Quick links to today's dating news headlines.
- SwoonMe Raised $1M – LinkedIn
- BlueCity Receives the ISO 27001:2013 Certification for Information Security – Globe Newswire
- Look for Dating Features in Social – AdAge
Month: April 2022
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News By Company – Super Useful Reference List
OPW – One of the things that makes OPW.news special is the "News By Company" historical reference list.
Online Personals Watch was started in 2004 and we have faithfully catalogued the news on hundreds of dating apps. OPW has become quite a useful historical research tool at this stage. So, I'd like to point out a little link on the sidebar of OPW that may be useful for you. If you'd like to look up a company and see their news in summary format, along with any interviews that I may have done with them over the years, please see "News By Company", on the OPW sidebar on web, or down below if you're reading OPW on mobile. Scroll all the way to the bottom of that page to see the DeadPool, as well. Let me know any questions. 😉 – mark@courtlandbrooks.com
OPW Interview With Mark Kapczynski, SVP of OneRep
OPW – Mark Kapczynski is SVP of OneRep.com, which helps consumers and employees protect themselves online. (Full Disclosure: OneRep.com is a client of Courtland Brooks) – Mark Brooks
What does OneRep do?
OneRep scrubs unwanted personal information off the Internet. Google yourself right now: full name + city, state. You're likely to see listings from privacy-breaching websites that reveal your street address, phone number, email, age, and loads of other details, including your work, finances, political affiliations, etc. Such information can be used for staking, harassing, identity theft, and even a physical attack. We remove sensitive personal information from Google and 100+ websites to keep you private and safe.
How does OneRep work?
We SCAN 100+ sites to find where an individual is exposed. We then erase personal information from these sites and continuously monitor all the 100+ sites to ensure people remain private.
How does this help dating/community users?
Helping daters stay private online leads to safety in real life. They choose when to divulge personal contact information; that choice is not made for them by Google. For dating websites, offering members a service like this would help differentiate your brand and foster loyalty by showing you really care about member safety. OneRep complements your existing security programs, giving members more ways to stay protected while dating online.
What is the offering for dating/community apps?
There are two main ways to engage:
A. For dating websites and apps, offering OneRep annual subscriptions via an affiliate model is an easy, no-risk way to test whether your members will value this type of privacy protection service.
B. Directly integrate OneRep via API or SDK for tighter integration with your existing user flow and experience.
How is OneRep distinguished to do this job?
OneRep has been protecting consumers since 2015, being the first and only service to fully automate personal information removal from the web, making the removal easier to scale and more affordable. Our founder, Dimitri Shelest, was named Top 25 Cybersecurity CEO for 2021 by The Software Report. His expertise has been published in CPO Magazine, Safety Detectives, Hackernoon, and others. OneRep has proven consumer demand, with ~400K active users and ~ 6M public records removed from the Internet.
Tinder Adds a ‘Festival Mode’ for Making Connections Ahead of Concerts and Events
TECH CRUNCH – Festival Mode is designed to help users connect ahead of their plans to attend concerts or larger music festivals. The feature was designed in partnership with live entertainment company Live Nation as well as event producers AEG Presents and Superstruct Entertainment, whose upcoming events will now be included in the new Festival Mode feature found within Tinder Explore.
Dating News Headlines: Grindr
Quick links to today's dating news headlines.
Where Are They Now: Marina Glogovac, Former CEO of Lavalife, Now CEO of Toronto Star
OPW – Marina Glogovac worked with Lavalife from 2004, first as the Chief Revenue Officer and then as CEO in 2006. She stepped down as CEO of Lavalife in April 2009 and joined Kobo, an online book retailer, as its CMO. What's Marina up to now? She is set to take over as CEO of the Toronto Star.
We asked Marina if there are any lessons she will take between media and dating? She replied "I actually took many lessons from media to dating as I worked in media for 15 years prior to joining Lavalife. I was able to use the skills in acquiring new subscribers and growing the lifetime value. There is a very deep relationship between readers and media in the media world….people feel so passionately about their favorite papers. It's about engagement and knowing your readers exceptionally well. It's really an art of developing lasting and exciting relationships. I am out of the dating industry but can see how vibrant and successful it is. It will be interesting to see the innovation further enabled by invisible UI, AI, and virtual reality. Finding a partner is a vital human need, and it bodes well for the dating industry. And I can say the same for content and media."
We wish Marina the best in her new role. Please let me know if you spot any more stories or updates about people who have been in the dating industry. – Mark Brooks, mark@courtlandbrooks.com
Dating News Headlines: Tinder
Quick links to today's dating news headlines.
S’More Partners With MoEngage to Scale App Activity
PR NEWSWIRE – S'More, the anti-superficial dating app that connects singles based on content instead of looks, has tapped insights-led customer engagement platform MoEngage to provide hyper-personalized experiences across mobile channels such as push notifications and in-app campaigns. Launched in 2020, S'More (founded by a former managing director from Bumble) doesn't ask singles to swipe based on a photo. Instead, the app has ushered in 3D profiles that include voice and music with a slow photo reveal mechanic. The more users chat, the more photos are revealed. MoEngage is an insights-led customer engagement platform trusted by ~1000 global consumer brands such as Ally Financial, McAfee, Flipkart, Nestle, T-Mobile, Travelodge, and more.
FaceTec Begins a Third Year of Hypergrowth in Q1 of 2022
PR NEWSWIRE – FaceTec has announced Q1 2022 financial results. Q1 2022 highlights include:
- 121.5% YoY revenue growth
- 91.7% 3D Liveness Check usage growth
- 140M+ 3D Liveness Checks performed
- 60M+ Age Estimates performed
Founded in 2013, FaceTec is the leading provider of 3D Liveness and Face Verification software, allowing remote identity proofing with an extremely high level of confidence. FaceTec's patented, industry-leading Certified 3D Liveness Detection, face matching, optical character recognition, and age estimation technology biometrically binds the unique, live, 3D user to their account, anchoring a secure chain of trust for mobile and web apps.