For those of you who missed it, the May/June copy of Revenue magazine was dedicated to “Web 2.0″. A couple of highlights from the issue:
- Page 113 was a one page ad for SexSearch.com. I wonder how they’re doing in their head to head with AdultFriendFinder:
“Online dating sites are the biggest paid content generators on the Net.” ClickZ.com
“The Dating Service Industry is a $917 million dollar business just in the US.” Marketresearch.com
“On average, those paying for online dating services spend a total of $239 per year.” Jupiter Research
“About 11% of all online users have a profile on an online dating site.” Jupiter Research
- Page 94 had a short blurb titled “Dating Slackens”
“Dating sites may be losing their luster. JupiterResearch says that only 10 percent of Web users said they had recently gone to online personals sites, compared with 16 percent last year and 20 percent in 2003. The overall dating industry is still making money – about $650 million in 2006, up a little from 2005. Jupiter says that the added revenue is likely from rate hikes and not volume.”
- Michael Jones, budding Entrepreneur and CEO of Userplane had a quote in the cover story, “The Web. Take Two”.
“Web 2.0 companies I come across all started as Web services companies. We saw an interesting need have an online communication tool, and we started to say maybe there is an interesting way to turn on the lights in these rooms.”
Mike is really dialed in with web communities. AOL, which recently acquired Userplane is still trying to better understand the web; they would be well served to have Mike help them shape their web strategy.
SexSearch Ad:
