Category: Zoosk

The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites

Posted on May 25, 2013

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

See full article at Telegraph.co.uk

Zoosk Reports Record Revenue In Q1 2013

Posted on May 23, 2013

Zoosk logo newMARKETWIRED – May 22 – Zoosk Q1 revenue exceeded $40M. Zooks's website saw a 116% increase in monthly total unique visitors YOY according to comScore. For its mobile products, the number of monthly active users increased ~200% year-over-year. Zoosk attributes this growth to its approach to matchmaking and a strategic focus on mobile.

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

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Zoosk Resets Some User Accounts Following Password Dump

Posted on March 12, 2013

Zoosk passwordsARS TECHNICA – March 12 – Zoosk.com is requiring some users to reset their passwords. The move comes after someone published a list cryptographically protected passcodes that may have been used by subscribers to the website.
A small but statistically significant percentage of the 29-million-strong password list contained the word "zoosk," an indication that at least some of the credentials may have originated with the dating site. Jeremi Gosney, a password expert at Stricture Consulting Group, said he cracked ~90% of the passwords and found ~3K had links to Zoosk. The cracked passcodes included phrases such as "logmein2zoosk," "zoosk password," "myzooskpass," "@zoosk," "zoosk4me," "ilovezoosk," "flirtzoosk," "zooskmail."

by Dan Goodin
See full article at Ars Technica

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Social App Monetization Kicks In

Posted on March 8, 2013

MonetizationTHE NEXT WEB – Mar 8 – Monthly revenues for the social networking category on the App Store jumped 87% YOY in January, according to a new study from App Annie. The social networking apps category is now the third highest in terms of monthly revenue, behind games and productivity. In terms of downloads, social networking was sixth overall among categories on the App Store in January. According to App Annie, monthly downloads were up 30% YOY and now account for 5% of total downloads. Globally, the list of top social networking apps with respect to downloads was predictably dominated by Facebook, Apple’s Find My Friends, Twitter and Skype. Dating apps like Zoosk, Badoo, Grindr Xtra and eHarmony also proved capable at monetization.

by Josh Ong
See full article at The Next Web

Outsourcing The Algorithm Of Love To Online Dating

Posted on February 14, 2013

Ffn logoFORTUNE MAGAZINE – Feb 14 – There are thousands of sites out there, many with an incredible degree of specificity in their target audience. The personals sites for The Onion and Salon are both powered by a service called FastCupid. That company is a property of FriendFinder Network. FriendFinder Networks, formerly called Penthouse Media Group, operates ~40K sites. FriendFinder does not mix together all the profiles of all its branded sites. Because people from BigChurch.com for Christian singles for example, may not get along with those from another, say, Bondage.com. Many established online dating operators eschew the practice altogether, but it's fairly common, particularly in the U.K. where it's standard practice. Today, four companies control 77% of the $1.22 billion online dating market, according to research from IBISWorld. IAC controls 41% of the market, eHarmony is next, with 23.5%, in third place is Zoosk at 7.7%, followed by Spark Networks at 4.9%. Despite the competitive advantage conferred by niche markets, big data-driven dating clearinghouses may be the way of the future for much of the online dating industry. "Strategically, bigger is best," says Brooks, industry analyst and editor of Online Personals Watch. "If you consider what would be the perfect model for an Internet dating site, in theory it would have all the people in the world who are single on it, and you could find your perfect match within a day's work." A single major U.S. service that controls more than 50% of market share is "inevitable," Brooks says. In theory at least, a bigger pool means more happy matches, even if they're from unlikely sources. Data confirms: "It's kind of a waste of time anyway asking people what they want anyway," Brooks says. "Because they don't really know."

by Anne VanderMey
The full article was originally published at Fortune Magazine, but is no longer available.

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Zoosk Finds Love On YouTube

Posted on January 18, 2013

Zoosk logo new Dec 13ONLINE MEDIA DAILY – Jan 18 – Zoosk launched a Heart Friend puppet campaign video, their first YouTube-only social push with no traditional media support on television, radio or print. Since launching in December 2007, the company has grown to ~50M users in 70 countries, and is available in more than 25 languages. The company has received to date $40.5 million in funding, according to Wedbush Securities.

by Laurie Sullivan
See full article at Media Post

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Has Internet Dating Made People More Disposable?

Posted on January 3, 2013

First datesTHE ATLANTIC – Jan 3 – Most of the online dating CEO's agree that the rise of online dating will mean an overall decrease in commitment. “The future will see better relationships but more divorce,” predicts Dan Winchester, the founder of a free UK dating site. “Historically,” says Greg Blatt, the CEO of Match.com’s parent company, “relationships have been billed as ‘hard’ because, commitment has been the goal. You could say online dating is simply changing people’s ideas about whether commitment itself is a life value.” “I think divorce rates will increase as life in general becomes more real-time,” says Niccolò Formai, the head of social-media marketing at Badoo. “Societal values always lose out,” says Noel Biderman, the founder of AshleyMadison. “Premarital sex used to be taboo,” explains Biderman. “So women would become miserable in marriages, because they wouldn’t know any better. But today, more people have had failed relationships, recovered, moved on, and found happiness. Even at eHarmony, Gian Gonzaga, the site’s relationship psychologist, acknowledges that commitment is at odds with technology. “You could say online dating allows people to get into relationships, learn things, and ultimately make a better selection,” says Gonzaga. “But you could also easily see a world in which online dating leads to people leaving relationships the moment they’re not working—an overall weakening of commitment.

In 2011, Mark Brooks, a consultant to online-dating companies, published the results of an industry survey titled “How Has Internet Dating Changed Society?” The survey responses, from 39 executives, produced the following conclusions: “Internet dating has made people more disposable, and may be partly responsible for a rise in the divorce rates.” “Low quality, unhappy and unsatisfying marriages are being destroyed as people drift to Internet dating sites.” “Internet dating has helped people of all ages realize that there’s no need to settle for a mediocre relationship.”

Alex Mehr, a co-founder of Zoosk, disagrees. “Online dating only removes a barrier to meeting,” says Mehr. Surely personality will play a role in the way anyone behaves in the realm of online dating, particularly when it comes to commitment and promiscuity.

by Dan Slater
See full article at The Atlantic

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Google’s Most Searched Singles Sites Of 2012

Posted on December 14, 2012

Search buttonHUFFINGTON POST – Dec 14 - Google Zeitgeist — the search engine's annual online presentation of the year's top "trending" and "most searched" terms — includes a list of the top 10 most searched dating sites.

  1. PlentyofFish
  2. Match.com
  3. OkCupid
  4. eHarmony
  5. DateHookup
  6. Zoosk
  7. ChristianMingle
  8. AdultFriendFinder
  9. JDate
  10. Singlesnet

by Christina Huffington
See full article at Huffington Post

Zoosk Announces Momentum For Couple Profiles

Posted on December 4, 2012

Zoosk logo newMARKETWIRE – Dec 4 – Zoosk signups for Couple Profiles has reached 3.3M users in the six months since launching. Today, 15% of new Zoosk signups are registered to use Couple Profiles. Of Couple Profiles users, 50% are married, 40% are in a committed relationship and 10% are engaged. "Finding a significant other is just one stage of a person's romantic life," said Alex Mehr, co-founder and co-CEO, Zoosk. "Six months ago, we introduced a joint profile that allows couples to share their romantic journey with friends and family. Millions of people have already embraced the new feature validating the market need for such an offering."

See full article at Yahoo! News

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