Month: January 2019

Co-Founder & CEO of Coffee Meets Bagel on Reddit AMA

Posted on January 29, 2019

Coffeemeetsbagel dawoon kang reddit amaCMB BLOG – Jan 29 – Coffee Meets Bagel's Co-Founder and CEO Dawoon Kang braved Reddit's AMA (Ask Me Anything) on January 22 to answer the questions on everyone's mind: from tips for online dating, to where the name "Coffee Meets Bagel" came from.

Q: How can I increase my match rates on CMB?
A: Have an effective profile (longer profiles are better than short ones) and respond to chat requests when you receive them.

Q: Is Dating Sunday really the busiest day for online dating?
A: It was actually the biggest chat day in CMB history! The next most-popular day was the following Sunday (Jan 13)

Q: What are some of the best online dating icebreakers?
A: Jokes are great. Secondarily, commenting on someone’s profile is also a great way to hit it off.

Q: What's your online dating philosophy?
A: Quality over quantity.

Q: How does 'Discover' work?
A: The idea of Discover is to open up the pool of matches to people you might not consider otherwise.

Q: What are you doing about online dating bots?
A: This is a real problem on our app. This quarter, our goal is to get ourselves set up to use a third party safety specialists.

Q: What does the name 'Coffee Meets Bagel' mean?
A: We choose bagel as an homage to New York (where CMB started), and coffee just goes well with bagels.

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Tinder & Homesick Candles Partners on a “Single, Not Sorry” Candle for Single’s Awareness Day

Posted on January 29, 2019

Tinder homesickBUSTLE – Jan 29 – Tinder has teamed up with Homesick Candles for a total FU to Valentine's Day culture – the "Single, Not Sorry" candle. The Singles' Awareness Day falls on February 15th. The goal of Singles Awareness Day is to let singles have celebrations, get-togethers, etc. and to exchange gifts with their single friends.

by Lea Rose Emery
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Tinder’s CEO Swipes Right on These Advisers

Posted on January 29, 2019

Tinder elie seidman 2019 wsjWSJ – Jan 25 – Tinder CEO, Elie Seidman, says he invites criticism but doesn't act on every piece of advice he receives. He prefers feedback from people with whom he's worked closely so he knows how to interpret their suggestions. Here are his trusted advisers:

Allen Kay, Retired partner at Korey Kay & Partners
Mr. Seidman first sought out Mr. Kay in 2009 while looking for an advertising firm to represent his first startup – hotel review site Oyster.com. In the years since, Mr. Seidman regularly calls on Mr. Kay for branding advice.

Nick Hammerschlag, President of Entangled Group
Although Mr. Hammerschlag is 12 years his junior, Mr. Seidman considers his former colleague at General Atlantic Partners a vital mentor. Mr Seidman calls on Mr. Hammerschlag, now leading an education strategy consultancy, for a "perspective that is generationally relevant" given that Tinder's audience is skewed toward users in their 20s.

Jocelyn Goldfein, Managing director at Zetta Venture Partners
"She's one of my thinkers for management, engineering and product," says Mr. Seidman.

James Bennett, Chairman and CEO of Midcon Midstream LP
Mr. Seidman says he takes insights from Mr. Bennett's fresh approach to managing a workforce with diverse educational backgrounds.

by Laine Higgins
See full article at Wall Street Journal

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UK Police Are Dealing With 20 ‘Tinder Crimes’ a Week

Posted on January 29, 2019

TinderDAILY MAIL – Jan 28 – The number of Tinder-related police call-outs has more than doubled in the last three years, official figures show. Police now receive ~20 reports a week linked to the online dating app. As recently as 2015, police had about eight Tinder-related calls a week, or a total of 442. Police figures indicate this rose to 1,087 in 2018.

by Katherine Rushton
See full article at NZ Herald

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Indian Women Are Breaking the Divorce Stigma

