Online Dating Sites at TJ's Weblog

The online dating business model finally takes off. While there has not been anything fundamentally new, it's interesting to see how online dating becomes mainstream in US (article requires free registration).Providers such as match.com have successfully transformed clicks into subscribers. Europe lacks a bit behind but services such as parship.de show strong growth in earnings as well. [...] Read More


the dating industry - a closer look at TJ's Weblog

Considering the enormous valuation for Friendster, I decided to take a closer look on the online dating industry. It grew to a rather long entry, but you will like it. And here we go. The marketLet's start with some projections how this market should develop. According to comScore Media Metrix, more than 45 million Americans visited online dating sites in May 2003, up from about 35 million in December 2002. The [...] Read More


Online Document Sharing Sites at TJ's Weblog

Content Sharing sites have seen a boom not only since the Youtube mega-deal. The basic economics work like that: - We build a feature rich site where users can upload A, B, C - We add social networking - We let users include contents in their blogs or own social networking sites - We make some marketing - We optimize SEO - We put Google (and other ads) in the pages and wait until it catches [...] Read More


Niche Dating Sites at The Dating Weblog

Here's another reason why online dating is such a great option when it comes to singles. It's no longer a "one size fits all" mentality. There are dozens and dozens of site devoted to people of certain religious beliefs, political affiliations, and education. There are even a few that cater to pet lovers. Do those sites work better than the larger ones, such as Match.com and eHarmony? It depends on your [...] Read More


Online Dating Sites Help Single Pet Lovers Bark up the Right Tree at The Dating Weblog

TWIN cities PIONEER PRESS -- Jan 2 -- Wendy Peikes was tired of dating guys who'd vanish when they'd met her housemates --- three hairy, energetic dogs. So she took to her computer keyboard and joined DateMyPet where pet aversion is not tolerated. "There are 40 million single pet owners," said Dan Cohen, CEO of animalattraction.com. "This is a big business." Yahoo personals surveyed 5,000 users and found that 91% of them would use [...] Read More