Friday, May 2, 2008

Engage.com's CEO & VP of Love

On Thursday May 1st, Suneet Wadwha (CEO) and Trish McDermott (VP of Love) from Engage.com sat down with Dave and Darwin to discuss their online dating portal.

A great discussion ensued about how Engage.com brings the offline scenario of our friends acting as matchmakers to the online world. Click to listen how Engage.com brings your social network into the online dating world to provide you with a better chance of finding love online.






CupidCast Gets iTunes New & Notable

CupidCast Featured in iTunes
It is always exciting when you get recognized by your peers. Or at least you caught the attention of the intern working at Apple's iTunes. Either way we're honored to be featured right now in the iTunes Health/Self-Help category as "New and Notable."

We have an exciting lineup for future shows so please make sure to subscribe to CupidCast in iTunes.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Announcing Episode 08.03: Suneet Wadwha from Engage.com

We are pleased to announce the Suneet Wadwha, CEO of Engage.com, will be joining us this Thursday night for an entertaining review of his online dating portal.

If you found love or friendship on Engage.com please contact us about joining the discussion.

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

OKCupid's CEO Interview: Sam Yagan

On Thursday the 24th of April 2008, OKCupid's Sam Yagan joined us to discuss the approach, features and functionality of his two dating businesses. This is a great episode for online dating entrepreneurs or anyone interested in learning what it takes to build a successful dating site from a knowledgeable and respected expert.

Sam was a great sport to hang around for the entire show, talking about how OKCupid differs from traditional dating sites, quizzes as ice-breakers, CrazyBlindDate.com and why members have taken OKCupid tests over 30 million times. Sam tells several great stories about how users interact with each other on dating sites and social networks and Dave has some surprise news for Sam.




Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Press Release: Introducing CupidCast.tv

April 16, 2008 - San Francisco, CA -- STUDIO [darwin] is pleased to announce the launch of the ground breaking new radio show and podcast "CupidCast" covering the world of Online Dating.

CupidCast will be hosted by none other than Online Dating Insider's David Evans and STUDIO [darwin]'s founder Darwin Stephenson.

CupidCast is a weekly Internet Radio Talk-Show and Podcast covering the latest dating trends, online dating companies and dating experiences around the world. "We each bring an international audience of listeners to CupidCast," say's Stephenson. "We'll be getting up close an personal with the movers and shakers that are driving the online dating marketplace."

A primary goal of the show is to investigate new and exciting dating strategies being introduced by entrepreneurs. "The online dating space is red hot right now and we'll be bringing our listeners a behind the scene's look at how these companies are helping people find love," say's the show's co-host David Evans.

Each week Dave and Darwin will interview celebrity and entrepreneurial guests on what's new and innovative. The show's one-hour lineup will include special segments including "Fix My Profile" and "My Online Dating Disaster" where an ever changing panel of diverse experts will help consumers improve and turn around their online dating experiences.

"Everyone has a friend that has had a horrific online dating experience," say's Evans. "But with a few tweaks from the experts we'll help them turn disaster into love."

CupidCast is recorded live on Thursdays at 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST and is available as a downloadable podcast through Apple Computer's iTunes service.

For more information, visit the CupidCast.tv website at www.cupidcast.tv.

About STUDIO [darwin]

STUDIO [darwin] builds Internet brands by extending a company's audience through Web 2.0 self-publishing and social media platforms. Through managed podcasting, blogging and other one-to-many publishing technologies STUDIO [darwin] builds audiences and helps organizations monetize subscriber relationships.

About Online Dating Insider

Online Dating Insider has been providing news, commentary and analysis of the online dating market since 2002. Through Digicraft, Inc. David Evans provides consulting and advisory services to dating and social networks.

Contact:
Rita Stephenson
Public Relations
STUDIO [darwin]
Livermore, CA
(925) 246-5588
rita.stephenson@mynumbertwo.com
http://www.STUDIOdarwin.com

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