In a week of many, many announcements, here another one.

I am happy to welcome David Evans about as a Corante Contributor; Dave has agreed to become the editor of the Corante Online Dating Insider Dave is a well-known industry observer, and has been publishing Online Dating News since 2002, now merged with the Insdier.

I will be participating as a contributor to /dating, and working closely with Dave on several other projects. Dave and I will be launching a Corante Research service, supporting the players and technology suppliers for the online dating industry. Dave is also assuming the role of research director of the Online Dating and Discovery Advisory Service. We also are planning a symposium on the challenges confronting the industry, some time in the next few months. About these, more to follow.