Match.com has acquired OKCupid for $50 million in cash. The deal also includes future earnouts contingent upon performance.
OKCupid is the leading free (advertising supported) dating site. OKCupud raised $6 million in funding and will be continued to run from its New York office.
Seems that people just can’t get enough about Twitter apps, and now TwitDates offers the dating service to all Twitter users.
There’s one thing for sure, wherever a lot of people gather around, a dating app appears. TwitDates is a free service where you just need to login with your Twitter account, add a few more data about you and that’s it, you can start find your date in Twitter.
Even more, before login in with your Twitter account you can make a quick search using the desired criteria from age and country. The site does not have many users just yet, but I guess there’s only a matter of time.
The service also provides you the way to exchange messages with other users, including photos, videos, links and etc.
Let’s be honest for a minute. We all may not have rigged our neighbors bathroom with a shower spy cam, and we may not have binoculars powerful enough to let us see topless alien sunbathers on Mars.
But we’re all voyeurs. And we’re all competitive.
That’s why scripted realty shows like “The Bachelor” rake in big-time cash for the networks. We like to judge attractive people in a setting where we can’t be judged in return. (Hey, sometimes we’re wearing our fat pants and haven’t showered yet). CanDoBetter.com understands our not-so-secret urges, and successfully (and innocently) preys on these insecurities online.
CanDoBetter does just what it says: It lets you judge randomly generated couples from user-submitted pics. Of course, you can also press your luck with ogling mob and see whether you can do better in this mock relationship – or your virtual match deserves a better mate. If voters feel two users are the perfect match, they can fittingly choose this option, too. If you’re as old as me, you might remember an predecessor: HotorNot!
By registering on the site (it’s free), you can view your own stats, it’s just like a virtual baseball card! You can even manage multiple photos and get widgets to post on your blog or website. You can also easily hook up through Facebook.
So whether you simply like passing shallow judgments on others or you think you’re pretty hot stuff, check out CanDoBetter. Because right now, you can’t.
