Month: July 2022

Match Group Expands Background Checks to Match.com and Stir

Posted on July 14, 2022

Match.com GarboCNBC – Users on Match.com, which is popular among serious daters, and Stir, which is for single parents, will now have access to screen potential dates through the apps. Match Group has been working with Garbo, a nonprofit background check platform that shows public records including arrests, convictions and sex offender registry information, since a 2021 investment in the company. Match Group then launched a pilot program with Garbo on Tinder. Each search costs $2.50 plus a 75-cent processing fee per transaction. The company declined to comment on how many people have used the service through Tinder.

by Jessica Bursztynsky
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Mark Brooks: The RealMe is also very worthy of your consideration, and bring together a large pool of background check resources from around the world. RealMe have an industry-specific offering for the dating industry and are a client of Courtland Brooks and support OPW. See dating offering.

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OkCupid and Sweatcoin Data Shows Singles Are Prioritizing Health

Posted on July 14, 2022

OkCupid SweatcoinOKCUPID BLOG – According to OkCupid and Sweatcoin, the move-to-earn app that rewards users' daily steps with a new-generation currency, daters are opting for healthier date ideas, from hikes to walks in the park. On OkCupid, 87% of 5M daters said they enjoy exercising – and daters who do enjoy breaking a sweat received 26% more matches and 8% more likes over the past few months. 80% of Gen Z and Millennial OkCupid respondents said health and wellness are as important as attraction and chemistry when it comes to a partner.

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Internet Dating Excellence World Summit – Singapore – Event Now Full

Posted on July 14, 2022

Idea for social mediaOPW – The Internet Dating Excellence Association started doing real-world events in 2019, and then online events in 2020. Now we're doing both. 12 events online each year, and 4 real-world SUMMITs a year.

The latest real-world event is in Singapore next Tuesday, and is kindly supported by the Social Development Network (SDN). This SUMMIT is now full. See our diverse and wonderful leaders and topics at IDEASUMMIT.org.

This event is sponsored by FaceTec, RealMe, vPaas by Meet Group, OneRep and Courtland Brooks. Watch this space. More events will be launched soon.

CONFIRMED: Match Group Acquires The League

Posted on July 13, 2022

Match Group The League logosOPW – Match has just closed an acquisition of The League, a premium, niche dating app with a curated member base focused on matching career-oriented users looking for serious relationships. The app has an admissions-based model where potential users can apply to join by submitting their social media profiles. Users are then waitlisted until they pass a screening algorithm and review process. It can be used for free members buy a subscription, which doubles their matches.

Mark Brooks: What Should Match Group Do Next? Please join the conversation. Voice your opinion on this Swell.

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Dating News Headlines: Match Group, Tinder, OkCupid

Posted on July 13, 2022

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Google Files Counterclaim to Match’s Antitrust Lawsuit

Posted on July 13, 2022

Match Group for social mediaTECH CRUNCH – The two tech giants have been battling it out in court after Match sued Google this May over its alleged monopoly power in Android app payments. Match is claiming Google has too much control over the Google Play app marketplace and uses anti-competitive tactics to maintain its hold on that ecosystem. Epic Games is also suing both Apple and Google. The companies largely want to offer their own in-app payment systems to avoid the commissions that come with having their apps distributed through the Google Play store and App Store. Now, Google has filed its counterclaim in this ongoing lawsuit, where it argues that Match is misleading the court in saying Google only provides payment processing fees and that Match Group seeks to access the global distribution platform for free. Plus, Google argues that its 15% fee for Match Group subscriptions is "half the amount" other major platforms charge – a reference to Apple, but misleading since both platforms reduce commissions from 30% to 15% in an app's second year.

by Sarah Perez
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Is Match Group Acquiring The League?

Posted on July 12, 2022

The league iconOPW – A little bird told us that Match Group is about to acquire The League, a dating app that connects high-achieving individuals with one another, using a selective admissions-based model. The League was launched in 2014 by Amanda Bradford. Watch this space for updates.

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Match Group Joins the United Nations Global Compact

Posted on July 12, 2022

United Nations Match GroupPR NEWSWIRE – United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest corporate initiative advancing sustainable and socially responsible business practices. By joining the initiative, Match Group has committed to sending regular updates to the UN Secretary-General tracking its progress in implementing the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, which focuses on fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.

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A Hookup App for the Emotionally Mature

Posted on July 12, 2022

Feeld logoTHE NEW YORKER – Feeld describes itself as a technology for "open-minded singles and couples who want to explore their sexuality." It is free to sign up, although a paid membership, priced at $12/month, offers perks such as filters and let someone know that they like them. The app started in London. The app is popular with nonbinary and trans people, married couples trying to spice up their sex lives, hard-core B.D.S.M. enthusiasts, and "digisexuals," who prefer their erotic contact with others mediated by a screen. According to the company's data, the typical Feeld user is between twenty-five and thirty years old and lives in a big city. Feeld began, in 2014, with the story of Dimo Trifonov and Ana Kirova, two Bulgarian graphic designers in their early twenties who were living in London. Early in their relationship, Ana started having unexpected feelings for a French woman she'd met. They agreed to open their relationship. Trifonov decided to create his own app to facilitate threesomes. He called the project 3nder. After Tinder a cease-and-desist letter, which was followed by a trademark-infringement lawsuit, Trifonov rebranded the company as Feeld.

by Emily Witt
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Non-binary Bumble User Claims They Are Blocked From Making First Move

Posted on July 12, 2022

Bumble gender optionsINDY100 – A Bumble user changed their gender identity to non-binary and has since claimed they can no longer make the first move. The company has partnered with GLAAD, an advocacy group for advancing LGBTQ+ acceptance, to ensure users can pick their gender identity and also choose the identities they are interested in connecting with. However, it doesn't clarify whether non-binary people can message women.

by Becca Monaghan
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