TECH CRUNCH – May 30 – Grouper has been around since 2011. The service matches users with singles they may enjoy canoodling with, but asks that each party bring two of their friends for a group date. Grouper was founded by Michael Waxman. In his opinion, Grouper has a leg up on the competition because it facilitates real-life meeting, whereas traditional dating sites and social networks are more focused on letting you message and look at photos.
Month: May 2013
Wamba: Social Discovery Brand from Mamba
PR INSIDE – May 30 – Mamba is launching online social discovery brand Wamba. This new project will be a key project for the company in the international market. Through international partnerships and projects such as Mamboo, Mamba has attracted a significant international audience for its services and expanding user base. Wamba is available in multiple languages, and all premium services are adapted for use in any part of the world.
The full article was originally published at PR Inside, but is no longer available.
HowAboutWe Expands Couples Product To San Francisco
VENTURE BEAT – May 29 - HowAboutWe has launched its new Couples product in San Francisco. This product is meant for people who are already dating but still looking for interesting activities. HowAboutWe Couples combines elements of daily deals sites, couple messaging apps, and HowAboutWe Dating.
Love And Marriage In China
CNN – May 29 – It's called "Shanghai's 3rd Annual Love and Marriage Expo." But the atmosphere at this massive gathering for single Chinese men and women was decidedly unromantic. For some participants, this was the first time they had ever been on a date. Zhenai's founder and CEO is a Columbia University-educated former investment banker named Song Li. He says the one-child policy implemented by the Chinese government in 1979 has resulted in young adults having poor social skills — crucial in the dating game. Many Chinese approaching their late twenties, especially women, are under immense pressure to get married. The Love and Marriage Expo felt like a job fair. There were nearly as many parents as there were single men and women. Some parents stood at the bustling entrance to the convention holding up printed posters advertising the details of their single children.
by Ivan Watson & Connie Young
See full article at CNN
Cupid In Talks On Website Sale
REUTERS – May 28 – Cupid forecast a sharp fall in half-year earnings and said it was in talks about selling part of its business. It forecast core earnings of 2.5M pounds compared to the 5.9M in the same period last year. Cupid in March rejected media allegations about methods it used to encourage people to buy subscriptions as "misrepresentation and ill-informed speculation". Cupid, whose website says it has ~54M user accounts in 58 countries, said a strong performance in its Uniform Dating and Paris-based AGL brands meant half-year revenues would be 13% higher than last year.
by Sarah Young
See full article at Reuters
OurTime.com: 50+ Dating Site
PR NEWSWIRE – May 28 – There are 107M singles in U.S., and ~1/3 of them are over 50. Data from OurTime.com, as well as information from sister-site Match.com's 2013 Singles in America survey, paints a surprising picture of the 50+ online dating demographic. The membership ratio is 45% men to 55% women, and 69% of them are single parents. ~ 70% OurTime.com members have previously wed (54% Divorced, and 15% Widowed), but only 20% of them are willing to walk down the aisle again. 87% of singles ages 50-70 said physical attraction between a partner was a "must have," and singles 65+ are happier with their love lives than singles in their 20s (62% vs. 53%).
The full article was originally published at WSJ, but is no longer available.
Sean Christian To Speak At iDate Mobile In LA
WEBWIRE – May 28 – Sean Christian, VP of Sales for FriendFinder Networks, will speak at iDate Mobile dating conference. The event takes place on June 5-7, 2013 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Mr. Christian will debate with thought leaders on the final panel that covers the mobile dating business.
Wevorce: Online Divorcing
DIGITAL TRENDS – May 28 – Many marriages end in divorce, and divorces can be financially and emotionally devastating battles that drag on for years. There’s Wevorce, a new online service that promises to make the road to separation as simple as possible. It encourages civility for people who are ending their partnership. “Each party that works with Wevorce selects their own counsel to file their pleadings with the court house, so they never have to go to court,” said Wevorce cofounder Michelle Crosby. Wevorce just debuted to the general U.S. population last week.
Group Mixers With Martini App
PR MAC – May 28 – Martini is a new app that sets groups of friends up on mixers in cities across the country. Scheduled Mixers, a new feature of Martini, allows members to choose which nights they are available and introduces them to groups that have the same availability.
Bang With Friends: Behind the Scenes With This Controversial App
