Out of Work? Zoosk Says Try Your Luck at Dating
August 19, 2010
My friends over at social dating community Zoosk surveyed their members this month to learn more about the relationship between money and dating during the present economic climate. The good news for men is, if you’re unemployed, more women will want to date you than a year ago.
According to the study, 60% of women said they’d date someone unemployed. Compared to 52% in 2009, women are now adjusting their expectations in the available dating pool.
The study also revealed that 90% of men said they’d date someone unemployed. Is it still only about looks for men?
So how are these online daters spending their money? The Zoosk study says that 90% of men say they usually pick up the tab on a date. It also appears men are spending more money on the average date than they did a year ago.The women on the other hand, are spending less than they did a year ago.
More singles are taking advantage of free activities than a year ago.
Should you tell your date you are unemployed? According to Zooskers, the answer is yes. 83% of men and 93% of women agree that if you’re out of work, you should reveal it right away.
Has the economy affected the ways that you date? Are you attending more free events? Let us know your thoughts. Comments are always appreciated.
Julie Spira is an online dating expert and dating coach. She is the author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online. Visit her at CyberDatingExpert.com
iDate 2010 Update – The Internet Dating Conference
June 27, 2010
Ravit Abelman, Omnidate and Julie Spira, Cyber-Dating Expert at iDate
Twice a year the online dating industry gathers in the U.S. to discuss the latest trends in Internet dating. The conference, called iDate, was held last week in Beverly Hills at the SLS Hotel concurrently with the Social Networking Conference. The event started with a 3 hour presentation by Google followed by the evening party at the Stone Rose Lounge hosted by Elitemate.
This year I was a speaker and presenter on Web 2.0 Dating: Using Social Media to Create Brand Loyalty.
I spoke about Twitter marriage proposals and celebrity breakups and how Facebook has become the third largest country in the world. Social media is successfully keeping users engaged and informed with meaningful updates, dating advice, and well-deserved bragging rights of their success stories.
One of the examples of dating 2.0 I spoke about was, social dating site Zoosk. Zoosk has done an excellent job in creating brand loyalty through social media. When they reached their 1 millionth “fan” on Facebook, they celebrated by creating a video called What is a Milion to thank those who now like their page. They posted it on the Zoosk blog, on their Facebook page where over 200 fans commented and over 600 said they liked it. They posted their video on their YouTube channel for Zoosk TV, where they have over 4500 views for this one celebratory video.
Other examples I presented included online dating newcomer, Brainiac Dating. Their Facebook page features profiles and photos of singles looking for love online. Several online dating sites use social media to engage their fans. eHarmony‘s Facebook page gives advice to daters. A sample update of theirs is, “Picnics make great casual dates, especially in the summer. What are some good picnic ideas?” Lavalife has a contest on their page where you can vote for the Top 10 singles. Match.com congratulates their success couple of the week, and JDate include their success stories on their pages.
I provided a list of online dating sites on Twitter. Sample tweets from online dating sites included eHarmony_Jack: “Are you in love or are you infatuated?” Match “How do you break up with someone you met online? 25% of Happen readers said on the telephone.” OkCupid: “Speaking of faced and attractiveness..has the recession made you more beautiful?”
iDate 2010 - The Final Debate at the Internet Dating Conference
I participated in the conference highlight, The Final Debate, along with Elitemate’s CEO Victor Daniel, Mark Brooks from Online Personals Watch, Karinna Kittles-Karsten from Sacred Love, Tai Lopez from Niche Enterprises, Violet Lim from Lunch Actually, and Frederick Vallaeys from Google adwords.
Mobile dating was clearly a hot topic at the conference. Thank you to Marc Lesnick, head of the Internet Dating Conference and Mark Brooks from Courtland Brooks for the opportunity to speak at this well-respected event about Dating 2.0 and Social Media.
The next two Internet Dating Conference events will be held in Paris, France on September 15-17, 2010 and in Miami, Florida on January 19-21, 2011. If you missed my presentation and would like to hear more, contact me at CyberDatingExpert.com/contact or Social Media and More.
