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Ohlala, Make Money With Each Encounter
NY OBSERVER – June 7 – Ohlala.com calls itself "the dating app designed to empower female users" – but others call it an escort service. Once they sign up for Ohlala, male users create date requests and list their budget. Their requests are posted for 21 minutes. When a female user accepts the man's request, a chat opens up and both parties can agree to the terms and go on a date. The amount daters are willing to spend on Ohlala varies, depending on the day of the week and the duration. Longer dates on the weekend tend to cost about $700 to $1,000.
IllicitEncounters Buys Private Island For It’s Members
IBTIMES – Apr 6 – IllicitEncounters.com is acquiring a private island known only as the Illicit Retreat, situated about 100 miles from Portsmouth. It will be equipped with luxury private apartments that will include a dining room, bedrooms, cooking facilities and jacuzzi. Transportation by helicopter will be provided to ensure that their members won't get caught on public transport or add a suspiciously large amount of mileage on their cars. The website claims to have 1M+ users in the UK and a sign up ratio of female to male member 45:55.
by William Watkinson
See full article at IBTimes
Money Transfer App TransferWise Refused 3nder Business
BUSINESS INSIDER – Mar 31 – The CEO of a polyamorous dating app 3nder is accusing TransferWise of 'double standards' for refusing him service. TransferWise is known for its provocative publicity stunts. In January 2015, the Estonian money transfer app sent a dozen nearly naked employees running through London to protest banks' "unfair exchange rates." TransferWise refused to let the company open a business account because of the "nature of the business".
AdultFriendFinder Offers One Month Free To Users Of Its Competitors
BUSINESS WIRE – Feb 4 – FriendFinder Networks promises to never use female bots with fake profiles as a method of luring new members. The company is now offering free one-month Gold memberships to anyone who signs up on AdultFriendFinder and can show proof of membership in a competitive adult dating site.
See full article at Businesswire
Ashley Madison’s New Security Feature: Masked Profile Photos
CNN MONEY – Feb 2 – If users want to remain anonymous on the site, Ashley Madison will now let them add a mask to their profile picture. After the hack, AM assured its members that it worked hard to tighten its security protocols. Masks don't quite seem to be the solution.
by David Goldman
The full article was originally published at WCVB, but is no longer available.
Scammers And Spammers: Inside Online Dating’s Sex Bot Con Job
ROLLING STONE – Feb 1 – A hacker group called The Impact Team leaked internal memos from Ashley Madison's parent company, Avid Life, which revealed the widespread use of sexbots. 59% of all online traffic is generated by bots, according to the tech analyst firm, Are You a Human. AM is not the only ones using fake profiles," says Marc Lesnick, organizer of iDate. "It's definitely pervasive." In an email, Fling.com owner Abe Smilowitz writes, "We absolutely don't use fake profiles and bots… Us and AdultFriendFinder are pretty much the only guys that don't." Bot software is freely available online. Plenty of people just want some kind of customizable, convincing experience to get turned on. Facebook's $2B acquisition of Oculus Rift is one big clue that simulated life online is about to get exponentially immersive.
by David Kushner
The full article was originally published at Rolling Stone, but is no longer available.
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Six Months Since Ashley Madison’s Hack, Nothing Changed
WASHINGTON POST – Jan 15 – People forget and don't demand changes. A report from Pew Research found that people view hacks as part of modern life. Last month, Ashley Madison claimed that ~6.5M people had signed up since the hack. It seems somehow unjust that Ashley Madison should return to business as usual. The site's only visible casualties have been the resignation of CEO Noel Biderman and a handful of yet unresolved lawsuits.
by Caitlin Dewey
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OpenMinded – A Dating Site To Find A Partner, Or Three
DAILYDOT – Jan 1 – Dating site OpenMinded is the brainchild of Brandon Wade, an online dating mogul whose best-known sites include Seeking Arrangement and Carrot Dating (where men offer expensive gifts and dinners in exchange for dates with women). OpenMinded is Wade's first foray into the world of ethical non-monogamy. The site launched in May and claims close to 200K users.
by Carrie Nelson
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Ashley Madison Says It Added 4M Members Since The Hack
CNN – Dec 28 – At the time of the hack, Ashley Madison said it had 39M members. The website now says it has ~43M members, according to a rolling count on its homepage. That number is not easily confirmed. Parent company, Avid Life, is faced with a dozen class-action lawsuits related to the hack by customers who claim the site failed to protect their identities. Fending off the lawsuits will be expensive, even for a company that recorded $115M in sales and a $55M profit last year. Several of the lawsuits are asking for more than half a billion dollars in damages.
by David Goldman
See full article at CNN Money