Month: January 2017

Threesome App CEO: ‘Swiping Is Dead’

Posted on January 16, 2017

Feeld logoYAHOO! FINANCE – Jan 14 – According to Dimo Trifonov, CEO of the threesome app Feeld, swiping is merely a "temporary solution to a problem of digital overconsumption and messy, unstructured databases of things." The 26-year-old entrepreneur launched Feeld in 2014 for people to explore the possibilities of threesomes. The app gained some notoriety for Tinder's attempt to sue the startup over its former name 3nder. 3nder changed its name to Feeld in August, a move Trifonov argues hasn't significantly affected its user base of 2M people. Feeld is abandoning the swiping model and "we are also getting rid of the 'judgment user interface' of liking and disliking people", he says. Feeld also plans on launching an entirely new, unnamed app in the spring focused on bringing people together for events.

by JP Mangalindan
See full article at Yahoo! Finance

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“Spin The Bottle” Dating App Bets On Video Chatting

Posted on January 13, 2017

Spin the bottle logoMICHIGAN DAILY – Jan 11 – Spin the Bottle is a new dating app launched at the end of 2016 by entrepreneur Matt Cohen and software developers Andrew Stanton and Nish Patel. The app, which utilizes video chatting, became available to University of Michigan students in early December, but is available on other college campuses across the country. Modeled after the party game of the same name, users find a match by "spinning the bottle." When someone opens the app, they are met with a circle of profile pictures centered around a bottle. The user presses on the bottle to spin it, and whoever it lands on is immediately called through the app for a thirty-second video chat. After the chat, users can give each other "kisses" to signify interest; if both people give a kiss, the pair matches and can message further through the app's interface.

by Maya Goldman
See full article at Michigan Daily

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Education Matters But Things Change With Age

Posted on January 13, 2017

Computer loveSCIENCE DAILY – Jan 13 – Online daters are most likely to contact people with the same level of education as them, but are less fussy about an intellectual match as they get older, according to new study titled: 'Things change with age: Educational Assortment in online dating', conducted by QUT behavioural economists Stephen Whyte and Professor Benno Torgler. The study analysed the online dating interactions of ~41k Australians aged between 18-80.

See full article at Science Daily

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New Zealand Is EliteSingles’ Fastest Growing Market

Posted on January 13, 2017

Elitesingles logo new dec 16RADIONZ – Jan 12 – EliteSingles, which is one of three dating services owned by Berlin-based Affinitas, has grown 20% in New Zealand in the past year, making New Zealand one of its fastest growing markets. Affinitas CEO Jeronimo Folgueira said: "We have been extremely successful in New Zealand, even though we are based in Berlin. Last year our New Zealand business was bigger than our German business." Mr Folgueira said the company had made a significant investment in New Zealand and was thinking of introducing Attractive World, which was designed for younger singles.

by Nona Pelletier
See full article at RadioNZ

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Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – January 2017

Posted on January 11, 2017

Internet dating jobs logo OPW – Jan 11 - 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:

eHarmony
  Director, Data Science

Global Personals USA (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen, Crush.com)
  Billing Clerk

Grindr / Blendr 
  Director of Program Management

Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
  VP, Community Operations

Meetic
  Director of CRM

Once                          
  Chief Financial Officer

Parship.de
  Art Director ElitePartner

Zoosk
  Sr. Director, Engineering

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.

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BeLinked: A Dating App For Employed Singles Only

Posted on January 11, 2017

Belinked logoGLOBALNEWS – Jan 11 – Launched in 2014, BeLinked uses information from LinkedIn to help users target potential suitors from similar educational and professional pools. The apps exclude the jobless and non-professionals and lets users swipe left to pass on potential dates and swipe right if they’re interested in them, similar to Tinder.

by Melissa Gilligan
See full article at GlobalNews

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eHarmony Keeps Enhancing Its Communication Platform

Posted on January 11, 2017

Eharmony iconOPW – Jan 11 – In an open letter to its members, Grant Langston, CEO of eHarmony, announced more new changes to their communication system that will be coming this month. He admitted that eHarmony's communication platform was too old and could not keep up with mobile expectations. Kudos to Grant for listening to eHarmony's users, and making some big changes.

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Consumer Reports Survey: Online Dating Is Frustrating, But Produce Long-Term Results

Posted on January 11, 2017

PRWEB – Jan 11 – According to the recent Consumer Reports (CR) survey, 44% of survey respondents who tried online dating said the experience led to a serious long-term relationship or marriage. CR surveyed ~115k people. They were also asked to rate sites and apps based on overall satisfaction. OkCupid, Tinder and Grindr received marginally higher ratings than paid sites. Here is the rating result.

Consumer reports tab1As you can see people are highly frustrated. They gave online dating sites the lowest satisfaction scores Consumer Reports has ever seen for services rendered—lower even than for tech-support providers, notoriously poor performers in CR ratings.

See full article at PRWeb

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Epic Catch Is A New Aussie Dating App That Matches People With Activities

Posted on January 11, 2017

GIZMODO – Jan 11 – Epic Catch is bringing two people together over an activity that they both find appealing. In the app users pick an activity, what time and date they want to do it on, see who else is interested in the chosen activity, and invite anyone via a messaging system. Bookings and payments for the dates are all managed through the app. "We are constantly adding new experiences and events, so there is always something new to try, and always someone to go with you", said Meray Azar, founder of Epic Catch.

by Rae Johnston
See full article at Gizmondo

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