METRO.CO.UK – Nov 4 – Bumble is hosting an astrology-themed singles dinner on 12 November with its in-house astrologer, Michele Knight, to teach people how the stars influence personality traits and could be key to finding a compatible lover. The event will be held at Chez Moi in Notting Hill during a full moon.
Month: November 2019
Datingroo’s Study on Smartphone Data Access
THE GOOD MEN PROJECT – Nov 2 – A study by Datingroo reveals the amount of information dating apps have access to. Datingroo analyzed the UK's top 10 dating apps.
- 100% of the tested apps request access to photos, media, and files stored on the smartphone
- 90% can modify and even delete content in the internal storage
- 80% access the phone's location and wifi-connection
- 70% access contacts and accounts
- 60% know the identity of the user, their camera and phone status
- 50% of the apps have accessibility to the devices ID and call information
- 30% gain control over the microphone and can record audio files from it
- 10% are even allowed to send and receive SMS from the smartphone
Top Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Lessons at Bumble Bizz Summit
SG TATLER – Nov 1 – Enterprising women leaders from around the region discussed the ups and downs of running their own brand, and what they learned in between at the region's first Bumble Bizz Summit in Sydney. Bumble is all about women empowerment and to further drive that notion, it organised its very first Bumble Bizz Summit in Sydney, Australia this month. There were two goals. First, to promote awareness about the platform's overall mission to "empower women to make the first move in dating, friendship and professional networking"; and secondly, to also fuel the entrepreneurial spirit in its users. The summit programme included panel discussions on topics such as breaking the mould, failure and creating a sustainable business.
Here are four key takeaways from the talks.
- Be open to making mistakes.
- Work with smarter people than you.
- Build an authentic brand.
- Respect is the cornerstone of success
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Wowzer – New Dating App for Dog Lovers
PRESS RELEASE – Oct 31 – New dating app Wowzer is officially available for download nationally, with user-growth marketing focused on the company's home city of Seattle. Wowzer is the dating app for dog lovers. Wowzer is the brainchild of co-founders Michi Suzuki, a lifestyle public relations and events professional, and Stephanie Worley, a veteran marketer in the tech industry.
Personal Dating Ads Are Making a Comeback
THE GUARDIAN – Oct 31 – Instead of using apps, more people are finding connections in plain, typewriter-text ads. When Kelly Rakowski first set up an online document asking people to send in submissions for a personal ads page, she was overwhelmed. "It really snowballed. At first I got a couple dozen, then all of a sudden I was getting maybe 500 submissions every two days," says Rakowski. And after ~$50K worth of donations through Kickstarter, Rakowski is making an app. She attributes the attention to people being hungry to find more genuine connections online. Modern-day apps function more like slot machines than matchmakers.
IDEA’s Project 0d8 Helps Dating Services Improve
IDEA – Nov 1 – Project 0d8 is an IDEA (Internet Dating Excellence Association) project. We're opening up access to a team of amazing top tier professors in the fields of Behavioral Science and Evolutionary Psychology to help you improve your game. Please see 0d8.com for more information. They want the ability to run surveys, do randomized control tests and look at aggregate data to test hypotheses that can help you improve your dating apps and understand user behavior more profoundly. Email markbrooks@alumni.harvard.edu if you'd like to help further the science behind Internet dating.