Month: August 2010

iDating Industry Job Offers (August 2010)

Posted on August 8, 2010

AreYouInterested (SNAP Interactive)
   Designer / Front End Developer

More info: http://www.snap-interactive.com/jobs.htm

Be2
   Legal Counsel – Focus Internet Law
   Group Counsel – Focus Company Law
   Customer Service Agents / Germany – Munich, Luxemburg
   Chief Software Architect / Germany – Munich
   CRM & Email Marketing Assistant / Armenia
   Online Marketing Manager / France
   International SEA Manager
   Country Manager France / France
   Network Specialist / Armenia
   SEO Assistant
   Communication Service Center Analyst / Armenia

More info: http://corporate.be2.com/jobs, contact: jobs@be2.com

Bharat Matrimony
   Telemarketing Executive

More info: http://www.clickjobs.com/MicroSite/BharatMatrimony/

Catholic Match
    Office Manager  

More info: http://www.goacolyte.com/company/jobs.shtml

ClickTonight
   Web Developer / UK – London
   Party Planner / UK – London

Cupid Media
   Senior Cold Fusion / SQL Developer
   Junior Cold Fusion / SQL Developer
   Online Marketing Assistant (Graduate Position)
   Web Site Translators and Localizers
   Bilingual Customer Service Representatives and Translators
   MS SQL Developer / Data Warehouse Developer (6 months contract)

More info: http://www.cupidmedia.com/Career.cfm

eDarling.de
   Web / Fronted-Entwickler / Germany
   Stage Business Development / France
   Customer Care Agent / Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Spain
   Datenbank-Entwickler / Germany
   Miterbeiter in der Software-Produktion / Germany
   Marketing Manager for Turkey
   Chargés de Clientele / France
   Various Internships  

More info: http://www.edarling.de/jobs

eHarmony
   Sr. Java Engineer / US – CA, Pasadena
   Sr. Linux System Administrator / US – CA, Pasadena
   Offline Marketing Manager / USA – CA, Pasadena
   International Product Manager / USA – CA, Pasadena
   PR Associate / UK – London
   Marketing Specialist / UK – London
   Web Designer / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Manager, PR & Social Media / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Customer Care Agent / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Director, Staffing / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Sr. Product Manager / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Network Engineer / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Director, Creative Services / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Premium Service Sales Advisor / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Director, Customer Care Operations / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Sr. Online Marketing Manager / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Business Inteligence Analyst / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   QA Engineer II (International) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Mobile QA Engineer / USA – CA, Santa Monica 
    Financial Systems Analyst / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Sr. Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Director, Strategic Planning and Analysis / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Trainer, Customer Care / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Social Media Intern / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Sr. Front-End Developer / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   QA Engineer II (Matching) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Contract Web Designer / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Product Manager (Content/Publishing) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Research Scientist / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Director, Financial Reporting / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Senior Digital Acquisition Manager / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Director, Marketing Intelligence & Insights / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Sr. Data Developer – Microstrategy / USA – CA, Pasadena
   Customer Care Quality Assurance Specialist / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Senior Systems & Storage Administrator / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Sr. Financial Accountant / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Account Payable Clerk (Temp to Hire) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Staff Analyst (Temp to Hire) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
   Sr. Software Engineer (Matching) / USA – CA, Santa Monica

ElitePartner.de
   Email Marketing Manager / Germany
   Junior-Spezialist Data Warehouse / BI / Germany
   Ausbildungsplatz zum Fachinformatiker für Systemadministration / Germany
   Ausbildungsplatz zum Fachinformatiker für Anwendungsentwicklung / Germany
   Ausbildungsplatz zum Mathematisch-technischen Softwareentwickler / Germany
   Key Account Manager Media Buying / Germany
   Kundenbetreuung / Germany
   Prozess Manager / Germany
   Various Internships
  

