Comments on: Hot or Not Goes Free http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Hot or Not Goes Free « Hcherat’s Weblog http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-894911 Hot or Not Goes Free « Hcherat’s Weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-894911 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Hot or Not Goes Free « Song Lyrics http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-891215 Hot or Not Goes Free « Song Lyrics Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:31:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-891215 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Hot or Not Goes Free « Brueba’s Weblog http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-891214 Hot or Not Goes Free « Brueba’s Weblog Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:23:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-891214 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: hugh http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-864136 hugh Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:33:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-864136 <p>WTF, its 3/4/08 and im still paying. i guess my credit card didn't get the memo... seems like a big lie to me, or is it just free for the chicks like everything else.</p> WTF, its 3/4/08 and im still paying. i guess my credit card didn’t get the memo… seems like a big lie to me, or is it just free for the chicks like everything else.

]]> By: imagine http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-861759 imagine Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:21:41 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-861759 <p>Free is the Future. Just look at Plentyoffish site. Would you rather have 15% become paying, or 100% being marketed to. Sometimes the sure thing is the lowest payout.</p> Free is the Future. Just look at Plentyoffish site. Would you rather have 15% become paying, or 100% being marketed to. Sometimes the sure thing is the lowest payout.

]]> By: Report: HotorNot Sold for $20M - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-860950 Report: HotorNot Sold for $20M - GigaOM Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:40:00 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-860950 <p>[...] subscription fees. At the end of 2006 Hong reinvested his time in the startup, staffing up and dropping subscription fees in favor of an advertising model. But then last fall the site reinstituted fees to combat [...]</p> [...] subscription fees. At the end of 2006 Hong reinvested his time in the startup, staffing up and dropping subscription fees in favor of an advertising model. But then last fall the site reinstituted fees to combat [...]

]]> By: suzan http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-857520 suzan Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:49:40 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-857520 <p>some peolpe just need to know if their hot or not so that they can feel good about themselfs</p> some peolpe just need to know if their hot or not so that they can feel good about themselfs

]]> By: online dating ireland http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-841023 online dating ireland Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:16:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-841023 <p>As far as i know they are no longer free and have issued a message to all members stating that they couldnt handle the abuse the system was getting.I run a couple of dating sites and free sites are a mecca for 419 scams spam ect also the revenue generated by making hot or not free wouldnt touch what they where earning from subscriptions.</p> As far as i know they are no longer free and have issued a message to all members stating that they couldnt handle the abuse the system was getting.I run a couple of dating sites and free sites are a mecca for 419 scams spam ect also the revenue generated by making hot or not free wouldnt touch what they where earning from subscriptions.

]]> By: Hot or Not Goes Free « Tech Deals http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-591603 Hot or Not Goes Free « Tech Deals Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:52:22 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-591603 <p>[...] read more | digg story [...]</p> [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: NY Times now free to all, WSJ next | Tulane University Freeman School BLOG http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-568303 NY Times now free to all, WSJ next | Tulane University Freeman School BLOG Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:01:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-568303 <p>[...] course, the free model hasn’t worked for everyone. I’ll be watching, [...]</p> [...] course, the free model hasn’t worked for everyone. I’ll be watching, [...]

]]> By: Jeannie http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-167317 Jeannie Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:30:19 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-167317 <p>As a long time moderator of HotOrNot I have seen many changes over the years. As for being free letting in the trash this is not the case. It just makes it easier for the trash to talk to you :P You still have the option to say no to people. I don't agree with the J's turning the site from "Fun, Clean, and Real" into a free for all porn site in the last couple years though....</p> As a long time moderator of HotOrNot I have seen many changes over the years. As for being free letting in the trash this is not the case. It just makes it easier for the trash to talk to you :P You still have the option to say no to people. I don’t agree with the J’s turning the site from “Fun, Clean, and Real” into a free for all porn site in the last couple years though….

]]> By: Lovin.mobi » Hot Or Not Goes Free, Online Dating Continues to Suffer http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94352 Lovin.mobi » Hot Or Not Goes Free, Online Dating Continues to Suffer Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:16:51 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94352 <p>[...] Hot or not goes free: They buy into the idea that free dating sites will subsume paid sites. To some extent I agree. Sites like Match hit a ceiling and have to grow by acquisition and international expansion. Free sites are taking away some of the thunder of paid sites- social networking sites, not free dating sites in most cases. [...]</p> [...] Hot or not goes free: They buy into the idea that free dating sites will subsume paid sites. To some extent I agree. Sites like Match hit a ceiling and have to grow by acquisition and international expansion. Free sites are taking away some of the thunder of paid sites- social networking sites, not free dating sites in most cases. [...]

]]> By: Motorcycle Guy http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94351 Motorcycle Guy Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:44:47 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94351 <p>This guy is doing what every other web company should be doing. Generating real revenue and not having to depend on being "bought out".</p> This guy is doing what every other web company should be doing. Generating real revenue and not having to depend on being “bought out”.

]]> By: Markus http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94343 Markus Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:49:49 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94343 <p>To equal their subscriptions revenues hotornot needs to capture between 25 and 50% of the current dating industry in the US.</p> <p>I did it but I did it by becoming a leader or top 4 in every english speaking country. Free isn't so easy and the dating industry is actually pretty small.</p> To equal their subscriptions revenues hotornot needs to capture between 25 and 50% of the current dating industry in the US.

I did it but I did it by becoming a leader or top 4 in every english speaking country. Free isn’t so easy and the dating industry is actually pretty small.

]]> By: CM http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94348 CM Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:43:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94348 <p>Hot or not is soooo old. Why is this even news? eHarmony is a much better dating site and new sites like Campusrank have features that are much more attractive to young singles.</p> <p>GigaOM just jumped the shark. Bigtime.</p> Hot or not is soooo old. Why is this even news? eHarmony is a much better dating site and new sites like Campusrank have features that are much more attractive to young singles.

GigaOM just jumped the shark. Bigtime.

]]> By: live tv http://gigaom.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94333 live tv Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:49:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/hot-or-not-goes-free/#comment-94333 <p>Yea free will mean they compete even more directly with their competitors. I'd hate to be in the dating site game right now, because they're all going to get whalloped.</p> Yea free will mean they compete even more directly with their competitors. I’d hate to be in the dating site game right now, because they’re all going to get whalloped.

]]>