OPW – May 25 – All three of the big old-school free dating sites were acquired by Match, and all three are in decline according to Google Trends. What do you think? Please comment.
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Month: May 2016
Tinder Sues Threesome App Rival 3nder
THE GUARDIAN – May 23 – 3nder fights back by asking users to tweet pictures of their socks with #TinderSuckMySocks. Tinder is alleging copyright infringement against 3nder, an app for non-monogamous couples and their potential partners. Founder Dimo Trifonov vowed to fight Tinder but said the financial muscle Match Group might be too much for it. 3nder grew 30% in 2015, sending its revenues soaring by ~980%.
by Rob Davies
See full article at The Guardian
New Jewish Dating Site To Match Gays With Lesbians
YNETNEWS – May 21 – A new Israeli site is meant for gay and lesbian religious Jews who want to have a 'traditional' Jewish household with somebody of the opposite sex. Thus far, ~50 users have signed up.
by Kobi Nachshoni
See full article at YNetNews
Tinder Is Used To Buy And Sell Drugs
NEWSTALKZB – May 22 – Tinder is in the headlines again with reports that it's being used as a forum to buy and sell drugs.
Despite Debt & No Revenue, Philippine Dating App Scores $500K
by Ralph Jennings
See full article at Forbes
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Grindr Promises Privacy, But Still Leaks Users’ Exact Location
WIRED – May 20 – Computer researchers in Kyoto, Japan discovered a stalking method which is cheap, reliable, and works not only with Grindr but other gay dating apps like Hornet and Jack'd. It's known as trilateration. If Grindr or a similar app tells you how far away someone is—even if it doesn't tell you in which direction—you can determine their exact location by combining the distance measurement from three points surrounding them. In the US that's not a problem but in Islamic countries or in Russia, it can be very serious that their information is leaked like that.
In late 2014, Grindr responded to security researchers who pointed out that risk by offering an option to turn off the app's distance-measuring feature, and disabling it by default in countries known to have "a history of violence against the gay community". The lingering issue, however, remains: All three apps still show photos of nearby users in order of proximity.
Dating App Once Raises EUR 5M
IT ESPRESSO – May 23 – Once, a dating app that offers only one match per day, specially selected by a team of matchmakers, has raised EUR 5M in its latest round of funding from LG Capital and Partech Ventures. Once will use the funds to strengthen the product.
See full article at It Espresso
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Grindr Wants Brands To Take It Seriously
Can Dating Apps Co-exists With Matrimonial Sites?
by Akansha Mihir Mota
See full article at BestMedia Info
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Meetic Integrates Gemalto’s Netsize Direct Mobile Operator Billing
GLOBE NEWSWIRE – May 18 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is supplying Meetic Group, with its Netsize direct operator billing solution. Mobile subscribers of Numericable-SFR, French cable and telecoms provider are now able to pay for subscriptions via their regular phone bill.