The State of Free matchmaking sites in California
One big assumption that this highly innovating center makes is that the users for its innovative products will be cramming to use it. Who is to say that a typical Californian is the same as any average Joe found elsewhere in the world. However, this has not stopped the innovation that pours out of this area and most succeed without having to take into account the world at large. Perhaps the reason for this is that California happens to contain a very rich mix of people from all around the world. Servicing the Californians would be like servicing the rest of the world. Perhaps this was one of the big plus points of the Silicon Valley companies and the reason for their world-wide success.
A few of the dating sites we have come to enjoy such as Jumpdates and Datehookup are based in California. San Francisco has been home to more of the modern players such as Zoosk.com and is continously coming up with innovative online products and services. Facebook recently promoted their FB Graphs which is directly targeted towards the online community. As the user’s behavior changes with numerous devices hitting the market such as tablets and smartphones, we are also bombarded with unique mobile apps catering to the online dating market. A popular gathering for folks working in the online dating industry can be found in two major conferences held annually both by idate and the online dating summit. The most recent events for this mega conferences are now taking place right now…
iDate - Las Vegas - Jan 2013
http://idate2012.com/register-las-vegas-2013.php
Online Dating Summit - Florida - Jan 2013
http://www.onlinedatingsummit.com/en
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There is another article about an Indian dating site named TwoMangos or something like that. In the article it says that the new site uses a model much like JumpDates where you need points to contact people. This was news to me. I thought that JumpDates was 100% completely free. This new points system that we now have, at some point in the future are we going to need those points to contact people?