by Jennifer Gould Keil & Emily Smith
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Month: July 2017
‘Real Conversations Of Grindr’ Reveals HIV Stigma
MASHABLE – July 10 – A new campaign called “Real Conversations of Grindr,” put together by the HIV Foundation Queensland in Australia, got people to read real-life exchanges on Grindr. It starts off with the usual titillating fare, but then descends into discrimination and hatred. “You should be ashamed, you’re a walking disease,” reads one comment. “For people living with HIV, the stigma can often be more damaging than the virus.”
eHarmony CEO Talks About Scammers And New Trends
Dating Apps For People With STDs Offer A Safe Space
New Feature Allows Users To Find More Perfect Matches On Meetville
MEETVILLE BLOG – July 10 – From now on users would be able not only to find their perfect match but also to find people similar to their perfect match. Considering all the common interests, values and goals, Meetville program would find more people who you'd be interested in.
Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – July 2017
OPW – July 9 - 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:
Affinitas
Head of HR
Hornet
General Manager (France)
Mayze
Co-Founder & COO
My420mate
Marketing Director
Paktor
VP of Human Resources / Singapore
Parship.de
Head of Human Resources
Scruff
Chief Operating Officer
Snap Interactive
Director of Business Intelligence
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.
BHOC Launches Website To Improve Hookup Apps & Public Health Interaction
Happn Launches Matching Game – CrushTime
MASHABLE – July 6 – Happn is launching a new feature called CrushTime. It's an addictively simple little game that's being tested in Spain and will be rolling out globally throughout the summer. It works by showing users four different profile pictures of people they've recently been near. One of them will be a person who's already liked them, and they have to guess who it is. If users guess right and they're interested, they can connect right then. Users can't decide when they want to play this game. It just appears by chance. When it comes they have to take it.
Tinder Has Made 13M Non-binary Matches
METRO.CO.UK – July 6 – There have been 13M matches involving Tinder users who identify as non-binary. Tinder initially launched the inclusive gender settings in November last year.
Trump Era Sparks Interest In Muslim Matchmaking
WASHINGTON POST – July 6 – Beyond Chai is a Muslim matchmaking service run by a team of Internet-savvy young Muslim adults based in the D.C. area. The service was founded 2 years ago and saw a surge of interest after the inauguration of Trump, who said "I think Islam hates us" and proposed banning Muslims from the country while on the campaign trail. In the past six months, membership in the matchmaking service has nearly doubled.
by Julie Zauzmer
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Mark Brooks: Check out Beyond Chai pricing. Unlike other matchmakers that require an in-person meeting and charged $5k+, they're doing consultation calls, and not meeting. They charge $100 for people to get into their database, and then there are 4 additional active-matchmaking packages from $80 to $300 a month. This is a real sweet spot, that I think we'll see more matchmaker-dating services go after. I think there's a growing portion of our paying membership bases that want more service. Why not give it to them?