Month: November 2019

POF: 2020 Dating Trends

Posted on November 23, 2019

Pof logo 2019 higher resolutionPR NEWSWIRE – Nov 20 – Plenty of Fish has unveiled its third annual list of dating trends for the upcoming year. 2020 Dating Trends Include:

  • Cause-playing: When a casual relationship fizzles out, only to have one person later circle back with a favor to ask
  • Dial-toning: Giving someone your phone number only to ignore them when they reach out
  • Eclipsing: Adopting the interests or hobbies of someone you're dating and pretending you like them too
  • Glamboozled: Getting fully done up for a date only to have them cancel at the last minute
  • Kanye'd: When your date spends the entire time talking about themselves
  • Type-casting: Exclusively dating people based on Myers-Briggs Type or "Love Language" compatibility
  • White Clawing: The act of staying with someone who you find basic and boring only because you find them attractive
  • Yellow Carding: When someone is called out on their poor dating behavior

See full article at PR Newswire

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Facebook Dating Now Integrates With Instagram and Facebook Stories

Posted on November 22, 2019

Facebook dating instagram storiesTECH CRUNCH – Nov 22 – Facebook Dating users are now able to add their Facebook or Instagram Stories to Facebook Dating in order to share their everyday moments with daters. Stories can give someone better insight into what a person is like by showcasing what activities they like to engage in, their hobbies, their interests, their personality and their humor, among other things. Facebook or Instagram Stories are not automatically copied over to Facebook Dating by default. Instead, users can select which of their Stories are shared and which are not. Facebook has not disclosed how many people are using Facebook Dating at this time.

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

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Singles Can Now Use Tinder to Get Involved in Election

Posted on November 22, 2019

Tinder electionMIRROR.CO.UK – Nov 22 – Tinder is hoping to get single people involved in upcoming UK election as it launches Swipe Cards which will direct users to register to vote. This new feature is a first for UK Tinder users. From now until November 26, people with the app will be served a swipe card while they're looking through potential matches. This card highlights that a single vote is a powerful one.

by Courtney Pochin
See full article at Mirror.co.uk

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Tencent Has a New Tinder-like Dating App

Posted on November 22, 2019

Tencent QingliaoABACUS NEWS – Nov 21 – Tencent, operator of China's social network app WeChat, is ramping up its push into dating with a new Tinder-like app. Qingliao, meaning light chat in Chinese, is now allowing users to sign up when they request an invitation code on WeChat by submitting a photo and listing their occupation or school. The new app works similarly to Tinder and Tantan, but without the swiping. Users have to tap a heart or an X to anonymously like or pass on other users. When two users like each other, they're matched up and can start chatting. And unlike Tinder and Tantan, Qingliao limits the total number of profiles users can see within a certain time period. Men are shown 15 profiles every 18 hours and women can see 22.

by Xinmei Shen
See full article at Abacus News

Tinder or Bumble – The Clichés of ‘Big Dating’

Posted on November 22, 2019

Dating apps many1USA TODAY – Nov 21 – Swiping to find a date came into the cultural lexicon when Tinder launched in 2012 and revolutionized the online dating scene. "It's a game, it's fire and it's fun," said online dating consultant Mark Brooks about Tinder. Brooks said the app can skew toward audiences looking for a "casual" encounter, whereas other apps, like Hinge, tend to build more "meaningful" relationships. "Since Match Group bought Hinge, they positioned Hinge as 'long-term' and Tinder as 'casual'," Brooks says. "I always regret going on a date from Tinder," said 28-year-old Justyna Kedra, a frequent user of Hinge, Bumble and, sometimes, Tinder. "I feel that people are very transactional. There's no depth." Hinge's approach tends to focus more on getting to know someone based on their politics and religion. According to Hinge's global head of communications Jean-Marie McGrath, 99% of the app's users are college-educated. The app gained recognition when 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg publicly said that he met his partner on Hinge.

by Coral Murphy
See full article at USA Today

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CA Lawmaker Partners With Bumble to Outlaw Unwanted Nudes

Posted on November 22, 2019

Paragraph signNEWSWEEK – Nov 22 – State Senator Ling Ling Chang of Diamond Bar, California announced Thursday that she plans to introduce a proposed law in January that would make it a misdemeanor to send explicit photos in texts or online to people who did not ask for them. Lawmakers in TX partnered with Bumble to pass a similar bill which took effect in September.

by Aila Slisco
See full article at Newsweek

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Dating App JigTalk Has Banned Photo Filters

Posted on November 20, 2019

Jigtalk icon 2019GLAMOUR MAGAZINE – Nov 20 – According to JigTalk, 79% of people using dating apps say they have been catfished and 83% of men have been on a date with a woman who did not look like her photo. It's for this exact reason that JigTalk, which prides itself on being the non-superficial dating app, has banned Instagram and Snapchat filters. Any user uploading profile pictures which have been digitally altered, will have the photo rejected.

by Lottie Winter
See full article at Glamour Magazine

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Tinder Will Support Trans Women on the App With New Protocols

Posted on November 20, 2019

Tinder logo classicBUSTLE – Nov 20 – Tinder is taking steps to protect trans users, particularly trans women, who may be targeted for complaints and harassment by cisgender app users. Tinder CEO Elie Seidman acknowledged the trans women on Tinder who have been speaking out on social media about the apparent automatic bans of trans people's profiles on the platform. These bans occur because when complaints accrue on anyone's account, the platform automatically bans the profile. But Tinder acknowledged that this policy has inadvertently impacted trans folks negatively. To address this, Tinder is going to start "redirecting these types of reports to an escalations team."

by Jenn Polish
See full article at Bustle

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OPW Podcast – The Top Dating Industry News for Nov 19th

Posted on November 20, 2019

Opw tmtOPW – Nov 19 – Spark's New CEO, rankings, S'More, and a new app from Momo.

For the top weekly dating industry news in ~2 minutes subscribe to OPW's Two Minute Tuesdays (TMT) podcast on Breaker, Google podcasts, Spotify, Anchor or Stitcher.

The Meet Group Releases “Viewer Levels” on MeetMe and Skout

Posted on November 19, 2019

The_Meet_Group_Launches_Viewer_LevelsPRESS RELEASE – Nov 19 – The Meet Group, a leading provider of interactive livestreaming solutions, has released a new "Viewer Levels" feature for viewers of its livestreaming product on MeetMe and Skout mobile apps. With the new product, livestreaming viewers will earn experience points, or XP, by spending time engaging with broadcasters and purchasing virtual gifts for them. On reaching certain XP thresholds, viewers will level-up through the ranks, from Rookie to Legend, while unlocking exclusive gifts.

See full article at The Meet Group website

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