THE DAILY UNIVERSE – A team of four female BYU (Brigham Young University) students launched Sava to help keep women safe while on a date. The app provides them with different evacuation methods in the case of feeling uncomfortable or unsafe such as having the app call the police, choosing to get a fake text or call, or having the app notify previously designated contacts. The idea for the app came when the four students got together through BYU's Sandbox Startup Accelerator, a program for young entrepreneurs to help them launch their businesses and get funding.
Month: June 2022
Dating News Headlines: Hinge, Badoo, Sava
Quick links to today's dating news headlines
- Can Online Dating Burnout Be Stopped? – BBC
- BYU Women Create App to Enhance Dating Safety – The Daily Universe
Bumble BFF Review
IMPACT – Amelia Brookes from Impact Magazine shares her experiences of using Bumble BFF. Bumble BFF asks users to write a bio, put a little information about themselves, answer one or two questions and talk about demographics they are in (religion, drinking and smoking preferences, etc). Then they start swiping – right for yes I would like to be your friend, left for you're probably great, it's just that I don't think we have enough in common. There aren't half as many people on BFF as they are on Bumble. There seems to be a 90/10 women to men split, with mostly women showing up looking to make friends. One thing Amelia noticed was that it can be quite difficult to find friendship matches, and they can take days to reply. The problem with friendship apps is that they aren't as well-known or widely advertised on the market.
Dating News Headlines: Tinder, Salt
Quick links to today's dating news headlines
- Inside Tinder India's Guide on Gender Identities – The Drum
- Salt, the App for Single Believers – La Opinion de Malaga (in Spanish)
Women Still Don’t Feel Safe on Dating Apps
ELLE.FR – According to a Happn poll, 8 out of 10 women still feel very uncomfortable on dating apps. The main reason is insults and lewd unsolicited photos. 50% of single prefer to chat on the dating app rather than moving to another platform such as WhatsApp or messenger. 44% of users say they do not want to share their exact location, and 9 out of 10 singles prefer to meet in a public place.
People Should Be Playing More Games While Dating
ELITE DAILY – The popularity of dating games has been a long time coming. Dating experts and entrepreneurs alike think that it's time to start planning some play dates. In Apr '20, Bumble launched its in-app Question Game, which allows matches to ask and share personal questions and answers with each other. Then, in Sep '20, Serena Kerrigan, founder of Let's F*cking Date, released her first expletive-filled card game (and sold out twice within 24 hours). She's since launched two more decks: Let's F*cking F*ck and Let's F*cking Play. Lox Club, a members-only dating app for people with "ridiculously high standards," entered the game field in May 2022 with Date Mode, their first in-app game, designed to be played on first dates. These games can open up communication in a really effective way. "Icebreakers like LFD cards give a sense of structure, which most people are open to receiving for better dating experiences," Maria Avgitidis, matchmaker at Agape Match and host of the Ask a Matchmaker podcast, says.
by Hannah Kerns
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BlackGentry – a New Dating App for Black Singles
EIN NEWSWIRES – Launched in May 2020 in Atlanta by ZeelTech, a black-owned tech startup, BlackGentry is a new relationship-focused dating app for Black singles. New users are required to submit a selfie and be approved before they are visible to other users. Once approved, they have to complete 75% of their profiles before being able to communicate with others.
Bumble’s Stand for Safety Initiative in India Is Back for Its Second Edition
Bumble conducted a study revealing that 50% of people have encountered hateful content online and 25% of women have "witnessed negative comments about their physical appearance and abuse against women at least once a week".
See full article at Business Today
Mark Brooks: We have our work cut out protecting users from bad and downright rogue behavior. Watch out for the Trust & Safety Connect quarterly events to connect with your colleagues on matters of trust and safety.
Whitney Wolfe: “My Goal Has Been Undermined”
FORTUNE – Whitney Wolfe Herd founded the Bumble dating app so women can live 'healthier and more equitable lives.' She says the Supreme Court just undermined that goal dramatically. The U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed federal abortion rights on Friday. "When your ability to choose if, when, and how to have children is taken away, so is your bodily autonomy," Wolfe Herd said. "Reproductive rights are human rights." Sheryl Sandberg, the former CEO of Meta (Facebook), also spoke out on Friday. "This is a huge setback. For ourselves, our daughters, and every generation that follows, we must keep up the fight. Together, we must protect and expand abortion access."
PlusCupid Got 500K Downloads in App Store Within 3 Months
PRESS RELEASE – PlusCupid, a new dating app designed for plus-size people that launched 3 months ago, claims 500K downloads on the US App Store after its first release. PlusCupid reviews each registered user profile by AI tech.