FINANCE MAGNATES – July 13 – Matchpool raised $5.73M in just over a day to fund its blockchain-based 'Slack Meets Tinder' matchmaking platform. The Matchpool platform allows anyone to create shared interest groups called 'pools', similar to Slack Channels, and be rewarded for making connections among friends or users of similar interests. While dating is the initial use case presented by Matchpool, the developers say that the platform can be used for anything from business to health to education networking.
Month: July 2017
Snap Interactive Rolls Out “50more” Nationwide
ACCESSWIRE – July 12 – Snap Interactive, a provider of live video social networking and interactive dating apps, is rolling out its newest platform, 50more, a dating site targeting adults 50+. SNAP has achieved significant pre-launch adoption and engagement on 50more and claims 10K registered users with 7.5K matches.
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Bumble Launches SuperSwipe And In-app Currency
OKCupid Allows Photo Commenting
In Britain, New Dating Apps Let Brexit Opponents ‘Remain’ With Each Other
NPR.ORG – July 11 – Since the EU referendum a year ago, people have started posting how they voted (Leave or Remain) on their dating profiles on Tinder, OKCupid and Match.com. M14 Industries, an app development company based in Manchester, spotted a market. Better Together Dating, or BTD, is a dating app that bills itself as "Tinder for the 48%." That's the proportion of British voters who chose Remain in last year's EU referendum. The app was online within days of last year's referendum. Along the same lines, another team is crowdfunding to create a dating app called Remainder. "We're trying to provide a little comfort for these heartbroken voters," its website says. But so far there's no app.
STDs On The Rise, And Dating Apps May Be Paying A Role
USA TODAY – July 11 – Syphilis is on the rise and public health experts think it can be attributed at least partly to social media. Infection rates are the highest they have been in 20 years, said David Harvey, the executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors. From 2014 to 2015 alone, the number of syphilis cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rose by 17.7%, from 63K to 75K. It is important for dating apps to promote STD awareness and prevention, says Philip Chan, the director of the HIV/STD Testing and Prevention Services at the Miriam Hospital Immunology Center in Rhode Island. Tinder has a "Safety Tips" section under the app's "Settings" that discusses protection measures. Gay dating apps in particular are starting to do more of this, he said. Grindr has a "Sexual Health" section on each user's profile where the user can list HIV status and the last time they were tested. Manhunt partners with Manhunt Cares, an organization that provides health resources for its users and the LGBTQ community at large.
by Sarah Toy
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Swedish Dating App Happy Pancake Set To Challenge Tinder In Europe
Premium International Dating Conference To Take Place On July 20-21 In Minsk
WEBWIRE – July 11 – The iDate Premium International Dating and Dating Agency Conference is taking place on July 20-21, 2017 at the Comfort Hotel in Minsk. This is a specialized event for two highly profitable niches within the dating industry, covering exclusively the business of premium international dating and dating agencies.
Hinge Is Available On Android
Badoo Lets Users Search For Celebrity Lookalikes
