Month: February 2018

Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – February 2018

Posted on February 11, 2018

Internet dating jobs logo OPW – Feb 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:

eHarmony
  Director, Acquisition Marketing

Grindr
  Director, Digital Integrated Marketing & Advertising

Hornet
  Director, Sales & Partnerships

Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
  Director, Corporate Development

Meetic
  Country Director Germany

Parship.de
  Art Director

Zoosk
  Director, Data Science

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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eHarmony Poll: 64% Of Americans Say They’re Happy In Their Relationships

Posted on February 9, 2018

Eharmony logo 2017PR NEWSWIRE – Feb 8 – A new national report "The Happiness Index: Love and Relationships in America" commissioned by eHarmony and conducted by Harris Interactive, shows that 64% of Americans are "very happy" in their romantic relationships with a partner or spouse and ~50% report being happy with their sex lives. The new survey reveals that millennials ages 25 to 34 are the happiest. People living in cities tend to be happier in their relationships. Men tend to be more positive, happy, and satisfied in their relationships than women: 80% of men (vs. 76% of women) reported that they're "in love" with their partner or spouse.

See full article at PR Newswire

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Singles Pay 38Eur/Month For Online Dating In Germany

Posted on February 9, 2018

Bitkom logoBUSINESS INSIDER – Feb 9 – A survey of 1K singles by the digital association Bitkom found that 1 in 3 German Internet users searches for a partner online. The most popular are paid services like Parship, eDarling or ElitePartner. On average, they spend ~38 euros per month. In addition, many singles use several apps at the same time: 59 percent of respondents say they use not just one service, but two or more services.

by Hannah Schwär
See full article at Business Insider

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Cupid Poll: What Type Of Relationship People Are Looking For After A Breakup

Posted on February 9, 2018

Cupid logo may 2017PR WEB – Feb 8 – Finding another long-term relationship was the most popular dating goal among those respondents that have been "Single for a while" (55%), Divorced (52%), Widowed (50%), Separated (46%) and "Recently experienced a breakup" (39%), according to a new Cupid.com poll. Absolutely no one taking the survey in any responding category said "Given my situation, I am just looking for a 'quick fling.'"

See full article at PR Web

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The Rise And Fall Of Spoonr, An App That Connected Cuddlers

Posted on February 9, 2018

Spoonr closed tweetPAPER MAGAZINE – Feb 8 – Spoonr, originally called Cuddlr, was an app that helped connect those hoping to cuddle. Cuddlr launched in Sep 2014. With 200K downloads immediately, it hit Apple's list of "Top 10 Most Downloaded Apps," and attracted outlets like the New York Times and the Washington Post. The reviews rolled in just a week later, and they weren't pretty. Less than six months later, the creators shut the app down. Then New York entrepreneur Eugene Bentley purchased the app, and a year after Cuddlr's inception, rebranded and relaunched it as "Spoonr." Bentley boasted 300K followers and spoke of hoping to reach 500K in the following six months. Early last year, Spoonr was abandoned. What exactly happened to Spoonr is unclear, but it's likely the app was plagued with the same issues it had when it was Cuddlr – people with motives that contradicted the app's mission statement, co-opting it to hook-up.

by Beatrice Hazlehurst
See full article at Paper Magazine

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Cinema Dating App Launches In Israel

Posted on February 9, 2018

Cinemadating logoJERUSALEM POST – Feb 8 – Cinema Dating app is like Tinder, but for dates at the cinema. The app lets users pick a movie and then match them with a partner registered to it. The basis for matching dates is movie interest, date of availability and proximity, in a similar format to Tinder. It includes cinemas across Israel. The app has established a partnership with the Cinematheque in Tel Aviv and is in negotiations with Cinema City. Eventually, the app's founder plans to form partnerships with international cinemas. Cinema Dating will go to CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April.

by Tamara Zieve
See full article at Jerusalem Post

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Poll: Singles Are Open To Dating People Who Speak Different Languages

Posted on February 9, 2018

Rosetta stone logoGLOBE NEWSWIRE – Feb 8 – According to a new survey by language learning leader Rosetta Stone and OkCupid, 70% of women, compared to 67% of men think speaking another language is an attractive quality. Millennials are ~10% more likely to be open to dating someone who doesn't speak their language well compared to non-millennials.

See full article at Globe Newswire

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Tinder Is Launching A New Location-based Feature Set This Year

Posted on February 9, 2018

Tinder logo jan 17TECH CRUNCH – Feb 8 – Tinder will launch a series of new features based on location in 2018. Match Group has been fairly vague on what these new features will entail, having only described them as something that will blur the "distinction between digital and real-life dating, and dating and simply engaging in your social life." Tinder remains one of the biggest drivers of revenue for Match Group, accounting for ~30% of its parent company's revenue in 2017.

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

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How Dating Sites Spy On Users

Posted on February 9, 2018

Ad-trackerAXIOS – Feb 8 – Dating app users provide sensitive information like drug usage habits and sexual preferences. How online dating services use and share that data worries users, according to an Axios-SurveyMonkey poll. OkCupid runs 10 advertising trackers during the search and profile stages of using its site, while Match.com runs 63, according to online privacy company Ghostery. The trackers could pick up where users click or where they look, says Ghostery product analyst Molly Hanson. A spokesperson for Match Group says in a statement said that data collected by its companies "enables us to make product improvements, deliver relevant advertisements and continually innovate and optimize the user experience. Data collected by ad trackers and third parties is 100% anonymized.

by David McCabe
See full article at Axios

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Tinder Partners With Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

Posted on February 9, 2018

Sydney-Gay-Lesbian-Mardi-GrasBANDT – Feb 8 – Tinder is going completely rainbow for the event with a colourful float in the Mardi Gras parade. The app will also host an interactive space on Fair Day to help experienced 'swipers' and curious newbies get the most out of their Tinder experience, and make meaningful matches throughout the carnival. The Mardi Gras runs from Friday 16 February 2018 to the iconic parade on Saturday 3 March 2018.

by Milli Shegan
See full article at Bandt

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