Month: January 2018

Snap Interactive Announces Open-Platform Blockchain Development Initiative

Posted on January 13, 2018

Snapinteractive logoGLOBE NEWSWIRE – Jan 11 – Snap Interactive, a provider of live video social networking apps building on blockchain, is developing an open source, multi-media delivery platform that combines STVI's live streaming video, voice and data routing capabilities with the enhanced security, scalability and cost effectiveness of blockchain technology. "We are excited to announce this platform initiative as the core of our blockchain strategy," said Alex Harrington, STVI's Chief Executive Officer. "We can now partner with a large network of developers to create a live video and messaging ecosystem on blockchain. By creating an open source environment by which third parties can build upon, we not only position ourselves at the leading edge of this emergent technology but also enable partnerships and additional value creation opportunities."

The full article was originally published at Snap Interactive website, but is no longer available.

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Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – January 2018

Posted on January 11, 2018

Internet dating jobs logo OPW – Jan 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
  Director of Business Intelligence

Mayze
  Co-Founder & COO

Meetic
  Country Director Germany

Paktor
  Marketing Head

Parship.de
  Art Director

RubyLife.com
  Director, Marketing

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.

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Tinder User Says Age Bias Suit Deserves Second Chance

Posted on January 11, 2018

Lawsuit1LAW360 – Jan 10 – A Tinder user asked a California appellate panel on Wednesday to revive a class action accusing Tinder of discriminating against people ages 30+ by charging them a higher price to use premium features. Allan Candelore accused Tinder of violating California's Unruh Civil Rights Act by treating customers differently based on their age. Tinder charges users age 30+ $19.99 a month for Tinder Plus, while younger users pay $9.99. Tinder's attorney argued that is because young people generally earn less, not to discriminate against an older population. Such a pricing differential has never been found to violate the Unruh Act, he said. The 55-minute arguments on Wednesday dove into where to draw the line for exemptions to the Unruh Act; comparisons between Tinder's pricing and senior citizen or child discounts.

by Melissa Daniels
See full article at Law360

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Northsight Capital Closes Acquisition Of Crush Mobile App

Posted on January 11, 2018

Crushmobileapps logoGLOBE NEWSWIRE – Jan 11 – Northsight Capital has completed its acquisition of Crush Mobile. Crush Mobile, which claims ~900K users, has developed a group of dating sites with a presence in the Latino, Israeli and African American communities. Northsight Capital has a portfolio of online marijuana-related sites. Northsight is currently seeking additional acquisitions in the Cannabis Media space.

See full article at Business Insider

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Austin Dating App Dindr Will Set Up Dinner And Choose A Restaurant

Posted on January 11, 2018

Dindr logoEATER AUSTIN – Jan 10 – Dindr dating app encourages people to get off their phones and meet in person that night. The app is available for download right now and is scheduled to go live in Austin on Friday, Jan 26. Dindr co-founder and CEO Zachary Casler wanted to create an app to make dating manageable, actionable, and more respectful. "We want our community to spend less time on the screen, and more time face-to-face," Casler said. Users get access to matches in ten-minute rounds that occur three times a day at noon, 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. During the rounds, users swipe on different profiles, but only have access to one match at a time, which will expire if plans are not made for that day. Dindr provides conversation topics and three restaurant options halfway between the users' locations.

by Erin Russell
See full article at Eater Austin

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Twinder – Matchmaking Bot For Twitter

Posted on January 11, 2018

Twinder logoKONBINI – Jan 10 – Timi Ajiboye (of Bitkoin.Africa) and his team have come up with an idea to make social media connections easier. Twinder, a Twitter bot, was launched about a day ago, to match people with their Twitter crushes. Users need to follow the bot on Twitter, and if they like someone, send a DM to the bot with the handle of this person. If the crush in turn sends a DM with their handle, the bot will then let both know that they like each other. Users can only send one "shot" every 24h and their privacy is assured. It's only been 24 hours and Timi Ajiboye had this to say about the messages the bot had received so far: "A lot of the shots and DMs are not reciprocated."

by Olanrewaju Eweniyi
See full article at Konbini

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Grab Momo Stock Before Others Wise-Up To Its Potential

Posted on January 11, 2018

Momo logoINVESTORPLACE – Jan 10 – Momo has morphed over the last couple years into a legitimate and much more diverse entertainment platform. Wall Street doesn't appear impressed or is at the very least, incredibly skeptical. Momo stock has gotten hammered in the aftermath of its last two earnings reports despite producing massive growth numbers and easily topping forecasts. It has been all downhill for Momo stock on the price chart lately despite a 12-month gain in shares of nearly 30%. Looking at the Momo stock chart, a weekly bearish flag is developing. It's the type of pattern worthy of striking technical fear into bulls and instilling confidence into bears. But if we can put on our contrarian headgear, it's typically when conditions look their worst – and I believe MOMO qualifies in this context, that the end is actually near in a good sort of way for bulls.

by Chris Tyler
See full article at Investorplace

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Dating App Jaumo Add Live Video Feature

Posted on January 11, 2018

Jaumo logoNETZ.DE – Jan 10 – Jaumo, German free chat & dating app, is launching a new feature to its app – live video. Users can see who is currently live and can start chatting live with the person. Everybody can watch the videos whether "matched" or not. There is also no time limit for the videos. The app claims 25M members worldwide with 2M being in Germany.

by Sebastian Hardt
See full article at Netz.de

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Eshq Is Like Bumble For Muslim Women

Posted on January 11, 2018

Eshq logoTHE LILY – Jan 11 – Eshq ("love" in Persian) is a new dating app aimed at young Muslim women. By allowing the woman to "make the first move," the app, which is currently in beta, hopes to remove the stigma of dating in the Muslim world. Its founder, Mariam Bahawdory (29), launched the app while she was in graduate school. She had no dating experience growing up in Raleigh, N.C. When it came time for her to "settle down," per her Afghan family's tradition, the options were limited. After a failed engagement at 25, she found online dating to be her only real prospect. Ishqr doesn't show users potential matches' face, mimicking the ritual of old-school blind dating. Users login through Facebook. From there, the app uses a matching algorithm that picks out similarities between profiles. Its drawing feature is that it only allows the woman to start the conversation after a match.

by Gabriela Barkho
See full article at The Lily

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TheSugarBook Attracted 20K New Users In Singapore In A Year

Posted on January 11, 2018

Thesugarbook logoTODAY ONLINE – Jan 10 – Malaysia-based "Sugar Daddy" dating site TheSugarBook has attracted ~20K signups within a year of its launch, and is looking to recruit even more "sugar babies" in Singapore through promotions targeting undergraduates. The site markets itself as a link-up between "well established wealthy individuals" who "wish to pamper sugar babies with financial support in return for love and companionship" and those who "appreciate the glamorous life indulging in the luxuries that life has to offer". Sugar daddies have to pay $49.95 monthly, $128.85 for a three-month subscription, or $215.70 for a six-month subscription. Sugar babies pay $9.95 monthly.

by Wong Pei Ting
See full article at Today Online

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