Posted on January 29, 2019

Divorce picECONOMIC TIMES – Jan 27 – India still remains at the top of the list of countries with the lowest divorce rates. Divorces are riddled with stigma in India. But women are challenging that perception now and pushing for a change. ~110K Facebook users from India openly state their relationship status as "divorced". Though women comprise only a fifth of this figure, they surpass men by expressing interest in the concept of a "divorce party" or liking pages around the "happily divorced" theme. Dating app Truly Madly has seen a 200% increase in the number of profiles stating their divorced, widowed, or single-parent status upfront. In 2016, 3% of Truly Madly's user base would have such statuses.

by Shephali Bhatt
See full article at Economic Times

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SingleMuslim.com Claims 100K Muslim Marriages

Posted on January 28, 2019

Singlemuslim logo 2019ARABIAN BUSINESS – Jan 25 – Adeem Younis, founder of SingleMuslim.com, built up the UK's largest muslim dating site from a tiny office above a Yorkshire pizza shop. He said his site has sparked ~100K marriages since it was founded in 2000 and has 2M registered users globally. SingleMuslim.com is currently #8 in the top ten general dating platforms in the UK. The site is currently focused on UK, USA, Australia and Canada, but Younis has imminent plans to develop the brand in the Middle East and Asia.

by Alicia Buller
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Bumble Partners With Rita Ora for Super Bowl Commercial

Posted on January 28, 2019

SINGERSROOM – Jan 25 – Award-winning singer/model/actress Rita Ora is teaming up with Bumble as they use her single, "Soul Survivor," for their official NFL Super Bowl LIII commercial. Bumble is making their debut with first-ever Super Bowl commercial. Ora's new single will be featured in the new commercial, starring Bumble's Global Advisor and Tennis Grand Slam-winner Serena Williams.

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The Top Internet Dating Reporters in 2018, According to Online Personals Watch

Posted on January 26, 2019

Reporter writingCOURTLAND BROOKS – Jan 26 – Every day we review the news to bubble up and summarize the most strategically important and interesting news for dating industry leaders. Each year we run an analysis to see who the reporters are that we've most gravitated towards. Here's the top dating industry reporters for 2018, in our humble opinion.

#1 - Sarah Perez, Tech Crunch
#2 – Shana Lebowitz, Business Insider
#3 – JP Mangalindan, Yahoo Finance
#4 – Emily Bary, MarketWatch
#5 – Ashley Carman, The Verge
#6/7/8 – Kurt Wagner, Re/code
#6/7/8 – Josh Constine, Tech Crunch
#6/7/8 – Margi Murphy, The Telegraph
#9/10 – Georgia Wells, Wall Street Journal
#9/10 – Rachel Thompson, Mashable

For more detailed info about each reporter, visit our Courtland Brooks Agency-Consultancy Ideas Blog

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Millennials in India Are Turning to Algorithms to Find Their Match

Posted on January 25, 2019

Betterhalfai teamBLOOMBERG – Jan 24 – Pawan Gupta wasn't having any luck finding a match so he teamed up with engineer Rahul Namdev to start an AI-powered matchmaking app, called Betterhalf.AI. The dating app, funded by 15 angel investors including half a dozen MIT alumni, puts users through several levels of verification comprising social networks, phone number, personal and work e-mail, and government ID. New users answer a breadth of questions on moral values, emotions and personality. That information is then melded with data from married individuals, open-source data and compatibility research. Betterhalf is targeted solely at people looking for a serious relationship. The start-up has 15 employees. There's plenty of competition in the new AI space including Truematch. Matrimony.com, which has 3.7M active users, is developing an AI-powered chatbot that it plans to deploy later this year.

by Saritha Rai
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73.4 % of Chinese Consider Live Streaming to Be a Legitimate Profession

Posted on January 25, 2019

Momo app logoMEDIUM – Jan 24 – Momo, one of China's largest live streaming platforms, has published the 2018 Live Streaming Profession Report. According to the report, 73.4% of respondents believe that live streaming is a profession, and ~30% of users said that one of their friends or family members is a live streamer. Women in their 20s dominate the profession. 21% of full-time broadcasters and 9.6% of part-time broadcasters earn over 10,000 RMB ($1,478) per month from streaming. The average salary in Beijing is 8,467 RMB.

by Lauren Hallanan
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