing team at Universal Music to find the right
project. PlentyofFish had seen a 15% increase in search by
close of business Friday, but wasn't yet able to quantify an increase
in traffic. FULL ARTICLE @ ADAGE
Mark Brooks: Go to 4 mins 25 to see the POF product placement. (Full Disclosure: POF is a client of Courtland Brooks)
eHarmony Shuts Down eHarmony Marriage
EHARMONY BLOG – Mar 14 - eHarmony Marriage now redirects to eHarmony Advice. Offering an online alternative to marriage counseling was an innovative idea, but it never flew or impressed the company’s then-new VC shareholders. It was launched on February 6, 2006. In late November 2009, the site quietly removed the link to it from its pages. Starting yesterday, the subdomain for it is gone.
The full article was originally published at eHarmony blog, but is no longer available.
BadOnlineDates Allows Lovelorn To Commiserate Over Bad Dates
WASHINGTON POST – Mar 14 – Now some daters are posting details about disastrous dates online at sites such as badonlinedates.com or abadc
A lot of people misrepresent themselves, Kelton says. Posters can also
get tips and feedback on how to handle or prevent awkward
situations. But there can be a dark side to posting dating mishaps
online. "When there's identifying information, that can be extremely
destructive; it borders on defamation of character," warns Diana
Kirschner, New York author of "Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to
Finding Your Own True Love." FULL ARTICLE @ WASHINGTON POST
Company Profile – People Media
Website: www.PeopleMedia.com
Company profile: People Media is a targeted online dating service focusing on specific demographic groups. A niche or targeted online dating site differs from broad dating sites by recognizing commonalities important to customers such as ethnicity, religion and lifestyle. People Media’s mission is to bring people of like interests together by creating vibrant and targeted online communities and offering tools to promote interaction. They are fulfilling this mission through their vibrant communities such as: BlackPeopleMeet.com, SingleParentMeet.com, BBPeopleMeet.com, SeniorPeopleMeet.com, LoveAndSeek.com (Christian), LDSPlanet.com, LatinoPeopleMeet.com and AsianPeopleMeet.com.
Date started: founded in 2002
formerly known as Zencon Technologies LLC, changed its name to People Media L.L.C. in October 2007
Current CEO: Navin Ramachandran (GM, since July 2013)
Former CEO: Josh Meyers (2007-2012)
Traffic:
www.peoplemedia.com 176,188 unique visitors (Compete June 15)
Revenue: $11.6 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization) in 2008 (OPW interview July 2009)
according to Jupiter Research, will reach $1.2 billion in worldwide
revenues by 2009 (www.peoplemedia.com Jan 2010)
Owners: Match.com, an operating company of IAC/Interactive Corp
Acquisitions: was acquired by Match.com (announced on July 7, 2009), from American
Capital Ltd for $80 million in cash.
People Media acquired by American Capital ($56 million) in 2007
Numbers of employees: 40-50 (OPW interview with CEO, July 2009)
Based in: Chandler, Arizona
1080 East Pecos Road
Suite 18 PMB #417
Chandler, AZ 85225-2426
Telephone: 323-603-0188
Email: contact form
Promotion channels used:
= affiliate programs
= radio: The Steve Harvey Morning Show and BlackPeopleMeet.com began Radio Date in January 2009.
People Media – sites
· AsianPeopleMeet.com
· BabyBoomerPeopleMeet.com
· BBPeopleMeet.com
· BlackBabyBoomerMeet.com
· BlackChristianPeoplemeet.com
· BlackPeopleMeet.com
· CatholicPeopleMeet.com
· ChinesePeopleMeet.com
· DemocraticPeopleMeet.com
· DivorcedPeopleMeet.com
· IndiaMatch.com
· InterracialPeopleMeet.com
· JPeopleMeet.com
· LatinoPeopleMeet.com
· LDSPlanet.com
· LittlePeopleMeet.com
· LoveAndSeek.com
· MarriagemindedPeopleMeet.com
· PetPeopleMeet.com
· RepublicanPeopleMeet.com
· SeniorBlackPeoplemeet.com
· SeniorPeopleMeet.com
· SingleParentMeet.com
People Media news on OnlinePersonalsWatch
Courtland Brooks clients can access the top 20 company profiles.
Dating Site Will Pay For Wedding
EARTH TIMES – Mar 12 - Gotham Dating will pay a full years rent or a wedding for any couple that is a member for one year and has gotten married as a result of being on their website. Gothamdatingpartners.com is the parent website of niche dating sites like: Prisonhookup.com, wealthypeopledate.com, Uglypeopledate.com, whitepeopledate.com, multimillionairedate.com and faithfullover.com.
OkCupid’s Yagan On Great Hill’s Offer For Spark
THE DEAL – Mar 11 – OkCupid CEO Sam Yagan said he was surprised private equity firm Great Hill Partners made an offer to acquire the remaining 56% stake of Spark Networks it does not own. Spark is the parent of online dating sites JDate, BlackSingles.com, and ChristianMingle.com. The proposal, valued at $3.10 per share, is not receiving much love from some shareholders. Yagan gives his thoughts on the offer in the video below.
The full article was originally published at The Deal, but is no longer available.