by Zen Terrelonge
See full article at Real Business
Month: August 2017
Wingman, New Philly Startup, Will Swipe For Its Clients
BIZPHILLY – Aug 17 – For a monthly fee ($160), dating service Wingman guarantees one to two dates per week. The dating startup launched this month in Philadelphia. With Wingman, clients can professionally outsource their dating apps, hiring an anonymous wingman familiar with their personal preferences and schedule to swipe, chat, and schedule dates.
Dating Apps Are Now Banning White Supremacists
by Cassie Murdoch
See full article at Mashable
82% Of Chappy’s Users Are Looking For Serious Relationship
STANDARD.CO.UK – Chappy was founded by Ollie Locke (of Made In Chelsea fame), Jack Rogers and Max Cheremkhin. The app is backed by Whitney Wolfe, co-founder of Tinder and now CEO of Bumble. Users can search for 'Mr. Right' or 'Mr. Right Now'. Each user is verified through Facebook and photos which do not feature the users face, will not make it through the apps strict vetting process. Since going live, Chappy has revealed that only 18% of the apps users currently facilitating the 'Mr. Right Now' setting, whilst 82% are looking for 'Mr Right'.
Why You Can Feel Good About Working In The Dating Business
OPW – Aug 20 – The Japanese have a concept of Ikigai! That’s you, I think. This image explains it nicely…
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Meetville Is Launching A Mobile Dating Site
MEETVILLE – Aug 19 – Meetville introduces new mobile site version that contains all the features of the original mobile apps on Android and iOS.
Hinge Is Rewarding Successful Couples With ‘Milestone’ Gifts
THE VERGE – Aug 17 – Hinge is running a weeklong online promotion in which couples who met on the app can redeem their love for a physical gift (bottle of wine, pillow…). The reward system is measured through "milestones" like becoming exclusive, moving in, or getting married. A spokesperson for Hinge said they will verify the date a couple connected on the app, and then take their word that they've reached the milestone.
eHarmony Is Selling Elevated Careers
MIAMI HERALD – Aug 17 – Boca-Raton startup Candidate.Guru, provider of a recruiting technology platform that matches job candidates to employers, has acquired Elevated Careers by eHarmony, an employee engagement, personality and skills matching solution. Terms of the deal were now disclosed, but eHarmony will become a shareholder in the company. Candidate.Guru, founded in 2014, uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help companies better vet and rank their candidates. Candidate.Guru will sell Elevated Careers as a separate product rather than incorporating it into Candidate.Guru's product, at least initially. Dan Erickson, general manager and VP of Elevated Careers, will join Candidate.Guru and be based in Los Angeles.
by Nancy Dahlberg
See full article at Miami Herald
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Badoo Adds Video Chat
An Exclusive Dating App Leverages APIs And Algorithms To Help Daters Succeed
HUFFPOST – Aug 16 – The concept of swiping has gotten old and hasn't proven to be the most effective. Entrepreneur, David Vermeulen, recognized the lack of features in many dating apps on the market. He launched The Inner Circle, an exclusive dating app that considers applicants based on their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. The app uses a face-recognition algorithm to detect the highest quality photos from a user's Facebook profile. A major goal of The Inner Circle is to help bring back actual human interactions. Under the app's "discover section" users can click on events to see a list of upcoming events in their city.
by Rachel Wolfson
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