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Month: November 2012

25 Things I Learned At iDate Australia

Posted on November 9, 2012

Idate2012 sydney pictureOPW – Nov 9 – The Australian Internet Dating Conference, covering the Asia Pacific just finished up. Here's a few things I learned.

– There are 1.1 million monthly idaters in Australia.
- Oasis and RSVP and POF are the idating leaders.
– 5% of the 2100 scam victims reported to ACCC lost $100k+ last year.
– Operators say scammer safety warnings don't deter users.
– The iPad is the 'happy' device, used for entertainment and non-work apps.

– Consider using YouTube TrueView, Homepage and First Watch ads.
– Use Google Adwords Social Extensions and you'll see 5-10% CTR uplift.
– Use 'Ripples' on Google+ to Identify influencers.
– Use piktochart.com for quickly developing infographics.
– When planning content, use Google Trends and Linkedin Today to see what's making news.
– Use Spezify.com to identify content partners and search multiple media platforms and Hittail.com for getting content.
– For Influencer marketing: Traackr, Klout, Marketing Cloud, Twitalyzer, Followerwonk.

– Mobile ad returns are disappointing for Oasis.
– They get a lot better return on their msite than their app.
– 10-15% of Oasis ad revenues come from advertising other idating sites.
– Oasis is launching freemium products next month.
- White Label Dating has $7.5 million revenues (run-rate) in the Australia.

– Japan has 4.5 million idaters.
– The leading dating sites in Japan has billboards on trucks.
– There are 180 million bachelors in China.
– The Chinese idating market should be worth $315m in 2015.
– 18% of Asia internet traffic is on mobile, compared with 8% in North America.

– Mobile developers are increasingly using HTML5 web over native apps.
– The iDating industry is weak on engagement marketing (Push/SMS/Email) compared to the gaming industry.
– OtherLevels.com helps analyze and optimize cross channel engagement efforts.

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Hybrid Social Networks Help Users Connect Online, Meet Up Offline

Posted on November 9, 2012

Grouper logo new Sep 12LA TIMES – Nov 9 – Hybrid social networks are connecting strangers with similar interests online, then directing them to meet in person. The sites are doing especially well among 20s – 30s. Grubwithus is a Venice start-up that enables users to attend group meals. Grubwithus has tripled its user base since the beginning of the year, with meal reservations growing 15% month over month; the company claims 80K subscribers. It launched out of start-up accelerator program Y Combinator and has raised $7.6M in financing from investors including Ashton Kutcher and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Still, some of the start-ups have been slow to get off the ground. After receiving $5M in funding in the spring, Lifecrowd, an experience marketplace for in-person group activities such as kickball and kayaking, went offline a few weeks ago. On its website, the company promises to "be back soon with an even better Lifecrowd." Another rising tech start-up is Grouper, which connects two groups of friends for face-to-face hangouts after pairing them online. Users apply for membership and are matched with someone else on the site. Each person then invites two other friends to join in for drinks; after prepaying online for the first round of drinks, the group of six meets at a bar chosen by Grouper. The setup takes away some of the awkwardness of meeting someone new alone, said Michael Waxman, Grouper's co-founder and chief executive.

by Andrea Chang
See full article at Los Angeles Times

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Consim Dates BVP To Sustain Leadership In Online Matrimony

Posted on November 9, 2012

Consim logoIB TIMES – Nov 9 – Consim Info Pvt. Ltd., a signature internet conglomerate, managing brands such as BharatMatrimony.com and IndiaProperty.com to name a few, won international recognition at relatively early stage that it counted internet giant Yahoo among its investors. In 2011 Yahoo sold its 12% stake to Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) as it began consolidating its operations in India. CEO Murugavel Janakiraman holds the reputation for creating one of the fastest growing and profitable organizations in both the digital and offline space that boasts of technical excellence and innovation. PopularMatrimony is one of the company's newer ventures. It addressed the match-making needs of the low income people who have been ignored. The U.S. is one of their biggest markets outside of India. BharatMatrimony.com is the first choice for Indians settled in the U.S. According to the Juxtconsult report, ~80% of Indians looking for life partners use Bharatmatrimony. Recently, BharatMatrimony recorded 1 million fans on Facebook.

by Valli Meenakshri Ramanathan
See full article at IB Times

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MeetMe Q3 Financial Results

Posted on November 8, 2012

Meetme logo news July 12PRESS RELEASE – Nov 7 – MeetMe is a public social discovery service. Q3 revenue totaled $11.6M, up 1,148% YOY. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, totaled $95K, an improvement from an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $852K in the year ago period. Mobile revenue grew 34% sequentially to $1.8M, and 200% versus the same period a year ago, and now accounts for 20% of MeetMe-platform revenue.

