HUFFINGTON POST – Aug 17 – myLovelyParent is a new dating site for UK people 50+. The site was created by two brothers who want to help their "very lovely single mum in her 60s" find "handsome chaps" for friendship or companionship. British sons and daughters can sign up their single parents and create an online profile for them. They can then search the site for people they think would be perfect for their parent and "recommend" standout profiles to their lovelorn 'rents. Automatic emails with their kid's suggestions are sent to the parents. The start up is still in beta and accepting requests for invitations when it goes live in September.
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Alma Media Buys Finland’s Largest Dating Site
MARKET WATCH – Aug 2 – Alma Media has bought e-kontakti.fi, Finland's largest dating site from the Swedish company Intodate International AB. The value of the deal was not disclosed. E-kontakti.fi has ~35K active members and 11K paying members. Last year, the revenue of e-kontakti.fi was $1.9M Eur.
The full article was originally published at Market Watch, but is no longer available.
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eDarling To Speak At iDate In Cologne
IDATE – Aug 2 – Christian Vollmann, Managing Director at eDarling will cover the new code of conduct the 4 major players in the German dating industry have initiated. The iDate event will be on September 10-11 in Koln, Germany. eDarling is a matchmaking service for singles who are looking for a long-term relationship.
Mobile Dating Market In Germany
OPW – July 25 – In addition to Singleboersen-vergleich.de annual study about "Online Dating Market in Europe", their daughter portal Dating-vergleich.de published the first Mobile dating study of German market.
Here are the most interesting facts from the study:
- Out of 11.5M German singles, 1M uses Smartphones for dating and flirting.
- Mobile dating is attracting young demographic (16 – 35 years).
- Badoo and Lovoo are the most popular mobile dating apps, followed by Friendscout24.
- Direct revenue coming from mobile dating in Germany reached 25M Euro in 2011. That represents 10% of the online dating revenue. The mobile dating is expected to grow at least 30% in 2012.
Meetic Results For The 1st Half Of 2012
4TRADERS – July 25 – Meetic's revenue for the 1st half of 2012 is 82M Eur. The number of subscribers decreased 13.2% to 733,158. Net profit for the 1st half of 2012 came to 11.9M Eur giving a net margin of 14.6%, compared to 6.5% for the 1st half of 2011.
Cupid Ties The Knot With French Peer
THE SCOTSMAN – July 24 – Cupid has bought French peer Assistance Genie Logiciel (AGL) from private equity fund Financiere PES for €3.7M (£2.9M). AGL’s 25 staff in Paris run three websites, two of which – Amour.com and SeRencontrer.com – follow traditional models, while the third, Ulla.com, is “somewhat racier”, analysts said. Cupid does not disclose revenue by country but it is estimated that the revenue run-rate in France prior to today’s acquisition was ~€6M.”
by Peter Ranscombe
See full article at The Scotsman
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MaritalAffair.co.uk Running A Contest To Cover Divorce Costs
DAILY STAR – July 19 – Extra-marital dating site MaritalAffair.co.uk is running a promotional contest where the prize is the company covering the legal fees for a divorce. The site has come under fire from family campaigners such as the Chrisitan Voice for profiting off of the collapse of people's marriages. Office of National Statistics figures show that the UK's divorce rate is 200 times higher than it was 100 years ago.
by Kevin Widdoop
See full article at Daily Star
Guardian News & Media Is Seeking A Digital Shop For Soulmates
CAMPAIGN LIVE – July 19 – Guardian News & Media is in talks with several agencies to provide the digital account for its Soulmates dating site. The company is looking for an agency to support and grow the dating site's business. The process is being managed by the company's marketing department.
50% Of Britons Boast Online While On Holiday
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – June 29 – More than 50% of Britons have admitted to checking themselves in at a famous landmark but 45% of those question said they would only tag themselves in a location if it is glamorous and will make them look good. 15% of those polled admitted to boasting about their holiday online just to target an ex-partner they wanted to make jealous.
50% Of Online Daters Are Ashamed
PR NEWSWIRE – June 27 – A survey conducted by be2.co.uk reveals that ~50% of people on dating sites have a problem with telling people they are looking for love on the Internet. 32% have only told relatives and only 18% are happy to tell everyone. On be2, 50% of the registered members have been single for less than 2 years. 47% of members registered on dating sites know at least one couple who met on the Internet. Be2 has seen the proportion of its customers who are over 55, more than double in the last six years.
The full article was originally published at World News Report, but is no longer available.