Zoosk TV Interview with Online Dating Expert Julie Spira – Part Two
May 24, 2010
In Part Two of my Interview series by Social Dating site Zoosk, I share my tips for creating your irresistible online dating profile and talk about the future of mobile dating.
Click here for Zoosk Interview, Part One>>>
Social Dating Site Zoosk launches ZooskTV [Video]
April 23, 2010
Writing about dating, love and romance in a Web 2.0 World is a passion of mine. Giving hope to singles with an email address that they can successful find love online has become my mission and calling. Experiencing the real time web through social networking, mobile apps, facebook apps, and reconnecting with high school sweethearts and long lost friends while meeting new ones IRL has changed the world we live in, mostly for the good.
When my friends at Zoosk asked me to be their first dating expert to be featured in ZooskTV’s new interview series, I was more than flattered. The Zoosk team came to my home, and I had the opportunity to meet my virtual friends and talk about one of my favorite subjects, how to use the real time web to find love and friendship online.
ZOOSK now has over 1 million fans on their Facebook Page and their social dating app is used by over 50 million people around the world.
View the video for dating and relationship advice and some personal thoughts of my own. Comments are always welcome. Thank you Zoosk for helping me spread my message to your vast universe of members.
ZooskTV Interviews Online Dating Expert Julie Spira
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The Zoosk Single’s Survival Guide to Holiday Dating
December 7, 2009
Zoosk, the world’s largest social dating community, just released their Single’s Survival Guide to Holiday Dating.
The FREE Guide includes tips from myself along with two other relationship experts, gift giving ideas, online dating holiday trends, and more dating tips for the holiday season.
Their study showed that the majority of singles wanted to couple-up during the holidays and were looking for a long-term relationship.
Their survey found:
- This holiday season, 63% of singles are looking for long-term true love, 33% of singles are just looking for a holiday party date and 4% feel it’s too stressful to date during the holidays.
- Surprisingly, 19% of men say they would invite a woman to their office holiday party as a first date. Only 10% of women are this daring.
- The most desired gift is a hug or a kiss.
For more information, download your free guide at http://www.zoosk.com/survivalguide.php.
Zoosk on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show
October 31, 2009
Listen to Alex Mehr, co-founder of Zoosk on Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
Find out why over 40 million users have signed up for Zoosk, making them the #1 social dating application in the world.
Zoosk is not only the #1 dating app in the U.S. and Canada, but they are popular in 40 countries around the world including the U.K., Australia, South Africa, France, Italy, Spain, and more.
Learn about the importance of giving a virtual gift to increase your chances of a receiving a response while online dating.
Hear about their features including the Zoosk card, Zoosk Coins, and find out which virtual gifts are the most popular among Zooskers. Interested in finding out why women prefer being single over men?
You’ll hear about this and more on this edition of Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show with Zoosk
October 24, 2009
Join Cyber-Dating Expert Julie Spira as she welcome Alex Mehr, co-founder of the social dating site Zoosk to Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show.
Zoosk is the world’s largest social dating community with more than 40 million users. Singles can join Zoosk by adding the Zoosk application through Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Friendster, via their mobile phone, or by signing up directly at www.zoosk.com.
Zoosk enables singles to meet love interests in a fun and social way. You’ll find out which are the most popular virtual gifts and why it increases your chance of getting a response while you’re dating online. Call in at 646-929-0012 on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11am, pacific time/2pm, eastern time to learn more about Zoosk.
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Ask The Cyber-Dating Expert Radio Show Valentine’s Day Edition
February 13, 2009
Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert
Listen to the Valentine’s edition of the “Ask the Cyber-Dating Expert” Radio show.
This week’s guest was Zoosk’s co-founder, Shayan Zadeh. Zoosk is the world’s first and largest social dating community with 16.5 million users. You can join Zoosk by adding the Zoosk application through Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, and MySpace.
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Zoosk is offering members two free days of communications, on February 13th and 14th. Call in at 646-929-0012 to learn more about how you can change your online dating experience for free on Valentine’s Day.
