METRO.CO.UK – Aug 24 – Engineer David Minns is known for creating dating apps with a twist. In February, he launched Butterfly, a transgender dating app that stops offensive terms being used within messages with the help of an auto-correction tool. A month later came Dinky One – a dating app for men who have small or micro penises. His latest invention is 20Dating, an app where users are only able to match with people who are 20 years older or younger.
Month: August 2020
Returning to the Office After Lockdown
PRWEEK – Aug 24 – “When I walked in the lobby of my building for the first time in five months, I actually teared up because it felt like coming home,” said OkCupid global comms and PR manager Michael Kaye. In this week’s Lockdown Life video, he gave a tour of OkCupid’s empty office, shared what the experience has been like, how the company communicated the option to return to employees and the cool swag staffers are getting when they come back.
Key Takeaways on Americans’ Views of Dating and Relationships
PEW RESEARCH – Aug 21 – Dating has always come with challenges. But the advent of dating apps and other new technologies – as well as the #MeToo movement – presents a new set of norms and expectations for American singles looking for relationships, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Here are the kew takeaways:
– 15% of U.S. adults say they are single and looking for a committed relationship or casual dates.
– Nearly half (47%) of all Americans say dating is harder today than it was 10 years ago. Women are much more likely than men to say dating has gotten harder (55% vs. 39%). The reason is increased risk, including physical risks as well as the risk of getting scammed or lied to.
– Technology tops the list of reasons why people think dating has gotten easier in the last decade.
– A majority (57%) of women – and 35% of men – say they have experienced some kind of harassing behavior from someone they were dating or had been on a date with.
There Is a Dating App For Tesla Owners
BUSINESS INSIDER – Aug 21 – A techie in Canada is launching a dating app exclusively for owners of Tesla cars. It is called Tesla Dating. The idea came about after app creator Ajitpal Grewal noticed that Tesla owners couldn't stop talking about their cars. The app is still in the "early stages" of development. Since launching the website last week, ~160 people have signed up for the app's waitlist.
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IDEA Webinar – Dating Trends – 6 Key Findings
OPW – Aug 22 – Dating Trends – 6 Key Findings That Reveal The Next New Normal.
Register here for this IDEA webinar on Thu 27th August 11:30am EST / 4:30pm GMT
Things are changing quickly in the dating space. I encouraged RealMe to run this survey and analysis to help us get our heads around how things are changing for the dating industry, in 6 aspects. FTI Consulting ran a 3,300 person strong survey and performed the analysis.
In this webinar you'll get the answers to the following six questions.
- What is motivating online daters now?
- What new dating behaviors are emerging now?
- What is the new norm?
- What is contributing to the disparities in dating behavior?
- What gaps are influencing changes to dating behavior?
- Where's the opportunity?
PRESENTERS
Dan Healy – MD, FTI Consulting
Neil Davis – CBO, RealMe
Courtney Kovacevich – VP, RealMe
HOST
Mark Brooks – President, IDEA.gp & CEO, Courtland Brooks
Dating Apps Are Growing and Becoming More Virtual
Cobble Is a New App for Couples
ALLEYWATCH – Aug 21 – Designed for people in committed relationships, Cobble allows couples to plan fun dates. The interface provides a curated list of engaging, fun activities ranging from comedy shows to restaurant recommendations that couples can individually swipe on. When both people swipe right, the app then allows scheduling, booking reservations, and purchasing tickets. The app is available in New York city for now.
Dating Site Lets Jewish Moms Be Yentas
ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES – Aug 21 – JustKibbitz.com is a new dating site launching this fall that lets parents play matchmaker. "We want to bring the oldest form of dating online," said CEO and co-founder Jeffrey Kaplan. "And we're starting with Jewish moms." The dating site is basic, but effective. The parent logs in through Facebook, completes some profile basics, adds information about their single adult-age child, and are ready to start matching and messaging with other moms. Just weeks from going live, JustKibbitz is open for pre-signups.
Match Group Wants to Make Changes to Section 230
POLITICO – Aug 21 – The Match Group hired Mercury Strategies in June to lobby on a Senate bill that would revoke Section 230 protections for companies that host child pornography. Mercury Strategies is a federal government affairs and public policy consulting firm that is helping businesses find solutions to their most critical legislative and regulatory challenges.
