Month: February 2012

BharatMatrimony Files Complaint Against Google

Posted on February 4, 2012

Bharatmatrimony logoINDIA TIMES – Feb 3 – Matchmaking portal BharatMatrimony.com has filed a complaint against Google in the Competition Commission of India, citing discriminatory trade practices related to its AdWords program. The AdWords program is Google's main source of revenue, whereby it sells keywords to advertisers and displays them in the form of ads online. Google earned about 96% of its total revenues of $38 billion from ads, last year. As per sources, BharatMatrimony has filed the complaint on the issue of keywords relating to its websites being sold to rival parties such as Shaadi.com, and Jeevansaathi.com.

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

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Internet Dating Company Prices

Posted on February 3, 2012

OPW logo z banneruOPW – Feb 3 – I promised attendees of the Internet Dating Conference that we'd run a list of dating sites that have been sold in the past along with the prices. Here they are. Just click on internet Dating Acquisitions on the left bar if you'd like to reference it in future.

Meetic: 2011 Annual Results

Posted on February 3, 2012

Meetic logo new4TRADERS – Feb 2 – Meetic's 2011 consolidated annual revenue was 178.3M Eur, down 4.2% YOY. Q4 2011 revenue was 42.1M Eur. The Group had 762,099 subscribers on 31st December 2011, compared to 858,197 subscribers on 31st December 2010. Monthly ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) was 17.2 Eur in 2011 (18.9M Eur in 2010).

See full article at 4Traders

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Facebook: 425 Million Mobile Users And No Money

Posted on February 2, 2012

Facebook-timeline-on-iphone-appPC MAG – Feb 2 - Facebook's mobile apps are frequently among the most popular downloads in the Android Market and Apple App Store. Facebook's Wednesday IPO filing revealed that the company had ~425M monthly active users during December 2011, or about half of its worldwide user base. But while that 425M number might be impressive, it's not making Facebook any money at this point. "We currently do not show ads or directly generate any meaningful revenue from users accessing Facebook through our mobile products", Facebook said.

by Chloe Albanesius
See full article at PC Mag

Mark Brooks: Same story with iDating companies. Jumptap.com may be able to help. There are a few mobile ad opportunities now. I'l be reviewing options at iDate Beverly Hills in June in my 3 hour presentation on mobile dating. 

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Singles In America Study By Match.com

Posted on February 2, 2012

Matchcom singles in america studyMATCH.COM BLOG – Feb 2 – "Singles in America", Match.com's second annual study on singles, dives deep into how singles are living and thinking in 2012. ~5,K singles participated in the survey. The Singles in America study was funded by Match.com in association with biological anthropologist, Dr. Helen Fisher; sex and relationship therapist, Dr. Laura Berman; evolutionary biologist with The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Dr. Justin R. Garcia; and the Institute for Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) at Binghamton University. Here are just a few of the study’s most groundbreaking results:

  • Fidelity is regarded as a more important quality in the U.S. president than in a partner. 62% of men and 80% of women say that sexual fidelity in a relationship is a “must have.” But almost 9 out of 10 respondents believe there are “no acceptable excuses” for infidelity by a political candidate (87% of men and 91% of women).
  • Men are more willing to make a commitment without being in love or feeling sexually attracted to their partner.
  • Singles over 60 are most likely to insist on a partnership that includes sexual attraction and romance.

See full article at Match.com Blog

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Grindr: Winner Of TechCrunch Crunchies Awards And 2012 iDate Awards

Posted on February 2, 2012

Grindr logoMARKETWATCH – Feb 2 - Grindr, the all male geo-social network app, was named the winner of TechCrunch's 2011 Crunchies Award for Best Location Application introduced at the Fifth Annual Crunchies Awards Ceremony in San Francisco at The Davies Symphony Hall. Separately, Grindr was crowned the winner of the 2012 iDate Awards in two of the 12 categories for Best Mobile Dating App and Best New Technology at the 9th annual Dating Industry & Internet Dating Conference in Miami. The iDate Awards highlight the best and most innovative aspects of the online dating and matchmaking industry. Grindr previously received an iDate Award in 2011 for Best Mobile Dating App.

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

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Forget The Cougars – Here Come The PUMAs

Posted on February 2, 2012

Thepicnicproject logoPR NEWSWIRE – Feb 2 - Single women are shunning toy-boys for men with experience and are hunting out divorced men to date – according to ThePicnicProject.com, a UK matchmaking service. These 'Pumas' – so called because they're interested in dating Previously Married and Attractive men – hail a new trend in women seeking experience over youth, unlike 'cougars' who are known for pursuing younger men. Women cite better relationship experience as the main attraction to divorced men (12 %), along with an increased likelihood that they'll be sensitive to their partner's needs (8%) and the fact they've demonstrated serious commitment in the past (7%).

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

Shagbook.com Launches Mobile-Enabled Website

Posted on February 2, 2012

Shagbook logoPRESS RELEASE – Feb 2 - UK-based adult dating site Shagbook.com is now offering a mobile-enabled version of its website, allowing daters the option of accessing the site from their smart phones and tablets, from anywhere in the world.

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

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CNBC Show: Love At First Byte: The Secret Science Of Online Dating

Posted on February 2, 2012

Love-at-first-byte-Intro3CNBC – Feb 2 – On Thursday, February 9th at 9pm ET/PT, CNBC presents “Love at First Byte: The Secret Science of Online Dating” a CNBC Original reported by NBC News and Today Show Correspondent Amy Robach that takes viewers inside the booming online dating industry. Robach goes behind the scenes at the headquarters of the most influential dating sites – Match.com and eHarmony – profiling the small armies of computer scientists, mathematicians and psychologists who claim they can draw revealing conclusions about you, not only by what you say, but by what you do—and don’t do—on their sites.

For more information including slideshows and web extras, log onto: onlinedating.cnbc.com.

by Beth Goldman
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Snap Interactive: Facebook’s Fast Growing Social Media Company

Posted on February 1, 2012

Snapinteractive logoSEEKING ALPHA – Feb 2 - With Facebook going public in 2012, the mobile and social media revolution will come to the forefront of investors' attention. Snap Interactive is the leading provider of social dating and location-based apps built on Facebook. Their core dating brand "Are YOU Interested?" has ~55M user installations, 8M monthly active users. Since being founded in 2005, revenues have grown at a torrid pace. As of the last 12 months ended September 30, 2011, the company has recorded $16.5M in sales. Quarterly revenues hit $5.1M (+198% YoY) in September, which puts the company on pace for~$20M in sales for 2011. The total market size for online dating is now in excess of $1billion.

by Ben Axler
See full article at Seeking Alpha

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