Month: July 2021

Members of Dig and Tabby Dating Apps Will Have Access to Background Information With RealMe

Posted on July 27, 2021

Realme logoPR NEWSWIRE – July 27 – RealMe, the online reputation platform improving trust, transparency, and safety within online dating apps, partners with two popular dating apps for animal lovers, Dig, for dog people, and Tabby, for cat people. This summer, both apps will offer their members the ability to verify profiles and view important background information and reputation details of potential partners via their RealMe integration.

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The Meet Group Partners With Spectrum Labs to Improve Livestreaming Moderation

Posted on July 27, 2021

The Meet Group logoBUSINESSWIRE – July 27 – The Meet Group, a leading provider of interactive dating solutions, and Spectrum Labs, a leading AI-based content moderation platform, have expanded their partnership to include a R&D commitment into voice moderation aimed at protecting users from online toxicity, hate speech and abuse in The Meet Group's livestreaming products. The partnership also includes algorithmic moderation of all chats sent within The Meet Group's livestreaming solution and AI private chat moderation.

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New Dating App Launches for College Graduates

Posted on July 27, 2021

Glimpse logo 2021PR NEWSWIRE – July 27 – Glimpse, the new dating app created by Stanford, UCLA, and University of San Francisco undergrads combines blind dating and modern dating apps. The app allows users to swipe on profiles of potential matches, but after a match is made the entire focus switches to evaluating the emotional chemistry between the match. All pictures and names are hidden until after 20 messages are exchanged. Currently, Glimpse is available to the graduates of the top 300 US colleges with a focus on alumni who reside in The Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

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Bumble Says Daters Are More Body Conscious Than They Were pre-Covid

Posted on July 27, 2021

Bumble logo 2020METRO.CO.UK – July 27 – Bumble found in its latest research that users' confidence in physical appearance has dipped in this time. Over half of adults surveyed are now more concerned about their looks than they were pre-covid. Dr Caroline West, who specializes in sex and relationships, says: 'The pandemic has been a difficult time for us all, we have more time to reflect on ourselves and be self-critical.'

by Tanyel Mustafa
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44% of Dating App Users Trust AI

Posted on July 27, 2021

Kaspersky logoFREE MALAYSIA TODAY – July 26 – According to the latest study "Love in an algorithmic age" from cybersecurity company Kaspersky, 44% of people using a dating app said they would trust the selections and matches of AI. Other findings: 41% of respondents believe that dating apps have led to an increase in casual relationships.

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Dating.com Survey: 75% of Singles Plan to Spend $100 on a First Date Meal

Posted on July 27, 2021

Datingcom logo 2021PR NEWSWIRE – July 26 – Dating.com surveyed its members to unveil how deep they are going to empty their pockets, and found:

  • 75% of singles plan to spend ~$100 on a meal
  • 65% of respondents are planning to take their first date on an excursion or outdoor adventure. Of the 65%, 40% plan to spend ~$500
  • 45% of those surveyed had made connections with people in other cities and plan to visit them to meet in person for the first time

Dating Group has offices in 7 countries and a team of ~500 professionals with ~73M registered users across their portfolio which includes Dating.com, DateMyAge, LovingA, Tubit, AnastasiaDate, ChinaLove.

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Bumble’s NYC Restaurant Debut Delayed

Posted on July 26, 2021

Bumble brewFAST COMPANY – July 24 – Bumble Brew was supposed to open in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood on Saturday. A new opening date has not yet been announced. "As is common with most new restaurant openings, we've had to address a few unexpected construction elements that we're finalizing before opening in the next few days," Bumble explains in an email.

by Zlati Meyer
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Announcing LTR Edition 10

Posted on July 26, 2021

Ltrus logoOPW – July 26 – LTR stands for Love, Technology, Relationships. Think of is as an online TED for leaders of Internet dating companies and online social communities. This is where we meet, learn, and share.

LTR Edition 10 is on Wed 4th August starting 11:30am EST (New York) and is this month we're focused on compatibility, gamification and Facebook marketing. We have a half hour of networking on virtual tables, three world-class speakers for 20 mins each plus a few mins Q&A, and then a final half hour of networking. 2.5 hours all-in.

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 10 overview, speakers 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 Meet Group, and Courtland Brooks

Podcast: Dates & Mates With Damona Hoffman & Mark Brooks (RealMe)

Posted on July 22, 2021

DAMONA HOFFMAN – July 22 – Romance scams reached a record high over the course of the Pandemic. The Federal Trade Commission reports a record $304M in losses due to romance scams in 2020. In this podcast, Damona is joined by Mark Brooks, the official dating industry advisor for RealMe, a dating app integration that offers users the ability to run background checks on potential matches.

Mark Brooks: "Any decent app is gonna have a lot of protection on the backend to look for users' behavior, and part of that protection is the RealMe. As a comprehensive background checks and reputation platform, RealMe is able to authenticate and get a good confidence level that the people coming on the platform are really who they say they are. That's the first protection. And then beyond that, we are looking at "goodness" ranking. What's their behavior on social media? Past behavior is the best indicator of future behavior so to have a window into that world that is off that particular dating app is absolutely crucial, and that's what RealMe does.

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