DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – June 12 – Dana Michel started MarriageMaterial.co, a website for people looking for a serious relationship. Single subscribers are charged $99 per year. Amateur matchmakers can join for free, and receive compensation if the friends they recommend reach certain relationship milestones such as first date, engagement or marriage.
Month: June 2014
“Tinder Done For You” Is Dating Assistant For Tinder
PR NEWSWIRE – June 11 - www.TinderDoneForYou.com was created for busy men by Tinder expert Blake Jamieson, who is best known for having "hacked" Tinder to get 2K matches overnight. Tinder Done for You assigns each client an experienced "wingwoman" to do the swiping, messaging and the date-setting.
Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – June 2014
OPW – June 12 – New iDating jobs listing is live on the Internet Dating Jobs blog.
Below see a couple of this month's most interesting offers:
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From our esteemed Courtland Brooks clients:
Global Personals USA (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
Country Web/Net Affiliate Marketing Manager
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Avid Life Media
Business Development Lead, Asia
eHarmony
Director, Product Marketing
mbrace
CTO
Meetme
Sales Director – Social Theater (Digital Advertising Sales)
SpeedDate
Director of Product
To see more open positions go here.
Do you have an idating industry job offer which is not included? Please, send it to petra@courtlandbrooks.com and we will add it to the list.
JSwipe Is Like Tinder For Jews
SHALOM LIFE – June 11 – David Yarus created Tinder for Jewish millennials, called JSwipe. The idea of JSwipe came into existence when he had his first swipe on Tinder. Since JSwipe has launched there has been ~8M swipes, and users in ~70 countries, including China.
by Andria Kaplan
The full article was originally published at Shalom Life, but is no longer available.
Match.com Users Can Find Dates With Pictures Of Their Ex
MASHABLE – June 10 - Match.com has partnered with Three Day Rule that uses facial-recognition technology to find dates for users. Match.com members will be able to upgrade to Three Day Rule's premium service, which asks users to send pictures of exes to determine the type of look they're attracted to. Three Day Rule's premium service costs $5K for a six-month package. Premium members are assigned professional matchmakers, who coach the client, fly out to meet with them, get to know their preferences and go on pre-dates with potential mates.
Mitro Access Allows Users To Edit Their Friends’ Dating Profiles
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – June 9 – Mitro Access is a service developed by a team of former Google employees. It allows users to give access to their friends so they can edit online dating profiles for them but cutting them off from messaging. The product also allows users to give access to their eBay, WordPress and Twitter, making it ideal for use when working with one-time clients or freelancers.
iDate: Mark Brooks Mobile Dating Presentation
OPW – June 10 – Here's my presentation from the Mobile Internet Dating conference. I cover…
- Market Numbers
- Trends
- What's Hot
- Innovation
with significant interview segments from my recent interviews with…
- Sam Yagan, CEO of Match Group
- Markus Frind, CEO of POF
- Aaron Schildkrout, CEO of HowAboutWe
iDate was GREAT. 120 in attendance. I think the highlight was the interview with Mike Jones where he talked about some of the early growth secrets behind mySpace and Tinder. iDate Europe is next.
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Interview With Justin McLeod, Founder & CEO Of Hinge
BUSINESS INSIDER – June 9 – Dating app, Hinge, matches users with friends of their Facebook friends. The app is currently live in DC, Philadelphia, NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and L.A.
Q: What led you to create a dating app?
A: I was coming out of business school and there was a last chance dance party where everyone was going to say who they were interested in. If there were mutual interests they would let you know. So me and my friend built an app on FB that would allow you to list your crushes and find out if you have any mutual interests.
Q: How do you decide where to launch?
A: We look at our userbase, where they have the most friends.
Q: What is your main focus right now?
A: Deepening into the existing markets instead of rapidly expanding into new ones.
Q: How has Hinge impacted the online dating world?
A: It's a lot more accessible to people, ~50% of our users haven't used a dating site.
Q: What sets you apart from Tinder?
A: Tinder is geared towards people around you, and therefore it's pretty flirtatious, it doesn't lead offline very often. Hinge is more geared towards quality interactions.
Q: How do you measure success on Hinge?
A: We've made ~2M matches.
Q: Have you heard about marriages that resulted from Hinge?
A: Yes. We get emails on daily basis from people saying the met because of Hinge.
Q: Have you personally made any new connections on Hinge?
A: A lot of my friends are now in relationships because of Hinge.
Q: Is there anything new coming to Hinge in the near future?
A: This week we're going to be releasing simple features that allow you to edit your photos.
Q: Why did you decide to make Hinge mobile-only?
A: The world is moving mobile. Mobile is the place for this kind of experience.
Q: How does Hinge's matching algorithm work?
A: It's a combination of who you liked in the past, what their attributes are, and finding more people like that who are within your world of social connections.
Q: Do you have any plans to monetize the app?
A: Yes, it will be a freemium model.
Wyldfire App Weeds Out Creeps
NY MAG – June 9 - Wyldfire is an invite-only dating app where women are the gatekeepers. Female users can sign up freely, but any man on the app has to be invited. Conversations are limited to 20 exchanges to expedite meeting offline.