PUINIKAWEB – May 11 – Bumble users have been facing an issue after the latest app update where their messages/chats are disappearing. The users are unable to view more than 15 messages/chats. The issue has been acknowledged by Bumble and a fix is being looked into.
Month: May 2021
The Emergence Of Sugar Baby/Daddy Culture in India
ED TIMES – May 11 – The emerging trend of sugar babies and sugar daddies/mommies has achieved popularity amongst the unemployed youth of India. ~5M people lost their jobs in July 2020 alone and the number for the entire year is far greater. Some turned towards Seeking Arrangement. With ~22M users globally, the website is spilling its operations in India with ~75K members. In 2019-20, the percentage of new users rose by 159% and a 39% spike in membership was seen during the lockdown period. Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad top the list in the number of maximum Indian users.
Snack, a ‘Tinder Meets TikTok’ Dating App, Opens to Gen Z Investors
TECH CRUNCH – May 10 – Snack, a video-first mobile dating app designed with a younger generation in mind, has launched its own Gen Z Syndicate on AngelList, which will allow Gen Z community members, influencers, creators and others to participate in the company's upcoming $2M SAFE, alongside other funds and angel investors. The company in February announced $3.5M in seed funding. Users on Snack post videos to a feed which others then like in order to be matched.
by Sarah Perez
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Hinge CEO on Dating This Summer
YAHOO FINANCE – May 10 – Hinge is on pace to double revenue in 2021, with profitable and expanding margins. Justin McLeod, Hinge Founder & CEO, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the company's success amid the pandemic and break down expectations for dating this summer.
Q: A lot of people learned the art of virtual dating, and now things are starting to open up. What does that mean for Hinge?
A: People will definitely be out and dating in person again. As they become fully vaccinated, they plan to start going on a lot more dates in person. People are now prioritizing their romantic lives and finding a partner ahead of their careers, ahead of their family, ahead of their social lives.
Q: Let's dig into this doubling of revenues this year and where that's coming from.
A: We've seen really great growth overall in users, and then also, in revenue per user.
Has the Pandemic Changed Dating Forever?
NEW YORK TIMES – May 8 – Now that all American adults are eligible for vaccination and many of life's once-mundane routines are returning, dating has come back in force. Particularly for those singles who are vaccinated, the demand – or desire – to pair up is strong. In January, Three Day Rule, a matchmaking company operating in 12 cities, started to see a boom in business. "We've never been busier," said Talia Goldstein, its founder and president. In a recent report on the future of dating, Tinder said its users have become more truthful and transparent about personal boundaries. It also predicts that daters will continue to be more honest and authentic when the pandemic ends. Ms. Goldstein, of Three Day Rule, said many of her clients have become less superficial. In the past, their criteria often mentioned height or wealth. Now more people are prioritizing inner qualities, like humor or a "growth mind-set." And, with the flexibility of remote work, dating is not as localized as it once was.
Zach Schleien – Making Strong Human Connections With Video-first Dating
LTR – May 10 – Video chatting offers a more natural way of making human connections compared to text chatting. Zach Schleien, CEO & Co-Founder of Filter Off, believes video-first dating will revolutionize the market. The pandemic lockdowns created significant physical and social barriers. Video technology was adopted rapidly in the business world, as well as dating apps, to counter these obstacles. Schleien believes that dating apps which have integrated video secondary to profile introductions are missing a massive opportunity to improve the user experience. Zach Schleien shares the lessons he learned developing Filter Off's video speed dating in the latest video in the LTR Conference series.
LTR stands for Love, Technology, Relationships and the online conference covers the Internet dating and Online Social Communities space. It is for members of IDEA and OSCA.
The February LTR was kindly sponsored by RealMe, vPaaS by The Meet Group, Utopia Analytics, Tawkify, Real Gifts & Courtland Brooks.
TikTok’s New Developer Tools Allow Apps Logins With TikTok, Sound Sharing, and More
TECH CRUNCH – May 8 – TikTok is expanding its integrations with third-party apps. The company introduced TikTok Login Kit and Sound Kit, that will allow apps on mobile, web and consoles to authenticate users via their TikTok credentials, build experiences that leverage users' TikTok videos and share music and sounds back to TikTok from their own apps. Once signed in, users can access their TikTok videos in the third-party app, potentially fueling entire new app ecosystems with TikTok content. Early adopters of the Login Kit include gaming clips app Allstar, anti-anxiety app Breathwrk, social app IRL, as well as dating and friend-making apps Snack, Lolly, MeetMe, Monet, Swipehouse and EME Hive.
by Sarah Perez
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BLK Celebrates Black Single Mothers for Mothers’ Day With Digital Cards Series
STUPIDDOPE – May 8 – BLK, the dating app for Black singles with ~5M downloads to-date, is partnering with outstanding up-and-coming Black artists to celebrate Black single mothers with a series of digital cards. The cards are available now through Mother's Day (May 9, 2021), and everyone can share the cards via text message, email, or across Facebook and Instagram. Additionally, BLK is featuring single moms who use the app on the brand's Instagram throughout the month of May.
ParshipMeet Group Partners With TikTok
BUSINESSWIRE – May 6 – ParshipMeet Group, a leading provider of interactive dating solutions, has partnered with TikTok. Using TikTok's new Login Kit, members of ParshipMeet Group's MeetMe app will be able to add their most recent TikTok videos to their profiles in a new TikTok Carousel, showcasing their personalities in a richer way than a profile picture. ParshipMeet Group expects to add additional integrations with TikTok in the future.
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Tinder Launches Season Two of Branded Content Series “Love Songs”
