Besedo is also attending the iDate conference that is taking place next month – January 24 – 26 in Delray Beach, Florida.
OPW – Jan 5 – Steve Carter is one of two super long-termer executives remaining at eHarmony. (Grant Langston, the CEO, is the other one). Dr Carter is the man (leading the team) behind the algorithm, and has worked at eHarmony since 1999, before it was launched. Starting out as a research analyst he's risen through the ranks to become VP of Matching in 2012 and the Chief Scientist in 2016, and now…he's also working as Data Science Manager at Facebook "Helping Facebook get even better at making meaningful and beneficial connections between people."
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ADVOCATE – Jan 4 – Ollie Locke and Jack Rogers, the cofounders of Chappy, saw a disturbing trend in hookup and dating apps. Things like "no fats, no fems, and no Asians" were visible on dating profiles. "Our incredibly progressive community is pulled backwards in time by anonymous platforms that provide spaces for actions and language that would never be deemed acceptable in real life", said Ollie Locke. Chappy created "The Pledge", a declaration that every user must accept before creating their profile. They promise that they will be courteous about others' feelings and refrain from bias and isolating behavior.
SF WEEKLY – Jan 3 – "While the LGBT community often faces social stigmas in real life, there are more and more dating apps aimed specifically to cater to them," said Arianna, a PR representative from Rightly. "Straight people have been ignored and most of them do not want to meet LGBT people in a general dating app."
OPW – Jan 4 – If you're developing your online dating business strategy and would like an overview of the industry, and existing strategies and considerations, please join me at iDate's pre-conference in Delray Beach Jan 24-26.
I'm speaking at iDate's Pre-conference on Wednesday 24th January at 2pm thru 5pm. This special session (by Registration Only) is designed as an introduction to the online dating industry and will cover:
This session is ideal for business executives and entrepreneurs looking to enter the business. Also investors, and existing business owners and executives.
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OPW – Jan 3 – We just got a note back from PR Web that dating is no longer acceptable for their premium (i.e. worthwhile) releases.
"Due to recent requirements from outlets in our distribution network, PRWeb is no longer able to distribute press releases regarding dating sites/apps/services via our Advanced or Premium distribution options."
But guns are ok?
Can someone please tell me why this American media network is offended by dating, but ok with violence?
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OPW – Jan 3 – Here's my presentation from ZEST Conference on the Behavioral Economics of Internet Dating. (15 mins)
See all the ZEST presentations here.
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