Category: RSVP

Aussie Singles Keep it Simple

Posted on April 19, 2007

AustraliaFFC — Apr 19 — A recent poll conducted by Australia's largest online dating site, RSVP, ruled dinner and a movie as the most popular first date idea. Coffee and cake at the local cafe and a picnic in the park also proved popular first date choices.

Top dates:
1. Dinner and a movie
2. Coffee and cake at a local cafe
3. Picnic in the park
4. Candlelit dinner al fresco or meet up and see what you fancy doing (equal fourth place)
6. Twilight cinema
7. Dinner cruise
8. Watching a band at the local pub
9. An ice-cream and walk in the park
10. Pub lunch and a game of pool or going to a theatre/art exhibition (equal 10th place)

The full article was originally published at FFC, but is no longer available.

Women More Likely To Dump You Via SMS

Posted on April 4, 2007

TextingMOBILISED — Apr 4 — According to a recent survey conducted by Australia’s RSVP and 3 mobile, 50% more women than men admitted to having broken up with their partner using a text message.  95% said technology has made dating easier.
Common TXT abbreviations include:
– 143’s (I love you)
– 2G2BT (To good to be true)
– AML’s (all my love)
– ASL’s (age/sex/location)
– H&K’s (hugs and kisses)
– B4N (Bye for now)
– CUL8R (See you later)
– QT (Cutie)
FULL ARTICLE @ MOBILISED 

Women More Likely To Dump You Via SMS

Posted on April 4, 2007

TextingMOBILISED — Apr 4 — According to a recent survey conducted by Australia’s RSVP and 3 mobile, 50% more women than men admitted to having broken up with their partner using a text message.  95% said technology has made dating easier.
Common TXT abbreviations include:
– 143’s (I love you)
– 2G2BT (To good to be true)
– AML’s (all my love)
– ASL’s (age/sex/location)
– H&K’s (hugs and kisses)
– B4N (Bye for now)
– CUL8R (See you later)
– QT (Cutie)
FULL ARTICLE @ MOBILISED 

Fairfax Buys Aussie Online Dating Agency RSVP for A$38.9 Mln

Posted on July 12, 2005
Logo of RSVP.com.au

BLOOMBERG — July 11– John Fairfax Holdings, Australia’s second-largest newspaper publisher,  bought online dating agency RSVP.com.au for A$38.9 million ($29 million) to bolster its classified advertising revenue. RSVP is expected to earn at least A$4 million  in the next 12 months.  Classified advertising in Fairfax’s newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne’s Age, has fallen almost 25%  in the past five years as advertisers migrate to the Internet. RVSP was founded on Valentine’s Day 1997, has about 600,000 members, and is adding about 20,000 new members a month .

The full article was originally published at Bloomberg, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Wait until Craigslist comes to Australia.  Then the classifieds numbers will really plummet.  Craigslist is going to singlehandedly castrate many smaller newspapers around the globe…eventually.  Have you seen all the new cities Craigslist is opening in?  FYI, I own Markslist.com.

Fairfax Buys Aussie Online Dating Agency RSVP for A$38.9 Mln

Posted on July 12, 2005

RsvpBLOOMBERG — July 11– John Fairfax Holdings, Australia's second-largest newspaper publisher,  bought online dating agency RSVP.com.au for A$38.9 million ($29 million) to bolster its classified advertising revenue. RSVP is expected to earn at least A$4 million  in the next 12 months.  Classified advertising in Fairfax's newspapers, including the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's Age, has fallen almost 25%  in the past five years as advertisers migrate to the Internet. RVSP was founded on Valentine's Day 1997, has about 600,000 members, and is adding about 20,000 new members a month .

The full article was originally published at Bloomberg, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Wait until Craigslist comes to Australia.  Then the classifieds numbers will really plummet.  Craigslist is going to singlehandedly castrate many smaller newspapers around the globe…eventually.  Have you seen all the new cities Craigslist is opening in?  FYI, I own Markslist.com.

Australian Singles Heaven

Posted on June 10, 2005

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD — June 10 — Australia is singles heaven with 4.7 million singles according to the 2001 census. Marriage rates are at their lowest in 100 years and Aussies are marrying later, divorcing more and have less time on our hands.  Nearly 1.5 million Australians (14% of people online) visited dating sites in April, a rise of 102% in two years according to Nielsen Net Ratings. Jupiter Research estimates that U.S. singles will spend $US516 million on online dating this year. RSVP, the largest Australian website, with 580,000 members, boasts that in five years it has "facilitated" nearly 900 weddings and about 8000 dates a week. New members can put up their profile for free but must pay $6 for a "stamp" to initiate contact by email with another member.  Fast Impressions, is positioned as a great night out for busy professionals.  FULL ARTICLE @ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD