Month: November 2015

Mobile Dating Apps Spur HIV Among Asia’s Teenagers

Posted on November 30, 2015

4963THE GUARDIAN – Nov 30 – United Nations research has found the growing use of mobile dating apps by young gay men is a major factor in a new HIV epidemic among teenagers in Asia. While global HIV infections are falling, the number of adolescents aged 10-19 officially living with HIV in Asia has grown to ~220K. Grindr runs in-app announcements encouraging testing at local clinics. Online Buddies, the parent company of the gay dating app Jack'd, set up a research institute focusing on gay sexual health.

by Oliver Holmes
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MeetMeOutside: Latest App For Active Singles

Posted on November 30, 2015

Meetmeoutside logoTELEGRAM.COM – Nov 29 – MeetMeOutside is a new dating app that matches people based on their preferred fitness activities and suggests activities the pair can do for a date. Launched in September, MeetMeOutside is still in its beta testing phase and has ~5K subscriptions, mostly in the Boston area.

by Sandy Meindersma
See full article at Telegram.com

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Latest Trend In Online Dating: Matches Don’t Last Forever

Posted on November 29, 2015

Dating appWASHINGTON POST – Nov 28 – Hinge is the latest dating app to add time limits; after a match, users have 24h to start a conversation or the match disappears. If they start chatting, they have 14 days before their conversation vanishes. Bumble also puts a 24h limit on matches; JSwipe matches disappear after 18 days if no one says hello. "Time limits give users that extra momentum to meet up in person," thinks Eli Finkel, a social psychologist. Hinge saw a 70% increase in chats started, and a 50% in how often matches exchanged phone numbers.

by Lisa Bonos
See full article at Washington Post

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There Is A Hope For Ashley Madison

Posted on November 27, 2015

Website data breachCOMPUTERWEEKLY – Nov 26 – While 64% of online users would immediately stop using a site if it suffered a security attack or data breach, ~25% would continue using the site, according to a survey by NTT Com Security.

by Warwick Ashford
See full article at ComputerWeekly

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Interview With Coffee Meets Bagel Founder About Online Dating Today

Posted on November 27, 2015

Coffeemeetsbagel logo Sep 15TECH CRUNCH – Nov 26 – Bullish is a new TechCrunch talk show. Their first guest was Arum Kang, the founder of Coffee Meets Bagel. She talked about how online dating has lost its stigma. "Online dating will be mobile only; that's where the trend is going", she also said." Watch the full interview.

by Alex Wilhelm
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Texas Shuts Down eLove Matchmaking

Posted on November 27, 2015

Lone star introductions shut downKEYETV – Nov 25 – Lone Star Introductions, which is also doing business as eLove Matchmaking, is being sued by Attorney General Ken Paxton. According to the attorney, the company uses high pressure tactics to get users to sign up for pricey contracts and not delivering. The company must shut down offices in San Antonio and Austin, pay $500K in civil penalties and $20K in customer restitution.

See full article at KeyeTV

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Jiayuan Q3 2015 Financial Results: Net Income Up ~400%

Posted on November 26, 2015

Jiayuan logo new Aug 13PRNEWSWIRE – Nov 25 – Q3 revenue was $28.7M, up 13% YOY. Net income was $2.3M, a YOY increase of 413.6%. The number of paying users was 1,405,426, compared to 1,522,838 in Q3 2014.

See full article at PRNewswire

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Tinder Grew By 400% In India

Posted on November 26, 2015

Tinder logoPRESS TRUST OF INDIA – Nov 25 – Tinder saw a 400% increase in downloads in India in the past year. Women are more active than men. 90% of its users in the country are 18-34 years old.

See full article at NewsWorldIndia

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AppYou – A New German Dating App To Compete With Lovoo

Posted on November 25, 2015

Appyou logoBLOOMBERG – Nov 24 – AppYou is a new German-based dating app. It was developed by http://www.singletreffen.de and already has ~500K registered users. AppYou is targeting people 30+ and, unlike Tinder, doesn't require Facebook account.

The full article was originally published at PressePortal.de, but is no longer available.

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