Hopeful Romantics » jdate.com http://www.hopefulromantics.org Social Commentary : Politics, Romance, Art, Culture, Health, Life at Large Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:27:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Want to date (buy) me? http://www.hopefulromantics.org/2008/01/want-to-date-buy-me/ http://www.hopefulromantics.org/2008/01/want-to-date-buy-me/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:06:17 +0000 Gordon Basichis http://www.hopefulromantics.org/2008/want-to-date-buy-me/  J DATE LOGO

 According to JTA Breaking News the parent company of Jewish online dating site JDAte.com is current for sale.   The stock (AMEX: LOV) closed today at 5.48 (down 3%), and apparently has a market value of $131.4 Million.   Reuters says that the sale could go for as much as $185 M.  

Reuters also mentioned that “Spark Networks posted a 5 percent drop in revenue for the first nine months of 2007 to $49.2 million as its Web sites geared to a wider audience lost ground to larger rivals.” 

Is it a good time to buy a parent company with a basket of niche dating sites?  In a possibly rocky financial 2008, will online dating pan out as a consumer necessity or a discretionary purchase?  Maybe everyone will ditch the 3 month re-up and start getting out to bars more.  At least, for women, the drinks are free. 

 No matter what, make sure you get that background check on your next date.

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