TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – June 22 – One critical new criteria for finding the perfect partner was recently added to Japan’s fast-paced dating world, with the launch of a new service that promises to find love based on DNA compatibility. Created by the dating company Nozze., which operates 21 branches across Japan, DNA Matching works with scientists at a Tokyo laboratory in order to decode the science of attraction and find the perfect match for its clients. Earlier this week, new government figures revealed that almost half of Japanese singles who wished to marry were unable to find a suitable partner, with 60% admitting they were not doing anything to change the situation. Satoru Fujimura, PR manager of Nozze., said: "We believe 50% of a person's attraction to another person is due to DNA. And the other 50% is environment. We believe that people with the most different types of DNA (HLA) make the best couples."
Month: June 2019
Tinder’s “Festival Mode” Is Now Live in Australia
by Astari Mudana
See full article at HappyMag
Prelinker Apoints New CEO to Grow Business Internationally
OPW – June 22 – Mauricio Botero was COO at Global Personals for 14 years. Now he's taken the helm of Prelinker.com, which is a leading European-centric dating affiliate program.
Read the full interview on Internet Dating Affiliates blog
How does the affiliate network stand out from the likes of FriendFinder and other affiliate programs?
Established in 2001, we have a mature team and technology platform with a wide range of offers and sophisticated optimization tools to maximize profitability for our partners. We have an advanced whitelabel platform allowing rapid deployment in every vertical and niche. Smartlink Technology allows our dedicated optimization team to maximize conversions in real-time for our partners.
You spent 14 years at Global Personals. What attracted you to Prelinker?
The people and the TEAM Culture are by far #1. I found a team of dedicated, intelligent and hungry professionals. The company is well positioned for growth, and it is here where I can add the most value.
How big is the company, revenue-wise, approximately?
We are a private company and do not disclose revenue figures, but I can say that, over the past few years, we have experienced tremendous growth. In 2018, we achieved a 30% Year Over Year growth, and so far in 2019, we are almost at 35%. We have put together an aggressive expansion strategy, which will accelerate our growth and will drive exponential growth over the next 3-5 years.
How many employees does the company have?
Nearly 50 team members and growing rapidly.
What are some key Prelinker properties?
Our longest standing brand which we are most known for is EasyFlirt.com, but we power 1,000’s of brands through our whitelabel platform in almost every niche and vertical in online dating.
For example, we power one of the most popular brands in France, Jacquie & Michel, with Jacquieetmichel-contact.com. We also have brands across multiple niches, like: CheekyFlirt.com, SoCougar.com, Rencontre.com and Chat.co.uk; as well as strong gay brands, like: Gay.be, Gay.fr and Gay.co.uk.
Growlr: What the New Owners Have in Store for the App?
GAYSTAR NEWS – June 21 – Gay entrepreneur Coley Cummiskey launched men's dating app Growlr in 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. In March, it was revealed he'd sold it in a $12M deal to tech company, The Meet Group. The app says it has 10M members and ~200K daily users. Growlr is aimed very much at the 'bears' market – men who are bigger, hairer and heftier, plus their admirers. TMG is a publicly owned business headquartered in New Hope, Pennsylvania. TMG was founded in 2005 as MyYearbook, but has grown and changed its name in the intervening years. It was founded by current CEO, Geoff Cook with his siblings, Catherine and Dave Cook, and specializes in dating apps. Its other brands include MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout and Tagged. They launched live streaming on MeetMe in April 2017, and have now embedded it into LOVOO, Tagged and Skout. "What we saw with Growlr was a very active, and a pretty sizeable community sending many millions of messages every single day. We saw the potential to roll out live streaming video into that community," said Mr Cook. One thing that won't change is the app's focus. The team realize that's its strength. Growlr does have a very distinct sense of community. Its users are very loyal and very engaged.
Match.com & Tinder’s Privacy Red Flags
Woman Scammed on MillionaireMatch.com Sues VC Principals
THINK ADVISOR – June 20 – Allegations of trolling a millionaire dating site MillionaireMatch.com to defraud wealthy women has landed a venture capital company and its officers and directors in the center of a lawsuit alleging securities fraud in California. The firm of Sanford Heisler Sharp filed the suit in the Superior Court of California, alleging the principals of a venture capital operation, VentureMoney Management, defrauded a woman of $600K on the dating site MillionaireMatch.com. The firm seeks the return of her money, interest, costs and attorneys' fees. The plaintiff had filed individually against VentureMoney Management CEO Mark Bernier, who allegedly targeted her and her money on the dating site with a solicitation to invest her money in a fraudulent scheme. Bernier presented himself on the dating site as a licensed investment professional to gain the trust of the woman in order to make a sale. All the while he would "falsely" promise to return her money, according to the complaint. In addition to Bernier and VentureMoney Management, the companies VMC Holdings, Casco Bay Capital and individuals Paul Turino, Alan Maiss, James Jalil, John Zoraian, Greg Zoraian, Greg Doyle, Paul Roben, Roger Rappoport, Nishal Mohan and Mario Diez are named as defendants.
Dating App Once Tells Users How Hot They Are
by Hannah Frishberg
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Gay Dating App Chappy Launches New Friend Finder Mode
GAYTIMES – June 21 – Chappy has launched a new feature called Friend Mode for users to meet friends, to mentor or be mentored. Just like in Date Mode, users must both swipe right on each other to initiate a conversation.
Tinder Criticized for Not Enforcing Its 18+ Age Requirement
FOX NEWS – June 21 – Tinder, the most popular dating app in the world, has banned teens under the age of 18 but it's not stopping them from signing up.
Queer Dating Apps Are Unsafe by Design
NEW YORK TIMES – June 20 – In 2016, the Pew Research Center found that use of online dating apps among young adults had tripled in three years. The rates are higher among queer people. The frequency with which queer people using social media and mobile dating apps amplifies the privacy concerns we face compared with the general population. 15% of gay and bisexual men who use geosocial dating apps report that someone has shared their intimate images without their consent. Catfishing and revenge porn are common on queer dating platforms. The problem isn't sharing intimate selfies. The problem is the law permits the development of apps that are unsafe by design. Tort law, the regime we use to seek damages from harassers, has been ineffectual because many courts look at gay people sharing selfies and conclude that they gave up their privacy the moment they clicked "send." We've only just introduced a federal revenge porn bill. Communications Decency Act Section 230 immunizes digital platforms from most legal liability associated with the bad behavior of their users.