FriendFinder Networks
   Customer Service Tier 2 / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   French Translator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Front End Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Perl Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Senior Flash Actionscript Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Senior Perl Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Swedish Translator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Web / Graphic Designer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Windows Systems Administrator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
   Compliance Supervisor / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Romanian Speaking Compliance Agent / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Russian Translator / Customer Service Agent / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Romanian Translator / Customer Service Agent / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Customer Service – Tier 2 – Romanian Speaking / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Customer Service – Tier 2 – Russian Speaking / USA – NV, Las Vegas
   Fraud Review Analyst

FriendScout24 (description in German)
   Software Developer m/w / Germany – Munchen
   Senior Software Developer m/w / Germany – Munchen
   Junior Business Intelligence Developer / Germany – Munchen
   Product Owner / Germany – Munchen
   Controller / Germany – Munchen
   Senior Web Architect / Developer / Germany – Munchen
   Scrum Master / Germany – Munchen
   Various Internships, student jobs  

Global Personals (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
   MySQL Database Administrators / USA – FL, Miami
   Strongmail Engineer/Administrators / USA – FL, Miami
   PHP/LAMP Programmers
   Internet Graphic Designers
   Linux Systems Administrators
   Internet Affiliate Sales Managers / Online Buyers
 
More info: http://www.globalpersonalsmedia.com/careers.html

KissNoFrog
    Dialogmarketing / Werbetexter
   Various internships

More info: http://www.kissnofrog.com/info/jobs

Lavalife
   Customer Service Representative / Canada – Toronto
   Product Manager / Canada – Toronto  
   Quality and Training Facilitator / Canada – Toronto

More info: corp.lavalife.com/web/corp/careers

Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
   Manager, Customer Insights / USA – TX, Dallas
   Designer, Interactive (Flash) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Product Manager – Chemistry.com / USA – TX, Dallas
   Director, PR & Social Media / USA – CA, Los Angeles
   Database Engineer (SQL Server) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Senior Linux Systems Engineer / Remote; near USA – MA
   Sr. Systems Engineer (Email) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Systems Engineer (Network/Telecom) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Search Marketing Manager (SEM, PPC) / USA – CA, Los Angeles
   Associate Manager, Product (Mobile) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Senior Business Inteligence Analyst / USA – TX, Dallas
   Database Engineer (SQL Server) – Chemistry.com / USA – TX, Dallas
   Associate Manager, Online & Mobile Marketing / USA – CA, Los Angeles
   Product Manager / USA – TX, Dallas
   Sr. Engineer, Quality Assurance (MS-SQL) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Lead Application Engineer (C#, .Net, SQL) / USA- TX, Dallas
   Sr. Application Engineer – Mobile (Blackberry) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Sr. Application Engineer (C#, .Net, SQL) / USA – TX, Dallas
   Sr. Application Engineer (C#, .Net, SQL) – Chemistry.com / USA – TX, Dallas
   Sr. Ruby on Rails Developer / USA – TX, Dallas
 
More info: http://www.match.com/cp/careers/CurrentOpenings.html  

Meetcha
   Ruby on Rails Developer

MyPartner
   Senior Ad Sales Manager

Online-Buddies
   Bilingual Customer Service Representative
   Bilingual Customer Service Supervisor
   Interactive Marketing Representative
   MySQL Database Administrator
   Senior PHP Developer
   Marketing Communications Manager

RSVP
   Product Manager

More info: http://jobs.camdenadvertiser.com.au/overview/7568902/

Shaadi
   Customer Relations Officer / India – Mumbai
   Web Developer / India – Mumbai
   Software Engineer / India – Mumbai
   Senior Software Engineer / India – Mumbai
   SEO Expert / India – Mumbai
   Telecalling Operator / India – Mumbai

Smartdate
   COO / France – Paris
   Product Manager – CRM / France – Paris
   Senior Software Engineer / France – Paris
   Web Services Developer / France – Paris

More info: http://jobs.smartdate.com/

Spark Networks
   HurryDate Host
   Affiliate Marketing Manager / USA – CA, Beverly Hills
   Affiliate Marketing Manager / USA – UT, Provo
   Christian Community Manager / USA – UT, Provo or CA, Beverly Hills

SpeedDate
   Front-end Develoment
   Marketing
   Product Management
   User Experience Design
   Visual Design
   Back-end Development and Architecture
   Data Analytics and Statistics

