Facebook Is Taking On Tinder With New Dating Features
Posted on May 1, 2018
THE VERGE – May 1 – Facebook is adding dating app features, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today during the company's F8 developers conference keynote in San Jose, California. The features are a long time coming. The move will likely transform Facebook into a major competitor of Match Group. Match Group's stock plummeted by ~17% as soon as the news was announced. "This is going to be for building real, long-term relationships – not just for hookups," Zuckerberg joked onstage. He added that it's going to be within the main Facebook app, but it will be completely optional and opt-in only. "Your friends aren't going to see your profile, and you're only going to be suggested to people who are not your friends." Facebook's dating features may be unavailable to users who list themselves as "in a relationship" or "married," as Zuckerberg introduced the feature by saying it was designed to appeal to users who list themselves as "single."
2 thoughts on “Facebook Is Taking On Tinder With New Dating Features”
Well, that came from left field. You’d expect Google NOT to do dating. They’re making plenty of money from advertising dating apps. It’s not really worth their while. Facebook, on the other hand, has had a love/hate relationship with dating for many years now. They even banned the entire category from advertising for a while, of course. So, let’s see how good their dating functionality is.
Well, that came from left field. You’d expect Google NOT to do dating. They’re making plenty of money from advertising dating apps. It’s not really worth their while. Facebook, on the other hand, has had a love/hate relationship with dating for many years now. They even banned the entire category from advertising for a while, of course. So, let’s see how good their dating functionality is.
Well, that came from left field. You’d expect Google NOT to do dating. They’re making plenty of money from advertising dating apps. It’s not really worth their while. Facebook, on the other hand, has had a love/hate relationship with dating for many years now. They even banned the entire category from advertising for a while, of course. So, let’s see how good their dating functionality is.
Well, that came from left field. You’d expect Google NOT to do dating. They’re making plenty of money from advertising dating apps. It’s not really worth their while. Facebook, on the other hand, has had a love/hate relationship with dating for many years now. They even banned the entire category from advertising for a while, of course. So, let’s see how good their dating functionality is.