Zoosk, online dating with difference (CIOL)- Topic: Online Dating News
That didn’t deter entrepreneur Shayan Zadeh, who sought to combine the forces of online dating and social media platforms like Facebook, when he launched Zoosk two years ago. Zoosk charges no fee for basic membership and requires a simple profile and email verification process to get started; soon after it begins sorting out eligible singles based on preliminary details a new user has provided such as age, educational background and geography. Users join by adding the Zoosk application on Facebook , MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Friendster, or by signing up on the company’s mobile application or at Zoosk. All of this may seem otherworldly to those of us who found our mates in the brick-and-mortar dating world, but Zoosk is already tracking revenues at an annual run rate of about $30 million, according to Kamra, who sits on Zoosk’s board and has made a business of backing online dating sites. read more
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