Month: July 2014

SeekingArrangement.com Traffic Soared After Google Executive’s Homicide

Posted on July 18, 2014

Seekingarrangement brandon wade1SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL – July 17 – In the days after a prostitute named Alix Tichelman was arrested for allegedly injecting a fatal dose of heroin into Google executive Forrest Hayes, people flocked to the site where they met, SeekingArrangement.com. Traffic to the site doubled, according to CEO Brandon Wade. "Bad news ends up being good news when it comes to traffic for our website," he said. He also said the site should generate twice the $10M in sales it brought in last year.

by Eric Van Susteren
See full article at Silicon Valley Business Journal

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JDate Wants To Attract Millenials

Posted on July 18, 2014

TIMES OF ISRAEL – July 17 - JDate is in the process of majorly rebranding itself for the first time in 17 years. It has just launched three humorous commercials aimed at today’s young adults.

by Renee Ghert-Zand
See full article at Times of Israel

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Symantec Report: Tinder Full Of Fake Profiles

Posted on July 18, 2014

Tinder logoTHE GUARDIAN – July 17 – There are three kinds of spams that are making money from affiliate fees, according to a report from online security firm Symantec:

  1. Adult webcam spammers – bots that engage people in conversation to make them click on links to webcam sites.
  2. A bot that tries to direct people to mobile games and adult sites.
  3. Fake prostitution profiles.

by Stuart Dredge
See full article at Business Insider

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Match.com Acquires FriendScout24

Posted on July 18, 2014

Friendscout24 neu.deWUV.DE – July 17 – Match.com, which operates in Germany under Neu.de, has bought FriendScout24 from Scout24 Holding. The investment firm Hellman & Friedman, which is the majority owner of Scout24, wants to focus primarily on their real estate brand ImmoScout24. In November last year, Hellman & Friedman took over 70% of the shares of Scout24 Holding from Deutsche Telekom for 1.5B Eur.

by Leif Pelikan
See full article at WUV.de

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Match.com Partners With SinglesCruise.com

Posted on July 16, 2014

Singlescruise logoUSA TODAY – July 15 - Match.com and SinglesCruise.com partners to offer special trips during Halloween and New Year. While the ship sailings are open to the public, those who book through Match.com's blog, Up to Date, or through singlescruise.com will have access to special events and a private message board to meet fellow single passengers on their trip. Pricing starts at $1,181 per person.

by Larry Bleiberg
See full article at USA Today

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IAC Buys HowAboutWe, But Not HowAboutWe Couples

Posted on July 15, 2014

Howaboutwe screenshot1NY TIMES – July 14 - Match Group has acquired parts of HowAboutWe. The price is unknown, and the deal includes HowAboutWe’s dating and media properties. It does not involve the Couples side of the business. As a result, only a portion of HowAboutWe employees will move to IAC. Other employees will remain with the Couples business, while some have been laid off.

by Mike Isaac
See full article at NY Times

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SingldOut Partners With Instant Chemistry

Posted on July 14, 2014

Singldout logoELLE.COM – July 11 – SingldOut, a dating site that connects people via LinkedIn partners with a DNA testing company, Instant Chemistry, to match couples based on their personality traits as determined by their DNA.

by Ruthie Friedlander
See full article at Elle.com

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Tinder’s Pitch Deck When It Was A Tiny Startup

Posted on July 14, 2014

Tinder picBUSINESS INSIDER – July 11 – Here's what the $500M app was like when it was first starting out and how it planned to monetize. It used to be called Match Box. The company changed the name because it was too similar to Match.com.

by Alyson Shontell
See full article at Business Insider

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