ELLE.COM – June 7 – Before Tinder took off, and Grindr was the main dating app around but only serviced gay men, Robyn Exton noticed a sizeable gap in the market for single lesbian, bisexual and queer people. So after moving in with her dad, taking on an extra job and selling her things, she managed to save up $16K to start her app – HER.
Month: June 2017
Inclov – An Indian App For People With Disability
HINDUSTAN TIMES – June 9 – Inclov (Inclusive Love) is a matchmaking app for people with disabilities and health disorders such as depression and autism. The app launched in January 2016 and offers an offline meetup program called Social Spaces which takes place once a month in Delhi, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Chennai and Bangalore. The app claims 10K users with 3k being active.
Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – June 2017
OPW – June 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:
Grindr / Blendr
Creative Director
Hornet
General Manager France
Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
VP, Community Operations (Customer Care and Experience)
Mayze
Co-Founder & COO
Meetic
Director Operations Service Client EMEA
My420mate
Marketing Director
RubyLife.com
Vice President, Marketing
Scruff
Chief Operating Officer
Snap Interactive
VP of Product Management
The League
Head of Finance & Operations
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.
Tinder Partners With Delta For A Campaign
FUNNY :: Online Dating In 4 Words
OPW – June 10 – Thanks to Doron Kim, CEO of Christian Dating For Free for sending this link. See this Twitter for some funny descriptions of online dating in 4 words.
#OnlineDatingIn4Words Just don’t do it pic.twitter.com/ni01wJDzly
— Trendspitter (@Trend_Spitter) June 6, 2017
Chinese Dating App Tantan Secures Another $70M
DEAL STREET ASIA – June 9 – The dating app, often reffered as Chinese Tinder, raised $70M in series D funding. The round was lead by Chinese online social entertainment firm YY. Tantan was founded in 2014 and it's target group are young professionals living in smaller cities. It currently claims 13M registered users and 2.5M DAU. So far, it raised $32M in series C, $13M in series B and $5M in series A.
by Thomas S. Noda III
See full article at Deal Street Asia
This post also appears on InternetDatingInvestments.
ISIS Fighters Are Using Western Dating Sites
THE SUN – June 7 – Respected terror monitor Middle East Media Research Institute says English language dating site Islamic Marriage is being used by jihadis. Islamic Marriage has profiles from men in the Iraqi city of Mosul and ISIS's terror capital of Raqqa in Syria. While the vast majority of men featured in the ads will not be ISIS fighters, there are concerns some may be using the site.
by Matthew Acton
See full article at The Sun
Tinder Is Offering One LGBTQ Couple A $100k Dream Wedding
BUSTLE – June 7 – Tinder is celebrating Pride Month by offering one lucky LGBTQ couple $100K to fund their #TinderSuccessStory wedding". Couples are encouraged to enter the contest by posting couplespics to Instagram using #TinderSuccessStory and tagging @Tinder, along with a description of their success story for the chance to win.
On Gay Dating Apps, Hooking Up Is Out
VICE.COM – June 7 – It only takes a quick scroll through gay dating apps to see guys who express dismay with them; statements like "no hookups," and "no unsolicited nudes" are common in user profiles. That dissatisfaction is reflected in Grindr's 2.5-star rating on the Apple App store. Chappy claims to be different. Launched this year in London, and funded by Bumble, Chappy lets users toggle between categories called "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now". Chappy isn't the only app trying to distance itself from the hookup culture. Hornet and Scruff are launching new features to introduce new ways to interact beyond hooking up, such as Facebook-style activity feed.
by Jon Shadel
See full article at Vice.com
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Apple’s iOS 11 Will Make It Harder To Log Into Apps Using Facebook Or Twitter
