Month: June 2016

Why Women Should Make The First Move

Posted on June 30, 2016

Bumble whitney wolfe2BUSINESS INSIDER – June 30 – In a recent interview on the Girlboss Radio podcast, Whitney Wolfe discussed what motivated her to found Bumble, a dating app where only women can initiate the first move. On Match.com only ~18% of emails between straight women and straight men are initiated by women. In the most recent "Singles in America" survey, ~90% of men said they're comfortable with a woman asking them out. According to a recent OkCupid study, women who make the first move can wind up with more attractive partners than women who wait for men to ask them out. That's because women generally message men who are five points more attractive than they are, while they typically receive messages from men who are seven points less attractive.

by Shana Lebowitz
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MeetMe Stock Rallies On News Of Skout Acquisition

Posted on June 30, 2016

Meetme price graph by zacksZACKS – June 29 – Shares of MeetMe gained ~12% after the dating app operator announced its acquisition of one of its smaller competitors, Skout on Monday. MeetMe has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Skout in a cash-and-stock deal (~$54.6M in total). The acquisition is anticipated to be completed on Oct 1, 2016. The acquisition will increase MeetMe's user base by 69% to 8.5M.

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Meetic Uses Facebook Chat Bots For Its Virtual Dating Assistants

Posted on June 30, 2016

OPW – June 30 – Meetic has used the launch of Facebook “chat bots” on FB messenger to create virtual dating assistants. People can engage in conversation with Lara and Tom Meetic who can assist them with creating Meetic profiles and send them weekly matches directly to FB Messenger.

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Dating App For Remain Voters Wants To Launch

Posted on June 30, 2016

Remainder app logoTELEGRAPH.CO.UK – June 29 – "Remainder" is billing itself as the "dating and social app for the 48% " – the proportion of people who voted to remain in EU. The app isn't downloadable at this stage. It is asking for donations on Crowdfunder, hoping to raise £5K to launch the app, and says it has had thousands of signups.

by James Titcomb
See full article at Telegraph.co.uk

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One Million Tinder Swipes Every Minute

Posted on June 29, 2016

TECHVIBES – June 28 – The Internet has 3.4 billion users. Domo's latest "Data Never Sleeps" report shows how much activity occurs every single minute. For example, Snapchat users watch ~7M videos per minute, while Google translates ~70M words, and Tinder users generate ~1M swipes.

Data never sleeps infographic
by Knowlton Thomas
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Study: Netflix And Tinder Show Unexpected Use-time Connections

Posted on June 29, 2016

GI_61875_thumb miles headerPRWEB – June 28 – dscout, a research software producer, has released a report revealing the average person touches their smartphone ~2,617 times each day, or ~1M times each year. Other facts found in the report include:

  • Netflix, Tinder and OkCupid shared the same times of peak usage each day.
  • 87% of people used their phone between midnight and 5 a.m.

See full article at PR Web

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Tinder Bans Teens, They Can Migrate To Spotafriend

Posted on June 29, 2016

Spotafriend screenshotsNEWSWIRE – June 28 – As Apple tightens the rules about meetup apps that mix adults and teens, Tinder has decided to cut ties with its under-18 users, who made up ~3% of its customers. Spotafriend is a teen-safe alternative for iOS and Android. Spotafriend was designed specifically for teenagers to meet new people safely.

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Arizona Authorities Say 3 Missing Women Met Same Man Online

Posted on June 29, 2016

1466973987842AP – June 28 – With her Arizona home sold and most of her belongings packed up, Nancy Rae Hartz was ready to spend her golden years on the road with a man she met on a dating site. "She said, 'Don't worry, baby. We'll keep in touch,'" daughter Denise Baggs recalls. Baggs spoke to her 72-year-old mother once on the phone three days later and hasn't heard from her since. Now authorities are trying to figure out if Hartz was the victim of a serial predator. Her disappearance echoes that of two other women, one in Arizona and one in Nevada. The three women lived within ~100-mile radius of one another and were around the same age.

by Terry Tang
The full article was originally published at Associated Press, but is no longer available.

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Interview With CEO Of POZ Dating App

Posted on June 28, 2016

POZ Andrew GoyvaertsATTITUDE.CO.UK – June 28 – Dating app POZ was created when Andrew Goyvaerts realised there were so few places that HIV positive people could meet someone to date without fear of stigma and rejection upon disclosure of their status.

Q: How did POZ come about?
A: It was launched in March but it's a concept I came up with two years ago after my bad experiences with mainstream dating apps.

Q: Is POZ solely directed at HIV positive people?
A: It is for people with HIV, but we can't stop anyone who doesn't have HIV from joining.

Q: What kind of difference do you think POZ will make for HIV-positive people who are looking to forge relationships?
A: It's putting the ball back in the court of people living with HIV. That's something I used to feel using mainstream apps: that the ball wasn't in my court, because even if the person is alright with your diagnosis, I always felt I was starting off owing that person something for accepting it. This app will also be good for people in rural areas.

Q: The app's been out for a few weeks now. What's the reaction been like?
A: There have been some concerns that it might be kind of segregating in a way. I think of it less as segregation and more as community-building.

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Banfi Wines And Zoosk Partner For Wine Tasting Singles Events

Posted on June 28, 2016

Zoosk wine testing eventBUSINESS WIRE – June 27 – Castello Banfi, Italy's premier wine estate and Zoosk have partnered for wine tasting speed dating events in Houston, Washington, LA, Chicago and Miami. After the speed-dating, Zoosk is offering an exclusive three-month subscription to each guest.

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