WEBWIRE – Jan 18 – Amanda Bradford, CEO of The League, will discuss "The Future of Dating" at iDate Internet dating conference that is taking place next week – Jan 24-26, Delray Beach, Florida. Amanda will discuss what dating will look like in the future.
Month: January 2018
Indonesia’s IT Ministry Asking Google To Block Blued And Other LGBT Networking Apps
COCONUTS – Jan 18 – Indonesia's IT Ministry has filed a request to Google to block ~70 LGBT social networking apps from being available to download in the country through the Google Play Store. The ministry is unable to block the apps themselves as they are all available under Google's platform. One of the apps was Blued, a gay dating and social networking app that claims to have 27M users worldwide. Google has not released any statement on the matter.
Match Partners With Amazon’s Alexa
What if I can't wait to text them after the date?
Text them as soon as you like. But if you're trying to play it cool, two days is the sweet spot.
What if they want to have sex?
If you do too, do them. If you don't, DO YOU.
Meet Violet Lim, The Woman That Brought Lunchtime Dating To Asian Cities
CNN MONEY – Jan 17 – Singapore native Violet Lim is the founder of Lunch Actually, a personalized service that matches customers with a lunch date. Fourteen years later, she says her company has created ~3K successful pairings. It now operates in six Asian cities with a total of 1.4M users. Last year, the company unveiled plans for Viola.AI, an app that uses A.I. to help singletons find their match and blockchain technology to verify people's identity. It hopes to launch the service globally this year. The group has also acquired a number of other businesses – dating app Love Out Loud Asia and Thai dating company MeetNLunch and Indonesia-based online dating platform Setipe. In 2016, Lunch Actually set up a joint venture with Japanese internet dating company Diverse Co to launch a premium dating service in Japan.
by Andrea Lo
See full article CNN Money
Millennial Women Are Cheating More Than Millennial Men
BUSTLE – Jan 17 – According to new findings by the Institute for Family Studies, millennial women have higher rates of infidelity. The survey found that 11% of married women from 18 to 29 state they are guilty of infidelity versus 10% of married men. However, the survey also found that in older age groups, men are cheating more than women.
Q&A With Arne Kahlke About His New Startup – LemonSwan
GRUENDERSZENE.DE – Jan 17 – Arne Kahlke has been hooking up people on the Internet for over 20 years. First with ElitePartner, then with Parship. In 2014, Kahlke joined the AirBnb clone Wimdu as a CEO and led the Berlin startup to exit in two years. Last year he started a new dating site with Oliver Czok, called LemonSwan.
Q: How is LemonSwan different?
A: The matching process is similar to ElitePartner and Parship. LemonSwan is free for single parents, apprentices and students.
Q: How many users do you have?
A: We have a good five-digit number of active members.
Q: LemonSwan has a slight surplus of women. How do men and women differ in their usage behavior?
A: Women invest more time into their profiles.
LGBTQ Themed Ads Garner More Brand Trust, Study Found
HORNET BLOG – Jan 17 – Hornet, the gay social network, has released its first-ever research with Nielsen around the efficacy of LGBTQ-themed branded advertising on the LGBTQ consumer. The custom study examines advertising content across various industries including consumer packaged goods, hospitality, automotive and banking.
Amongst its key findings:
- 60% of people exposed to LGBTQ-themed ads labeled them as "progressive and inclusive"
- Purchase impact from LGBTQ-themed ads is 44% higher
- 75% of the LGBTQ-themed ads tested outperform generic ads in driving brand recall
Dave Lewis To Speak At iDate On January 24-26, 2018 In Florida
WEBWIRE – Jan 16 – David D. Lewis, Ph.D. will present at the next iDate Conference that is taking place on January 24 to 26, 2018 at the Hyatt Place in Delray Beach, Florida. Dave Lewis is a Chief Data Scientist at Brainspace. He will talk about the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Brainspace is the market leader in text analytics technology for digital investigations. It is a business unit of Cyxtera, a global data center, secure infrastructure, and cybersecurity company.
Mobile Dating App Clover Raised $7M
PR WEB – Jan 17 – Mobile dating app Clover has closed a $7M equity and convertible debenture financing. The round was led by Atlanta based Jackson Investment Group LLC, a private investment firm with ~$1.5 billion of assets under management. Clover is one of the highest rated, top-grossing dating apps in the U.S. The company will use the funds to expand the team, launch new features and accelerate user acquisition. Clover claims 4M mobile users; 80% are in the largest U.S. markets; 75% in the 18-34 age group. With features like on-demand dating and mixers, Clover uniquely focuses on shortening the time between first contact and a real live date.
The full article was originally published at PRWeb, but is no longer available.
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List Of Dating Sites That Use Fake Profiles
VERBRAUCHERZENTRALE.DE – Jan 14 – Many online dating services create profiles that are managed by its staff. 187 online dating services has been found by the German watchdog team of the Bavarian consumer center (see the list), which according to their terms and conditions, use fake profiles. Here are some of the phrases we can find in their "Terms and conditions":
- "A male profile can be run by a female presenter, a female profile by a male presenter."
- "these profiles are solely for your entertainment and to promote your use of our service."
- "The CUser are designed exclusively for the expression of virtual and erotic fantasies and there are no real meetings possible …."