OPW – Jan 5 – Single.dk just launched a new TV ad campaign in Denmark. Its sexy and provocative. The video touts Single.dk’s success rate…60 new couples a day, then shows some couples, and finishes by pushing their mobile services.
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Russian Gay Dating App Blocked In Sochi
TOWLEROAD – Feb 4 – Hunters, a gay hook-up app popular in Russia, came under an attack by hackers. All users received an anonymous threat which read: "You will be arrested and jailed for gay propaganda in Sochi according to Russian Federal Law". Hunters is blocked in Sochi and Adler now, and ~72K user profiles were deleted throughout Russia. Maybe the Russian Government implemented Turkish practices where Grindr has been banned for almost half a year.
by Andy Towle
The full article was originally published at Towleroad, but is no longer available.
Partimelove.co.uk: For Low Maintenance Relationships
CNN – Jan 28 – Partimelove.co.uk launched in early January. Its target demographic is people who want to be independent but also want to fall in love, says the site's founder Helen Croydon. "We are not a no-strings website. We are for singles that have no expectations of moving in after three months and value their free time and independence." Croydon says she never wants to get married or have kids.
Match.com France Confirms Squeeze-out And Delisting Of Meetic Shares
BUSINESS WIRE – Jan 24 - Match.com France Limited has confirmed its intention to implement a mandatory squeeze-out and pursuant delisting of Meetic shares from the Euronext exchange. The procedure follows suit with the simplified takeover bid initiated by Match.com France and will be completed on January 31, 2014. It will involve 179k Meetic shares at EUR 18.75 per share.
The full article was originally published at WSJ, but is no longer available.
Gleeden Sees Impressive Growth In French Market
LE MONDE – Jan 24 – Gleeden, an infidelity site created by and for women, has reached 800,000 users in France, with 1.8 million members across all regions. In comparison, Ashley Madison boasts 22 million global members, though their French membership is only 400,000. A survey commissioned by Gleeden in 2010 revealed that 37% of the 500 people interviewed “had cheated or may have cheated.”
by Gaelle Dupont
The full article was originally published at World Crunch, but is no longer available.
Online Affairs Cost Employers $17m A Day
IB TIMES – Jan 24 – Online infidelity site Victoria Milan questioned 4,000 of its users. According to the results, companies across the globe lose $17m a day due to employees spending an average of 1.17 hours of work time cheating. 68% of respondents use their computer or smartphone to communicate with their lovers during work hours.
1.2M People Use Tinder In The Netherlands
PCM – Jan 20 - Tinder is used in the Netherlands by ~1.18M people. In October, the user count was just 300K.
Parttimelove.co.uk Is For Part-time Relationship Seekers
METRO.CO.UK – Jan 16 – Parttimelove.co.uk claims to be a platform for those who don’t have the time for a full-on partnership. Membership starts from £20 per month and everyone who signs up understands all members want their independence.
Turks Won’t Admit They Met Online
AL MONITOR – Jan 12 – The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) finds that only 0.1% of 603,751 marriages in 2012 happened after couples met online, compared to 41% tying the knot with people introduced by family. “I don’t take TUIK’s findings seriously," said Haluk Akin, co-owner of PembePanjur, a dating site with ~2M visitors. “There is a negative perception about finding your partner online, and couples usually end up lying about it." Ersan Ozer, owner of Istanbul.net, Ankara.net and Izmir.net, agrees.
by Tulin Daloglu
The full article was originally published at Al Monitor, but is no longer available.
FirstDate To Sponsor Sweden’s National Public TV
PR WEB – Jan 9 – FirstDate, the leading online dating site in Scandinavia, was among four national companies chosen to sponsor the independently owned public broadcasting network in Sweden.