BUZZFEED – Oct 27 – Match has said that generating ad revenue "has historically not been a principal focus" and that on Tinder, it has sold less than 2% of all available advertising spots. So while more ads will be showing up on Tinder in the long run, the company still needs to figure how to get people to pay for mobile products. Blatt said that Tinder’s subscription products continue to perform well, especially its "Super Like".
by Matthew Zeitlin
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PR NEWSWIRE – Oct 26 – The Match Group revenue increased 19% YOY to $274M. Operating income increased 8% to $72M. The number of paid subscribes is up 16% (North America +7%, International +34%). The IPO is expected to be completed in Q4 2015.
The full article was originally published at Seeking Alpha, but is no longer available.
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OPW – Oct 26 – Check out the photos from the last European Internet Dating Conference that took place earlier this month. We are looking forward to iDate Miami in January.
by Markus Trantow
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ACCESSWIRE – Oct 22 – Lauren will also serve as the inaugural member of The Grade's advisory board. After being named the most sought-after woman in NYC by New York Magazine, Lauren has become the face of online dating. She is also the author of the book "Popular".
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REALBUSINESS.CO.UK – Oct 22 – 3nder, a threesome app, has just raised 500K from two tech angel investors. The app is for singles and people in open relationships. The app is close to reaching 1M downloads.
by Zen Terrelonge
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PRESSDEMOCRAT – Oct 25 – WildFireWeb, which develops content management software for schools and small businesses under the product name Tinder, has sued dating app Tinder, over trademark infringement. WildFireWeb is launching a crowdfunding initiative to pay for legal fees. The company started using the Tinder name back in 2007 in a nod to its fire-based theme and obtained a registered trademark in 2011. Tinder launched a year later and received their own trademark in 2014.
by Paul Payne
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DAILYNEWS – Oct 25 – Stitch is a location-based dating site for singles 50 and older. The site is now officially launching in Los Angeles. Since its debut in July 2014, Stitch has grown to ~18K members worldwide.
by Sandra Barrera
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DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Oct 24 – "The Know" app has been designed to discreetly keep tabs on users current partners or get more information about someone they're interested in. To check whether a partner is seeing anyone else, a user uploads that person's details on the app. This can include their name, mobile number, location and physical description among other personal data. The Know searches other profiles for matching criteria.
by Victoria Woollaston
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OPW – Oct 25 – Is anyone headed to Web Summit in Ireland Nov 3-5? If so, please email me if you'd like to meet for a beer. Looks like 30,000 people will be attending. Here's some sessions which seem useful and relevant to us, that I plan on attending. Tinder's CEO will be speaking.
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