Month: August 2019
Dating Apps Can Serve as Professional Networking Platforms
FAST COMPANY – Aug 15 – Platforms that are meant for social connection could also help your professional advancement, says Jeff Steen, special projects editor for FitSmallBusiness.com. FitSmallBusiness.com made a list of the most surprising apps users can use for business networking, which included Reddit, Goodreads, AncestryDNA and dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder. With a dating apps, there can be a natural progression in a conversation to users' career. "''What do you do?' is usually one of the first questions people ask when getting to know someone," says Steen. "This can overlap into professional conversations, even if no romantic interest is established."
Tinder, Bumble Profiles Required for Entry at Some Texas Frat Parties
Matrimony Q1 2019 Financial Results
PRESS RELEASE – Aug 8 – Matrimony.com, the leading online matrimony company in India, announced its financial results for the Q1 ended June 30, 2019. Revenue grew 7% YOY to Rs 95.5 crore ($13.4M), profit after tax was Rs 9.3 crore ($1.3M) in Q1 2019, down ~39.9% YOY. Matrimony has ~4M active profiles and added 1.2M profiles and ~177K paid subscribers in the Q1 quarter.
UniformDating.com Is Being Sued for Using Married Officer’s Selfie in Online Ad
NY POST – Aug 12 – NSI Holdings Limited, a London-based dating company ripped off a married Florida cop's photo to promote their dating site – UniformDating.com, leaving him "furious" amid unexpected questions from friends and his wife, according to a new lawsuit. David Guzman, a police officer, claims NSI Holdings stole a personal Facebook photo from his private account and then misappropriated the image on the dating site. Guzman contacted the company to demand that his snaps be removed immediately, but NSI Holdings demanded that he provide proof of his identity before taking them down. Guzman complied with that request, yet the images are still being used by the site in social media spots, according to Guzman's lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Miami. In response, NSI Holdings sought for the suit to be dismissed in a court filing on Friday, claiming Guzman or someone close to him actually created the UniformDating.com profile, adding that he's not in an "enviable" position.
More Tech Companies Are Launching ‘Lite’ Apps
CNBC – Aug 12 – With 6.47B people living in developing economies, there's a lot of potential for technology firms to tap on. Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and even LinkedIn have pushed out "lite" versions – smaller and simpler iterations of their platforms. Last month, Spotify Lite officially launched in 36 markets, while Tinder has announced plans to launch its own "lite" app. A Pew Research Center survey reported that 27% of adults in 11 emerging market countries say they have a smartphone, but not a tablet or computer at home. In the U.S., ~75% of adults own desktops or laptops, while 50% own tablet computers. The prevalence of fixed-broadband internet access is also lower in developing countries, while mobile data continues to be expensive for users in those markets, according to a 2017 GSM Association report. Tinder Lite will take up 25 times less space on smartphones and consume less mobile data. Match Group expects Asia will make up 25% of its portfolio's total revenue by 2023.
Survey of Indian Millennials: Marriage Not Necessary
INUTH – Aug 13 – A survey of 86K Indians aged 25-35 by OkCupid, has found that 68% of Indians think marriage is not a necessity in a serious relationship. Also, ~90% of them said they would consider having a serious relationship with someone who couldn't have children.
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Sending Unwanted Sexually Explicit Photos to Become a Crime in Texas
CHRISTIAN NEWS – Aug 13 – A Texas bill that will make sending unwanted sexually explicit photos a criminal offense is set to become law on Sept. 1. Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2789 into law on June 10 after it passed the House 122-12 in April and unanimously in the Senate in May. Violations would be a Class C misdemeanor and punishable by up to $500 in fines. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Morgan Meyer, R-Dallas, and received the backing of the dating app Bumble. "Sending a lewd photo to someone that has not requested it or someone you don't know is no different than exposing yourself to a stranger in public or performing other lewd acts," Meyer said in a statement.
by Heather Clark
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