BUSINESS INSIDER – June 8 – In India, parents used to be the main decision makers when it came to marriage. They would fix the marriage based on caste, gothra, religion, family background, etc. But now the youngsters are the ones who are taking this decision for themselves. Dating app Woo was founded by Mr Sumesh Menon, CEO and Co-founder. Woo is one of India's leading matchmaking app for urban singles seeking a life partner.
Month: June 2015
Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – June 2015
OPW – June 10 - The new Internet dating 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, Crush.com)
Brand Manager (Caliente.com)
MillionaireMatch
Marketing Managers
Online-Buddies
Director of Advertising
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eHarmony
Vice President, Product Management
Jiayuan
Co-director of the new media to promote
Lovoo
Director of Sales & Partnerships
Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
Director of Analytics, Emerging Brands
Spark Networks
Corporate Controller
Twoo
Director of Marketing
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.
Jiayuan Q1 2015 Financial Results – Revenue Up 26%
PR NEWSWIRE – June 8 – Net revenues were $27.3M, up 26% YOY due to a rapid expansion of personalized matchmaking services . Net loss was $1.6M, a YOY improvement of 27%. Jiayuan's personalized matchmaking business continued its growth, increasing 179% YOY to $10M.
The Success Of Momo Is Attracting Rivals In China
BLOOMBERG – June 4 - Tantan is a Chinese mobile dating app that works like Tinder. While there have been doubts about the ability of Tinder to get customers to pay, China’s entrepreneurs think they’ll have an easier time. Tantan doesn’t plan to charge its users until the year-old app has 10M users, from 2M now. German media company Bertelsmann invested $5M into Tantan this year. Early Apple backer Sequoia Capital and Vertex Venture Holdings have invested $20.5M in Qingchifan, another dating app. iResearch predicts online dating in China will generate ~$1.6B a year in 2016, up 17% from 2014.
See full article at Bloomberg Business
Tinder Released “Passport” Feature
PASTEMAGAZINE – June 3 - Tinder has released an upgradeable feature called "passport". Previously, using Tinder abroad required users to be physically located in the city in order to find matches. A “passport” feature lets users find matches before they travel.
by Tom Burson
See full article at PasteMagazine
HeyTiger App Is A Tinder For Princeton Graduates
BLOOMBERG – June 4 – Arjun Landes, a Princeton alumnus who works at Google, created a Tinder-like dating app for Princeton graduates. It is called HeyTiger.
German Dating App Lovoo Hacked
NEWSONTOUR.DE – June 3 – The hack happened on Tuesday and users were not abble to to login to Lovoo app. Users who accessed Lovoo through www.lovoo.net were redirected to a page with "Free Palestine" slogan. The attacker has manipulated and redirected the DNS server.
The Inner Circle – Tinder For Elite Professionals
MIRROR.CO.UK – Jun 3 – ~10K members have signed up for The Inner Circle, a dating app for elite professionals, in London. Each applicant undergoes an screening process to determine whether they match up to the exclusive standard of The Inner Circle’s community. The website and app is live in cities including Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Milan, Paris and Stockholm.
by Kirstie McCrum
See full article at Mirror.co.uk
Britons Spend More On Dates Than French Or Italians
CNBC – June 2 – The average British singleton spends £120 per date (3 to 4 times more than in France or Italy, according to joint research by Match.com and the Centre of Economics and Business Research. Italians spent £43 on a date, while the French only £31. Germans spent ~£39 per date.
Spa Town In Ireland Will Host The World’s Biggest Matchmaking Festival
FORBES – May 30 – Lisdoonvarna, Ireland is the home of the biggest Matchmaking Festival in the world. Every year since the late 19th century, the small spa-town celebrates matchmaking in the old-fashioned style for an entire month after the harvest. The festival attracts ~60K people from all over the world. Every pub and hotel hosts musical programs and dancing nights.