THE GUARDIAN – Sep 25 – Mystic Messenger was released two years ago by Cheritz, a South Korean game developer. It has since been downloaded by millions of people worldwide. The game is a mix between a romance novel and Spike Jonze's 2013 movie Her, in which a man develops a relationship with a Siri-like character. The primary aim of Mystic Messenger is to pursue a romantic relationship with one of a number of characters in the game. Users talk to them via a text message. The responses are pre-scripted, but feel dynamic and sincere. The idea of simulating romantic relationships through gaming emerged in the 1980s in Japan. In the past year, there has been a bumper crop of hit dating sims, including Love and Producer, Dream Daddy and Doki Doki Literature Club.
Month: September 2018
Cragly – Craigslist Personals Alternative
AZ BIG MEDIA – Sep 26 – After the U.S. Senate voted to pass the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), Craigslist closed its personals section. Cragly was created by a former Craigslist personals user aiming to be an alternative to Craigslist personals. "FOSTA has forced many sites to close. It's not only a disaster to those sites, but also a disaster to those users using them legally," said Alesandra Madison, the co-founder of Cragly. "As a kinkster, I had been using Craigslist personals to find kinky friends for nine months. There were so many people using Craiglist personals to date or hook up with others. Many of them used it instead of dating apps like Tinder because of privacy issues." Unlike Craigslist, Cragly doesn't allow its users to post nude photos. Sex workers are not allowed to join Cragly.
OkCupid Doesn’t Mind Bringing Politics Into Dating
CHEDDAR.TV – Sep 25 – OkCupid CMO Melissa Hobley said the company added a question about the #MeToo movement to its questionnaire.
Tinder’s ‘Swipe The Vote’ Campaign Aims To Educate Young Voters And Get Them To Polls
Why Facebook Debuted Its New Dating Service In Colombia
by Jared Wade
See full article at Finance Colombia
Tinder In India Launches ‘My Move’, A Bumble-like Feature Where Women Chat First
Check Out The Meet Group’s New Podcast, Stream Wars
ITUNES – Sep 25 – This bi-weekly podcast will explore everything there is to know about the global live streaming industry. Stream Wars will feature interviews with top streamers who share their tips and tricks for hosting a popular stream, what motivates them to stream, and how streaming has impacted their lives. We'll also talk to engineers and product developers to learn what it takes to build a popular live streaming platform.
Tinder Selects Ogilvy To Launch A Campaign In Indonesia
China Shuts Down 4,000 Websites
BBC – Sep 25 – China has shut down thousands of websites and online accounts following a three-month campaign against "harmful" content, the state news agency Xinhua has announced. The content, on 4K sites, included infringements of copyright and material spreading "improper values, vulgarity or obscenity", it said.
This Chinese App Is Like Tinder Without Texting
