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Danish Dating App Teazr Is Expanding To The US

Posted on September 28, 2015

Teazr logoONLINE POST – Sep 24 – Teazr has received 1.5M kroner ($225K) to market the app in the US, which has been the goal of the three founders – Daniel Delouya, Umar Akram and Simon Degn – from the start. Teazr is similar to Tinder but users must take and send a selfie when they get a match before they can chat together. Teazr launched on the Danish market in June this year, and so far ~15K users have downloaded the app.

by Lucie Rychla
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Meetic Laid Off Most Of Its Staff In Spain

Posted on September 22, 2015

Meetic spain screenshotSABEMOSDIGITAL – Sep 22 – IAC has decided that they can manage the Spanish business from France, and laid off most of Meetic's staff in Spain. This will also affect Portugal, Italy and the Netherlands, which will also be controlled from Paris, and the Nordic countries, which will be led from UK. Meetic laid off more than 10 people including the country manager Jose Ruano, and marketing director, Miguel Javier Mangas. The remaining staff (rumored to be just 3 people) moved into a smaller office.

by Miguel Ángel Uriondo
The full article was originally published at Sabemos Digital, but is no longer available.

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Lovoo Accused Of Creating Fake Profiles

Posted on September 21, 2015

Lovoo logoTHELOCAL.DE – Sep 18 – The Dresden-based dating app Lovoo tricks users by creating fake female profiles to tempt men into paying, a technology magazine C'T has claimed. Lovoo is free but users can pay for premium services. Lovoo, which has 36M users in 17 countries has rejected the accusation.

See full article at TheLocal.de

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Dating Site 7Heaven Only Allows Photos Taken In The Last 6 Hours

Posted on September 18, 2015

7heaven logoNY MAGAZINE – Sep 16 – A Swedish dating site called 7Heaven only allows profile photos that are less than 6 hours old. It can check timestamps.

by Allison P. Davis
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Ads On Match.com Can Let Hackers Hold Computers For Ransom

Posted on September 4, 2015

Matchcom screenshotWASHINGTON TIMES – Sep 4 – Members of UK Match.com were warned by security experts about a virus from an add on Match.com's UK portal. The add contained code that can let hackers to take control of a victim’s computer and hold it for ransom. Match temporarily suspended advertising on its U.K. site.

by Andrew Blake
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Parship And ElitePartner Will Remain Independent For Now

Posted on August 31, 2015

Parship elitepartner logosDIE WELT – Aug 30 - Parship and ElitePartner, two German dating sites that were bought by Oakley Capital, won't be merged. "We will see later how the companies can work together. Our intention is to maintain both brands and to sharpen their profile," said Parship CEO Tim Schiffers.

by Birger Nicolai
See full article at Die Welt

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Avito Shuts Down Dating Section

Posted on August 24, 2015

Avito logoAIM GROUP – Aug 24 – Avito.ru, Russia's largest general classifieds site, removed the dating button under its "Hobbies and Leisure" category, to avoid the potential risks associated with online prostitution rings in Russia. In the past few months, Russia has witnessed a government crackdown on online prostitution rackets, with several sites and publications associated with illegal escort services taken offline.

by Pavel Marceux
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Top French Dating Sites Warned About Breaching Privacy

Posted on July 30, 2015

SecurityTELECOMPAPER – July 29 – French data protection agency CNIL has served notice to eight dating sites including Meetic, Attractive World, AdopteUnMec, Easyflirt, Rencontre and Mektoube after an investigation revealed a number of breaches of privacy. The sites did not ask for permission to collect sensitive data.

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12% Of People In UK Do Not Think They Will Ever Fall In Love

Posted on July 27, 2015
DAILY MImage8AIL – July 24 - One in eight adults – mostly women – have given up on finding love, a poll has found. The main reasons for women are:
  • not feeling that there is someone out there for them (46%),
  • not meeting new people in existing social circles (45%)
  • not feeling attractive enough (41%)
For men:
  • not having a good job (27%)
  • not feeling financially comfortable (17%)

See full article at Daily Mail

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Parship Re-launched Its Social Discovery App One2like

Posted on July 27, 2015

One2like logoPRESS RELEASE – July 24 – Parship has relaunched its social discovery app One2like as a chat, flirt and dating community. One2like app is for users who are looking for a date, life partner or just a new friend.

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