POF BLOG – Dec 31 – POF is announcing a $100K Wedding contest. Engaged couples who met on POF can submit their love stories to win $100K for their wedding, honeymoon or starting life together. All couples will be asked to submit 4 photos, the story of how they met and fell in love, and an explanation of why they deserve to win. Submissions are being accepted till January 14, 2013. The most unique, creative and original submissions will be entered into the contest where POF users will vote for their favorite couples.
Month: January 2013
Dating & Matchmaking Site Benchmark Study
OPW – Jan 2 – Subscription Site Insider is about to publish their second landmark study: The Dating & Matchmaking Site Benchmark Report. If you are in or allied to the online dating industry, please take the quick anonymous survey. Everyone who participates will receive the Executive Summary with 10 tables and charts of the latest business data.
Stagg: New Mobile Dating App For Gays
OUT&ABOUT NEWS – Dec 30 – Stagg is a new dating app for gay men. The app offers:
- Best Fit Scores to reveal raw compatibility ratings between members.
– A Rep System showing a mashup of members’ interests, likes, and personality traits.
– Sonar Technology, a new kind of mapping system to show moment-by-moment updates of a city's hot spots for mingling with guys in person.
The full article was originally published at Out & About News, but is no longer available.
On MyLovelyParent, Mothers Outnumber Fathers 4:1
POSTMEDIA NEWS – Dec 30 – MyLovelyParent is a site on which adult children help their single parents find companionship. The ratio of women to men is about 4:1 – a problematic phenomenon for a matchmaking site. Site founder Matt Connolly believes life expectancy isn’t the whole story. “I think it has much more to do with confidence,” says Connolly. “The older we get as chaps, the less confident we become in meeting people. As a result, the fear of failure builds up and we eventually stop trying.”
by Misty Harris
See full article at Financial Post
Men Are Willing To Pay $250,000 For Love
TODAY – Dec 30 – Janis Spindel, an internationally known traveling “yenta,” boasts 994 marriages to her credit. Her fee ($100K – $250) buys 12 introductions over a 12-month period, with no guarantee that Cupid will strike. The fee pays for her time, and the steeper the price, the more face time with her each thoroughbred gets. ~1,500 independent matchmakers operate in the U.S. With ~17K men and 32K women in her database of singles, the economy has done little to slow down Spindel and her competitors. Spindel has seen one change since the recession started in 2008: more men are asking to barter high-end items in order to use her services to find love. She’s been offered town homes, cars and, most recently, a pink gold Rolex watch to help bring the cost down, as they want to preserve their cash but are still willing to pay for finding a wife. Women must submit a 2,500-word bio, read her two books, fill out a questionnaire and join a $250 meet-and-greet. She also charges $1K for a 30-minute one-on-one session for women who want more guidance.
by Gilda Carle
The full article was originally published at Today, but is no longer available.
TenThousandDates.com: Minnesota-only Niche Dating Site
PR WEB – Dec 29 – Singles living in "The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes" now have a place to connect with the launch of DatingFactory.com's first Minnesota-only niche dating site, TenThousandDates.com. Dating Factory has become known as the go-to white label dating provider for all niche dating sites, working closely with partners to meet their personal needs.
iDate Overview, And Viral Summit
OPW – Jan 2 – Bonus! iDate has added a Saturday event covering Viral Marketing. See ViralSummit.com. Its free for iDate attendees. See the video for Marc’s overview of the Internet Dating Conference. See you there.