THE PARADIGM SHIFT – Apr 2 - Facebook turned off app notications last month. Large Facebook dating apps like Zoosk and Are you interested saw massive drops in users. This is why you don’t build companies that are completely dependent on the whim of another company. FULL ARTICLE @ THE PARADIGM SHIFT
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THE DAILY TARGUM – Apr 1 - Helen Fisher, a visiting research professor in
the Department of Anthropology, has found biological and psychological
reasons as to why people have a propensity to cheat. There are numerous
psychological reasons for adultery. Some people may want to supplement
a marriage, solve a sex problem, garner more attention, seek revenge or
have more excitement in the marriage. But based on Fisher’s research,
there also is a biological side to adultery. “We have two brain
systems: One of them is linked to attachment and romantic love, and
then there is the other brain system, which is purely sex
drive.” Sometimes these two brain systems are not well connected, which
enables people to become adulterers and satisfy their sex drive without
any regards to their attachment side. FULL ARTICLE @ THE DAILY TARGUM
OPW – Apr 1 – Manhunt.net just released a Beta version of a new group video chat. As of now the new feature is only available to members in New England. Once the test version is successful, Manhunt.net plans to roll out the product worldwide in a month's time.
Today: Our blooper reel. All the news that wasn’t fit to print… Scratch that!
PRESS RELEASE – Apr 1 – OnlineBootyCall.com, the premier casual dating site, has been acquired by an online dating industry leader and will be expanding operations internationally. The undisclosed acquirer, a major player in the personality profiling dating space, is looking to broaden it's offerings into the casual market and plan to invest heavily in the global expansion of the site. The acquiring company CEO stated, "this is the perfect harmony for us." The industry insiders have speculated that the amount paid for OBC could be in the mid seven figures. FULL ARTICLE @ ONLINE BOOTY CALL
OPW – Apr 1 - Dave Evans, consultant to the online dating industry, is shutting his consultancy down and focusing on a new business. He has launched a brand new dating site DateALoser.com. "I have been doing online dating for 14 years now without any success. I have been on every dating site including Match.com, eHarmony, Singlesnet, ManHunt.net, PlentyofFish, you name it! I think this is the right thing for me to do. I found out that people often mispresent themselves in their profiles and women, especially, are expecting handsome, successful and rich men on every date. DateALoser.com is a very honest environment where people know what they are buying into and I am proud to be part of it."
