Month: March 2021
Tinder to Offer Background Checks on Would-be Dates
AXIOS – Mar 15 – Tinder, along with its parent company Match Group, is working with a non-profit called Garbo to help customers find out if their potential dating partner has a criminal record. Match Group expects to have Garbo's service integrated into Tinder later this year, but many of the details have yet to be finalized. Garbo is the brainchild of its CEO Kathryn Kosmides, herself a survivor of sexual assault. Late last year, Match partnered with the Rape and Incest National Network (RAINN) to audit the company's assault prevention systems. It also hired Tracey Breeden, a law enforcement and Uber veteran, as its first head of safety and social advocacy.
by Ina Fried
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Mark Brooks: Background check services have come of age, and are now more relevant than ever for safeguarding user safety. I (Courtland Brooks) work with RealMe who use a huge swathe of data sources to inform the decision making of daters and people in online social communities.
Internet Dating Jobs Listing Update – March 2021
OPW – Mar 13 – The new Internet dating jobs listing is live on the Internet Dating Jobs blog.
Below see a couple of this month's most interesting offers:
Bumble
VP, Brand Creative
CoffeeMeetsBagel
Art Director
Hinge
Director of Growth Strategy
Match Group
VP, Product
Reflex Media
Director of Public Relations
The League
VP Marketing
Tinder
Tinder Business Director, Monetization & Engagement (Europe)
To see more open positions go here.
Do you have an idating industry job offer which is not included? Please, send it to tips@onlinepersonalswatch.com and we will add it to the list.
Spark MD Gitte Bendzulla to Speak at LTR Edition 6
OPW – Mar 13 – Gitte has been MD of Spark Networks for over two years now. Mark Brooks will interview Gitte about her thoughts and experiences after two years at the helm of Spark, strategy, and what the future holds for the group of hallmark dating brands.
TOPIC: Interview – Spark strategy
Gitte took over the helm at Spark Networks as MD in December 2018. Previously she held several senior legal positions with a number of companies including Juniper Networks. Gitte is MD and Chief Legal Officer and COO of Spark. Spark Networks acquired Zoosk in July 2019 and since then Gitte and Eric Eichmann and their team have integrated and streamlined the property into Spark Networks.
LTR Edition 6 is on Thursday 18th Mar starting 11:30am EST (New York). If you hold a full time leadership role at an Internet dating company then you are welcome to join IDEA for free, and welcome to join LTR events for free. See the LTR Edition 6 overview and invite page here. Email mark@courtlandbrooks.com to RSVP for LTR. There are 80 places only.
LTR is kindly sponsored by RealMe, vPaaS by The Meet Group, Utopia Analytics, Real Gifts & Courtland Brooks.
RSVP Acquired by Oasis Founders
OPW – Mar 12 – Dave Heysen and Daniel Haigh sold their company, Oasis, to RSVP, went on to run RSVP and are now acquiring RSVP, which is the hallmark dating brand in Australia. Dave and Daniel are the majority shareholders now. The company is no longer owned by Nine (who bought Fairfax). Watch OPW.news for more information and an expanded post next week.
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Bumble Launches New Night in Feature to Break the Ice on Virtual Dates
THE VERGE – Mar 12 – Bumble is introducing Night In, a new feature that lets users play games on virtual dates. The feature is available in the US and Canada, and the game available at launch is a series of trivia questions they can answer together.
Coffee Meets Bagel Now Lets Singles Declare Vaccination Status
Bumble Demand Will Extend Well Beyond Dating, Says CEO
BLOOMBERG – Mar 11 – Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, discusses the company's Q4 results and its outlook for 2021. She also talks about the rise in users looking for more serious relationships and the app's focus on "Bumble BFF."
AI Figures Out Attraction From Brain Data
Bumble’s Q4 and Full Year 2020 Results
BUMBLE – Mar 11 – Full year 2020 revenue increased to $582.2M from $488.9M in 2019, with $110M net loss. Q4 revenue increased 31% to $165.6M (Bumble – $105.8M, Badoo and other $59.8M). Total paying users increased 32% to 2.7M. 2020 Net loss was $110.2M. Bumble anticipates Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the Q1 2021 and year 2021 to be: Q1 2021 revenue – $163 to $165M, Q1 2021 Adjusted EBITDA – $41 to $42M. Full year 2021 revenue – $716 to $726M, Adjusted EBITDA – $173 to $178M.