TIMES OF ISRAEL – July 17 - JDate is in the process of majorly rebranding itself for the first time in 17 years. It has just launched three humorous commercials aimed at today’s young adults.
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JDate Launches Upgraded Mobile Site, Adds Secret Admirer
MARKETWIRED – May 29 - JDate has launched an upgraded mobile website, adding the Secret Admirer function from its desktop site, along with a redesign of its user interface. The “Yes-No-Maybe” model of Secret Admirer is licensed to a number of other apps.
Spark Networks: Proxy Fight Scheduled For June 18th
SEEKING APLHA – Apr 25 – Spark Networks' management is finally changing its practices, as the largest stockholder just turned activist. JDate is highly profitable, but not growing. ChristianMingle is growing rapidly, but bleeding money. The largest stockholder is Osmium Partners, which is run by the activist investor, John Lewis. Osmium owns 14.1% of the company. Spark Networks' management's success is being debated publicly. CEO Gregory Liberman served as President from 2006 and as CEO since 2011. John Lewis complains about the excessive pay of executive officers. Mr Liberman made $1,471,737 in 2012 and $900,015 in 2011. The pay of $825,000 in 2012 in stock options is especially disturbing, given that he is overseeing a non-profitable small capitalization company. The proxy fight will reach its peak in the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled on June 18, 2014. Whether Osmium wins or loses the board seats, the process serves to wake up the executive management and the board, mandating them to take actions for the benefit of shareholders.
by Tal Davidson
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JDate Launches “Get Chosen” Campaign To Mark Its Rebrand
MARKETWIRED – Feb 15 - JDate.com is launching a new marketing campaign that further emphasizes the "J" in JDate. The rebranding initiative, titled "Get Chosen," represents the first major rebrand for JDate since its launch in 1997. The multi-platform campaign will roll out across various channels, including print, digital and social. In addition to adding the tagline "Get Chosen" to the logo, JDate revealed a new homepage design to reinforce the brand's position as the go-to community for Jewish singles.
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CEO Of JDate: Mobile Log-ins Up 114%
FORWARD – Feb 10 – Greg Liberman has been president and CEO of Spark Networks since 2004.
Q: Why do you think JDate has been so successful?
A: JDate was built out of a need. One of our founders wanted to expand his social circle of single Jewish women; that’s how it started.
Q: What trends have you observed over 10 years with the site?
A: Mobile. We saw a 114% increase in log-ins via mobile in 2013.
Q: What about non-Jews on JDate? Do you have any theory about why they’re there?
A: JDate’s extremely successful, so that may drive them there. It’s an extremely small proportion of the site. The default search on JDate is Jewish only. We don’t discriminate on the basis of religion, and so people can come in, and there are. Some people want to be part of the Jewish community and says they’re willing to convert.
Seniors Seeking Companions Online
THE INQUIRER – Jan 22 – Between 2010 and 2013, ChristianMingle saw a 500% increase in registrations from 55+ singles, while JDate.com saw ~70% rise in mature adults registering during the same period. 1 in 4 people over 50 is divorced, compared with 1 in 10 in 1990.
by Terri Akman
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SparkNetworks’ Study: Cheating Is Not A Deal Breaker
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SMS Have Blown Up The Dating Culture
USA TODAY – July 18 – Casual, easy and non-threatening — the simple beauty of SMS. For dating, it has given rise to new ways of flirting and even defining exactly what's going on between two people. Hearing someone's voice on the phone is still a key element for a relationship, yet people are increasingly more likely to rely on the relative "safety" of a text for initial contacts. An Independent research firm conducted a survey in May for ChristianMingle.com and JDate.com. One third of singles agree it's less intimidating to ask for a date via SMS, the survey found. One in four say an hour is the longest acceptable response time to a text. According to Nielsen, 764 SMS per person were sent/received each month in the USA in 2012, compared with 165 mobile calls per month.
ChristianMingle And JDate Debut New Mobile Apps
MARKETWIRED – June 9 – ChristianMingle.com and JDate.com have released two new mobile apps: ChristianMingle's Quick View app and JDate's JPix app. Both apps are available for Android and Apple devices. "Mobile logins ChristianMingle and JDate grew by ~60% in Q1", said Greg Liberman, CEO of Spark Networks, the company that owns and operates both ChristianMingle and JDate.
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The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – May 10 - Online dating is now one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner and there are ~1400 sites in the UK alone.
- Match.com
- MySingleFriend
- eHarmony
- Friend Finder
- JDate
- Gay.com
- Christian Connection – the largest, and longest established subscriber based UK Christian dating site.
- Muddy Matches – For Single Farmers, Rural Singles, Equestrian Singles and Country Friends could be the place for you.
- Zoosk
- Telegraph Dating
- Lovestruck.com – for dates in your lunch hour.
- Parship
- Shaadi.com
- Saga Connections – for people over 50.
- Dating Vegetarian
- Dating Direct
- Flirtbox
- Love Arts – for singles who love arts
- Dating For Parents
- Green Singles