OPW – May 18 – We have just listed Chinese online dating rankings (courtesy of iResearch). iResearch is kind enough to offer these rankings every quarter.
Month: May 2014
Chinese Internet Dating Rankings
- source: iResearch, March ’14 (000)
1 Jiayuan (9,807)
2 163.com (8,075)
3 Baihe (7,174)
4 Zhenai (5,934)
5 51Taonan (2,679)
6 Youyuan.com (2,629)
7 Zhiji (1,044)
8 0261.com (1,044)
9 Juedui100.com (771)
10 Izhenxin.com (654)
11 ChineseFriendfinder.com (652)
12 Loveinhere.com (480)13 Juepei.cc (446)
14 Yuanlai.com (440)
15 772500.com (381)
16 0019.com (361)
17 Ipart.cn (296)
18 7651.com (280)
19 2177s.com (263)
20 Asiafind.com (158)
Interview With Darren Shuster, North American CEO For MillionaireMatch.com
MARKETWATCH – May 16 - MillionaireMatch.com recently surpassed 2M users. The site launched a digital billboard in Times Square to celebrate this milestone. The billboard says: “Join the 1%: Don’t get left behind.”
Q: How many members are actually millionaires?
A: That I would rather not disclose.
Q: Your billboard slogan suggests that the easiest way to become the 1% is to marry into it, right?
A: There are a lot of millionaire women on the site. A lot of them insist on a prenuptial agreement.
Q: Why do you think that is?
A: Women are a bit more interested in maintaining their independence.
Q: And there’s a section on the site to show off your toys?
A: Yes, I call it “digital peacocking.” The members get to show off their luxury goods.
Former Penthouse CEO Sells His Star Trek Mansion For $35M
FORBES – May 16 – Marc Bell's 27K-square-foot home with a home theater modeled after the bridge of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise has hit the market in Florida for $35M. Bell produced Jersey Boys on Broadway. Previously, he was the CEO of FriendFinder, the parent company of Penthouse.
SparkNetworks Q1, 2014 Results: Revenue Down 3%, Loss $2.9M
OPW – May 15 – Q1 '14 revenue was $16.6M, a decrease of 4% YOY. Net loss was $2.9M, same as in the year ago period. The number of paying subscribers also decreased 3% YOY. The company is now focusing on profitability, according to its CEO, Greg Liberman.
It’s Just Lunch To Face U.S. Class-action Lawsuit
REUTERS – May 15 – It’s Just Lunch International, a matchmaking service, will face a nationwide class-action lawsuit by clients who claimed they were defrauded into paying $1K+ for the services the company did not deliver. Tens of thousands of clients can now seek to collectively try to recoup fees and recover damages.
by Jonathan Stempel
See full article at Trust.org
Match.com’s Updated Mobile App Was Inspired By Tinder
BUSINESSWEEK – May 13 – Borrowing from Tinder’s swipe feature, Match redesigned its mobile app with a similar feature called Mixer. Winning on mobile is critical for Match. Over half of its traffic comes from mobile.
by Serena Saitto and Alex Barinka
The full article was originally published at Business Week, but is no longer available.
Snap Interactive Extends Partnership With Match
PR NEWSWIRE – May 13 – Snap Interactive, the company behind social discovery platform, AYI.com, has extended its bus dev agreement with Match.com for 3 more months. The partnership features various integrations of Match.com's dating sites into AYI.com, and will expand to mobile platforms as well.
The full article was originally published at Wall Street Journal, but is no longer available.
Couples App “Between” Is Launching An E-commerce Store
THE NEXT WEB – May 14 – Between, an app from South Korea for couples to share their moments in a private social network, has launched a gift shop. Couples will receive mobile coupons to redeem their presents. Between claims 7.3M users worldwide.
Flirting On Dating Sites Is Grounds For Divorce In France
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – May 11 – A woman was deemed as cheating on her husband for flirting on dating site Netlog with men she had never met, ruled French judge.
by Sam Webb
See full article at DailyMail.co.uk