PR NEWSWIRE – Mar 23 – PlanetRomeo, a gay dating app, will be launching its smartwatch app in late April for the Apple watch.
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Month: March 2015
Dating App Luxy Allows Members To Reject Ugly And Poor New Members
PR NEWSWIRE – Mar 23 – Luxy, a controversial dating app for millionaires, now allows its members to reject new members if they think they are ugly and poor. This new feature is called Vouch which is a filter that allows members to screen applicants based on their appearances as well as their financial status. 20% of new members has been rejected so far.
3 Popular Asian Dating Apps
CNN TECH – Mar 22 – Philippines app Peekawoo is a group dating app. Peekawoo's group dates can include up to six people. The app even hosts larger events with "an in-house wing man and wing woman. Woo app launched one year ago and claims 1M users in India. The app doesn't allow married people and rejects ~30% of sing ups a day. Paktor, the Singapore-based app, screens users for fake accounts, and requires them to have at least 50 friends on Facebook to sign up.
by Sophia Yan
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Gay Hookup Apps Survey
WEHOVILLE – Mar 20 – GrabHim.net, a website created by gay relationship advice author Michael Alvear, interviewed ~4K men ages 18 to 65 in a recent survey.
The key findings:
- 83% of gay men send pictures of their penis to strangers.
- 57% of HIV negative men do not want to have sex with HIV positive men.
- 43% of gay men said they would be likely/highly likely to make contact with somebody who is HIV positive.
Tinder Has A New CEO – Chris Payne, Ex-eBay Exec
SEEKING ALPHA – Mar 20 – Chris Payne, until recently the head of eBay's North American marketplaces ops, has been named the CEO of Tinder. Payne replaces co-founder Sean Rad.
by Eric Jhonsa
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Update from Fortune: CEO & Co-founder Sean Rad will reportedly continue to take charge on product and marketing aspects.
85% Of POF Usage Is Mobile
VANCOUVER COURIER – Mar 19 – "The idea of finding love on a desktop computer is quickly vanishing", says Markus Frind. He’s not referring to a decline in online dating services but about the massive shift of its user-base to mobile devices. POF announced this week it now has 100M users worldwide and its annual run rate is at $100M for 2015. 80-85% of users are using mobile devices instead of desktop computers.
Hinge Makes India Debut
FINANCIALEXPRESS – Mar 19 – After being launched in London last month, dating app Hinge will now be available to smartphone users in India. Hinge, which has so far raised $20M, is also open for a strategic partnership in India. “While we do not plan to raise any more funds at the moment, we are looking at regional partnership that would help in building our app’s presence in the country,” added Justin McLeod, CEO, Hinge.
by Anushree Bhattacharyya
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FuzzyBanter Pushes Users’ Personalities Ahead Of Their Looks
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Mar 19 – New dating app FuzzyBanter works like Tinder, except the profile photos are "fuzzy". The app allows users to list up to ten interests when they sign up, along with a 160 character bio. Users browse people that are nearby and can give a thumbs up, or 'nudge'. If a person they've 'nudged' gives them a nudge back, it is a match and they can start messaging. Both participants have the option to either partially or fully reveal their profile picture.
by Amy Lewis
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You Can Now Buy The OKCupid Algorithm
Spark Networks Director Purchases 10,000 Shares Of Stock
THE LEGACY – Mar 18 – Director Lee K. Barba purchased 10K shares of the company’s stock on the open market. The shares were purchased at an average price of $3.78 per share, with a total value of $37,800.
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