Singles Event Survey

Hey Seattle singles! I’ve joined up with some other dating-minded entrepreneurs from Biznik to help plan a singles mixer sometime this summer. Please check out our survey, even if mixers aren’t your thing — hopefully we can learn how to change that. :) I’ll keep you posted with details as they come together. Thank you!

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Let your personality SHINE!

In the next few weeks, a really neat movie is going to start to come together. Biznik put together a film called SHINE, which is all about how small businesses are going to be what lifts us out of this recession/depression era.

Personally, I think half the battle is approaching things in a new light [...]

The Craig behind Craigslist speaks out!

Craig Newmark of Craiglist rarely goes über-public — sure, he’s been known to speak up on behalf of his company, but he (like his chosen user interface) is fairly no-frills.  So I found this WSJ article kind of interesting, in light of the recent decision to close the erotic services category.

Craig states that participating [...]

Change is in the wind

Social networking sites have morphed a lot over the past couple of years.  Back when Friendster was all there was, I know a LOT of people who found love (and lust) on that site, as well as friends, business networking contacts, etc. etc.  But now that the social networking stratosphere is significantly fuller, things get [...]

The ugly side of Craig

Man, I just hate it when an ad I post for a client winds up getting flagged and removed on Craigslist. Sure, sometimes it’ll happen for some minor Terms of Service violation, and I realize that that’s valid.

But MOST of the time, when one of my creations gets flagged and removed, it’s because someone [...]

Technical Incompatibilities

I just came across this article about technical incompatibilities with dating, and it definitely struck a chord.  I can’t stress this enough, daters: Make your level of tech comfort clear from the beginning!

Folks who hate email or texting are likely to wind up insanely annoyed by folks who can’t get enough Twitter in one [...]