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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Plan, Do, and Deliver Less
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As a consultant I often work with entrepreneurs working on their first startup. Sometimes I am asked to review business plans and financial spreadsheets. Some business plans are 32 pages long and cover every imaginable circumstance, down to the smallest detail.
I also see my fair share of seven-screen Powerpoint presentations. Guess what, the seven-page version [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Online Dating Industry News March 10, 2010
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The HowAboutWe.Com Date Contest: Here’s the deal. Propose your best NYC date idea as a post on our Facebook Fan Page. The people (one guy, one gal) whose dates gain the most “Likes” win! And HowAboutWe.Com will pay for the winners to go on their dates for up to $150! (See details below about how [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Speed Dating Goes Mobile
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SpeedDate released a new version of it’s iPhone app that allows users to quickly meet and connect with singles using their smartphones.
Speeddate claims that the application is a giant leap forward in the online dating industry as it’s the first to deliver instant notifications once email messages have been read and allows unlimited browsing [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Shareholder Battle Over Spark Networks Escalates
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The following letter was sent to the board of Spark Networks Inc. (NYSE Amex:LOV) March 8, 2010 in opposition to Great Hill Partners’ bid to acquire the company.
Dear Board Members,
Osmium Partners beneficially owns 6.1% of Spark Networks common stock. We are outraged and deeply disappointed to see that Great Hill Partners (GHP) offered a 5% [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Seeking Couple Who Have Tested Dating Sites Matching Systems
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Katy says: I’m a Columbia News Service reporter interested in speaking with couples who have met offline, who have later joined dating sites to see if they would be matched up or to test the site’s claims. I’m also interested in speaking with people who won’t join established dating sites like eHarmony and Match.com, but [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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The Disastrous Effects of Online Dating
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The Disastrous Effects of Online Dating provides new rules for 21st Century dating, what you can do when the rules are broken, and ways to get through the tough times. Learn what men and women think of the new rules, read typical online dating profiles of men and women, and listen to first-hand experiences [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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eHarmony is Taking Social Media Risks
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Here’s a Facebook update from eHarmony. They get a lot of people answering their questions, regardless of the topic. I like how the first person bashes them, gets called on it, and then the stories begin to flow. That’s how this stuff works. Everyone has an opinion and you can’t censor them because that often [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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Jon Stewart on Chatroulette
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Tech-Talch – Chatroulette
www.thedailyshow.com
Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor
Health Care Reform
Perhaps not the last post I do on the latest Internet phenomenon, but easily the best. Amazing the Stewart got so many top broadcasters [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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No Longer a Bright Spark
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Today’s guest post is by Ross Felix. Ross has been paying close attention to Spark Networks for quite some time and is well-versed in the challenges it faces today.
Spark Networks reported their year-end results on Thursday March 4th. Much of their results came in as expected with a few big surprises. All in all, it [...]
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03/10/2010 12:00 AM
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IntroAnalytics Behavioral Recommendations Initial Results Analysis
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Gavin Potter at IntroAnalytics has written a white paper titled Making Behavioral Recommendations Pay, An Analysis of Returns Achieved. I am pleased to see some of the early results discussed publicly. While not exactly earth-shattering in terms of depth, I applaud Gavin for making the results available and urge him to continue to update. In [...]
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