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This post also appears on SocialNetworkingWatch.

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Tokii Launches App For Android

Posted on November 8, 2012

Tokii logo android appAPPMODO – Nov 7 – Tokii, an app for couples, has launched on the Android platform. “Couples today only spend an average of 15 minutes a day talking to one another – now there’s a self-help app that will maximize that time and improve their relationship,” said Tokii co-founder and CEO, Karla Stephens-Tolstoy.

by Mary Ann Neder
See full article at Appmodo

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Top Korean Matchmaking Agency Branches Out

Posted on November 7, 2012

Duo korea logoTHE KOREA HERALD – Nov 7 – The nation's No.1 matchmaking agency Duo wishes to take part in the next steps of life: marriage and having a family. "Weddings and marriage consulting is right up our alley," said Kim Hyae-jeong, president and CEO of Duo. Duo accounts for more than two-thirds of the matchmaking market in Korea. Last year, it saw ~25K couples stand before the altar, which is ~80% of its clients. It used to be that Korean matchmaking services benchmarked Japan, where the business took off more than a decade earlier. But now it's the other way around, Kim said.

by Kim Ji-Hyun
See full article at Asia Online

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WhiteLabelDating.com To Share Insights On Australian Dating Market Success At iDate Sydney

Posted on November 7, 2012

Whitelabeldating logoPR NEWSWIRE – Nov 1 – WhiteLabelDating.com, the dating software and services provider will be exhibiting and presenting at iDate Sydney, taking place this week on Nov 7 – 9. WhiteLabelDating.com Operations Director, Matthew Pitt, will be sharing the secrets of how dating start ups can successfully enter this market in his iDate Sydney session, ‘Eating the Big Fish – Methods to Compete with the Leading AU Dating Sites’, on Friday 9th November at 1.30pm.

See full article at The Business Journals

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eHarmony Translates Big Data Into Love And Cash

Posted on November 6, 2012

Eharmony-logoZD NET – Oct 6 – Famed for its proprietary matching system that pairs people up based on compatibility, eHarmony has ~33M users across 150 countries, and claims that between the years of 2008 and 2009, an average of 542 people married every day in the US after meeting through the site. eHarmony managing director for Australia, Canada, and Japan Jason Chuck estimated that eHarmony has "terabytes of data" in its large internal data warehouse based in the US. eHarmony also mines "a ton of data" on its users, mainly from their activities on the website. eHarmony is very much a data-based business, with nearly half of all employees being either technology engineers or dealing with data on a regular basis.

by Spandas Lui
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AshleyMadison.com Runs TV Ad in South Africa

Posted on November 6, 2012

Ashleymadison tv adCHANNEL24.CO.ZA – TopTV has sold advertising space to AshleyMadison.com. It is the only South African broadcaster airing an advertisement for the company, according to the dating site. The controversial advertisement, titled AM Bedroom Frolic, sees a couple engaging in foreplay while the captions on screen read: "This couple is married. But not to each other." Ashley Madison has seen an 18% increase in sign-ups since the advertisement was first aired on TopTV in mid-October. "Our membership growth in South Africa continues with ~120K members since June," said Biderman.

The full article was originally published at Channel24.co.za, but is no longer available.

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Oasis Dating Network To Speak At iDate Sydney

Posted on November 5, 2012

Oasisnetwork logoWEBWIRE – Nov 5 – Oasis Dating Network's CEO Dave Heysen will discuss the issues over free and paid Australian dating services at the iDate internet dating business event. Oasis is one of the largest dating sites in the region. The iDate Down Under & Internet Dating Conference is held this week on November 8-9, in Sydney.

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