SOURCE: SNAP Interactive, Inc.
November 19, 2008 09:40 ET
Major Milestone: SNAP Exceeds 15 Million Users on Facebook® Platform
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 19, 2008) - SNAP Interactive, Inc. ("SNAP" or the
"Company") (OTCBB: STVI), a leading provider of online dating applications
for social networking websites, announced today that the Company's
applications have just exceeded 15 million users on Facebook® Platform,
the application platform of the world's 4th most heavily-trafficked site.
(Source: comScore)
"We are incredibly proud that, in just over a year, we have been able to
surpass 15 million total installs on Facebook Platform. This marks not
only a major milestone for SNAP, but the sheer enormity of this figure also
clearly points to a seismic shift in the online dating industry," stated
SNAP President and CEO Clifford Lerner. "The industry is expected to grow
to $1.9 billion by 2012. (Source: JupiterResearch) Traditional industry
leaders are suffering from flat subscription and revenue growth, in part
because users have discovered 'social dating' -- meeting people via
applications on the social networks of which they are already members. The
launch of developer platforms like Facebook Platform in May 2007 provided
the first real way for users to do their dating within these social
networks where they are already spending significant amounts of time.
Dating on social networks is faster, more casual and fun, and eliminates
much of the stigma historically associated with traditional online dating
sites. And the proof of this is in the numbers -- our 15 million users on
Facebook Platform alone already puts us right in line with some of the
industry's established leaders, and we have achieved this without
significant marketing expense.
"We have grown quickly and have established a user base large enough to
make a SNAP association attractive to major industry players. Our attention
will now gradually turn from growing our existing base to monetizing that
base and exploring new opportunities for growth such as mobile dating and
increasing our presence on other, more recently launched, social networking
platforms with large user bases."
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About SNAP Interactive, Inc.
Incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, SNAP Interactive,
Inc. is a leading provider of online dating applications for social
networking websites. SNAP has developed two dating applications built on
Facebook® Platform which have in excess of 15 million installations, and
has also launched dating applications on MySpace Developer Platform & Hi5
Developer Platform. Our applications are called 'Are You Interested,' 'Meet
New People,' and 'Flirt With Me.'
For more information visit www.snap-interactive.com.
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.
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Reform Act of 1995. By their nature, forward-looking statements and
forecasts involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that will occur in the near future. There are a
number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to
differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties
include product demand, market competition, delays in application
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platforms that we build applications on, and risks inherent in our
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