To learn more, email: jobs@speeddate.com

WhiteLabelDating
   Cold Fusion Developer / UK, Windsor office
   JavaSript/Front-end Developer / UK, Winsor office
   PPC/SEO Manager / UK, Windsor office
   Software Engineers / US, Windsor office, remote working considered

WooMe       
   System Admin / UK – London, USA – Los Angeles
   IM Engineer / UK – London
   Fronted Guru – HTML/CSS/javascript/AJAX / UK – London
   Site Operations Manager / USA – Los Angeles
   Community Manager
   Site Operations Analyst / USA – San Francisco
   Senior Django Developer / UK – London
   Dev Intern / UK – London
   Marketing Intern / USA – Los Angeles

More info: http://www.woome.com/woome/jobs/#sysadmin

World Singles
   Cold Fusion Developer / USA – CA, Aliso Viejo
   Cold Fusion Intern / USA – CA, Aliso Viejo

More info: http://worldsingles.com/ws2010/careers/

Zoosk
   Software Engineer / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Software Engineer in Test – Services / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Accounting Manager / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Marketing Associate – France Specialist / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Marketing Associate – Netherlands Area Specialist / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Marketing Associate – Scandinavian Area Specialist / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Product Manager / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Software Engineer – API Team / USA – CA, San Francisco
   Software Engineer – Mobile Applications / USA – CA, San Francisco
 
More info: http://www.zoosk.com/jobs.php?from=footer

GPS Dating Apps

Posted on August 8, 2010

Gps dating site CNN – Aug 6 - Apps like Skout, Grindr and StreetSpark let people sort through lists of potential daters based on where they are located at any given moment. All three services list the distance between the person using the app and other member users in feet. Most of the apps rely on instant messaging as a way to break the ice before a real-world conversation takes place. Skout, which has become one of the leaders in the space, boasts more than 1M users, and the average age is between 24 and 25. The idea also has found unique traction in the gay community. A male-only app called Grindr says it has ~900,000 users in 162 countries. Some relationship coaches, however, question whether the GPS dating apps are anything more than a fad. Many women are unlikely to use such apps because they may feel threatened by notes from strangers who know more or less where they are, said Arthur Malov, a dating coach in New York City. FULL ARTICLE @ CNN

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Virgin Dating Site ‘You And Me Are Pure’ Launches

Posted on August 8, 2010

Youandmearepure logo HUFFINGTON POST – Aug 6 - There are no shortage of niche dating sites. A new online dating website, You and Me Are Pure, has launched to help virgin singles meet other virgins online. The aim of the site, the creators explain, is "to use virginity as a significant compatibility tool to bring people together. Some people may overlook the bonding power of virginity. The founders of the website, Lety and Jose Colin, explain that they were virgins until they were wed. "Our site is designed specifically for singles who share the value of premarital sexual abstinence," said Jose Colin. FULL ARTICLE @ HUFFINGTON POST

Mobile Payment Providers

Posted on August 6, 2010

Welcome to Courtland Brooks review of industry payment processors. We have interviewed six mobile payment processors that provide services for the online dating industry. We have identified the key points that are important to companies in our industry, and then asked these companies to tell us how they perform on these key points. At this link, Mobile Payment Processors, you will find an easy to use spreadsheet which allows you to compare and contrasts payment providers. Though we cannot include every detail and every service for each provider, this should help you chose the 2 or 3 that might work for you and then start a conversation with them.

Should you have additional questions or would like to see a company added to this chart, do not hesitate to contact us at Mark@OnlinePersonalsWatch.com.

Mobile Processors

  1. iTelebill
  2. Zong
  3. Billing Revolution
  4. PaymentPin
  5. Mobile First
  6. Bango

Q&A With The Founders Of Alikewise

Posted on August 6, 2010
Alikewise_logo NATIONAL POST – Aug 5 – Alikewise is a new dating site for those who are seeking to find a match based firstly on literary taste. Matt Masina and Matt Sherman are the site's founders.

