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This is a pretty tough new reality for online companies. Dating was one of the few services that consumers were willing to pay for. Does this mean that ads are

This is a pretty tough new reality for online companies. Dating was one of the few services that consumers were willing to pay for. Does this mean that ads are the only revenue source for consumer-based sites?

breck 18y ago
Nope. Selling your data & lead gen is a pretty solid source of revenue, although some people won't like that.
- shabda 18y ago
  If the largest site is free, who are the leads being sold to?
  - jhancock 18y ago
    porn sites for people who can't get dates? viagra advertisers for those that can?
  - breck 18y ago
    Venture Capital backed startups.
    - pg 18y ago
      Believe it or not, that was a big part of Yahoo's business model in the 90s.
brandnewlow 18y ago
They're running adsense next to the profile I just made. That doesn't bode very well for them.