Q: What inspired the idea of a matchmaking site based on similar literary taste?
Matt S: A few years ago, I had broken up with a girlfriend. When faced with the prospect of trying to meet someone new, I thought, “I’d love meet a woman who’s read The Black Swan”. Matt and I sort of ran with that idea. We realized that books are intimate and personal and revealing.

Q: Had either of you tried online dating before?
Matt M: I had been an avid online dater and there was always that moment of truth when I would be left alone for a few minutes with the person's book shelf. Stuff like “He’s Just Not That Into You”.  It gave you the sense that you weren’t the first to see this shelf.

Q: What books do you list on your profile?
Matt M: I Have The Holy Bible and a book called Ishmael by Daniel Quinn which is a wonderful blend of Theology and Philosophy.
Matt S: A recent favorite is Stuff White People Like, which is brilliant in a way that reminds me of Spinal Tap.

Q: What’s the response been?
Matt M: I think it is a little early to have any marriages as we have only really gone out to the public earlier this month, however at our launch event last night there were quite a few of our members who left together and I believer there were definitely some sparks starting to fly.

The full article was originally published at National Post, but is no longer available.

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More Locals Hunt For Romance Online

Posted on August 6, 2010

Comscore logo new WSJ – Aug 5 - Residents of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland surged onto online personals websites over the past year, according to comScore. Visits to online dating sites from the Bay Area soared 22% to 544,000 in May 2010 from 447,000 a year earlier. In contrast, visits nationally to online dating sites increased at a lesser rate 15% in the same period. Part of the increase was likely driven by the emergence of new free dating sites such as Plentyoffish.com and Zoosk, says comScore senior director of industry analysis Andrew Lipsman. Online dating sites such as Match.com, eHarmony and Perfectmatch.com say they didn't notice any major shifts in online dating trends in the region. The sites say, the average profile of their members is typically older than the rest of their membership. According to Perfectmatch.com, 79% of its Bay Area members are more than 30 years old, compared with an average of 68.5% nationally. eHarmony also found its Bay Area daters tended to be slightly older, and Match.com said the average age of its San Francisco members is 38. FULL ARTICLE @ WSJ

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Viximo And Virtual Greats Issue First Industry Report On Branded Virtual Goods

Posted on August 6, 2010
Viximo logo VIXIMO BLOG – Aug 5 - Two leaders in the virtual goods industry, Viximo and Virtual Greats, published the industry’s first comprehensive Branded Virtual Goods (BVG) Market Report. The report identifies key trends that will play a major role in the explosive growth of Branded Virtual Goods, which is projected to see a compound annual growth rate of 113% over the next three years.  The new report also provides insight into strategic business opportunities for brands, game developers, virtual worlds and social networks.

The full article was originally published at Viximo Blog, but is no longer available.

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SNAP Interactive Reports Largest Quarterly Revenue Ever In Q2 2010

Posted on August 5, 2010

Snapinteractive logo MARKET WIRE – Aug 5 - SNAP Interactive, a leading social dating app provider with more than 25M installs across its social dating apps, announced continued revenue growth highlighted by revenue of more than $1,243,000 for the Q2. This represents an increase of 34% over the previous quarter and a 58% YOY increase from Q2 2009 revenue of $784,242. This also marks the biggest quarterly revenue in the Company's history.

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

SNAP Interactive Financial Page

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GlobalPersonals Launches Casual Dating Platform

Posted on August 5, 2010

Flirtfix logo PRESS RELEASE – Aug 4 - GlobalPersonals.co.uk,
the European online dating company, has launched a new casual dating
platform. The new platform has been launched under their
WhiteLabelDating.com brand, supported by the launch of their very own
site, FlirtFix.com, which is being used as a test bed to trial new
features and functions to keep up with changing consumer demands. Steve
Pammenter, Director of Partnerships at GlobalPersonals.co.uk said:
“As the attitudes of people online are changing, we’re finding that
more and more people want to enjoy the experience of dating as opposed
to focussing on the end result of finding somebody. Our recent research
shows that there are now 5M potential online daters – many of which are
not currently being catered for with other propositions in the market”.

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