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Russia’s Largest Social Network Starts a Dating App
BLOOMBERG – Sep 12 – VKontakte, Russia's largest social network run by Mail.ru Group, is starting its own dating app Lovina centered around quick videochats. Lovina is also using AI to protect users from explicit content. To avoid privacy breaches, Lovina also has a separate user profile from the VKontakte social network. Lovina will be free, with no advertising, and aims to earn on in-app services such as promoting a user's profile or getting access to a list of people who liked your profile for more than 48 hours, known as "love potion."
Comscore: Majority of UK Online Dating Users Are not Digital Natives
PR NEWSWIRE – Sep 5 – Comscore has released its 2019 Online Dating in the UK report, which reveals insights into the behaviours of online daters in the UK.
1 in 6 Internet users aged 18+ visited a dating site or app in June 2019. The report debunks a few misconceptions, such as online dating being the preserve of a younger audience. The report covers:
- Demographic breakdown of online daters.
- Choice of platform and behavioural insights, by platform and gender.
- Gender distribution by online dating website and mobile app.
- Loyalty of online daters towards their dating apps.
Ireland’s Biggest Singles Festival Is Returning Soon
JOE.IE – Aug 20 – The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival starts on Aug 30th and will run for five weeks until 29 September. Thousands of singletons flock to the festival in the small western town of Lisdoonvarna, in the hope of finding love. The festival is jam packed with music and events in plenty of venues.
UniformDating.com Is Being Sued for Using Married Officer’s Selfie in Online Ad
NY POST – Aug 12 – NSI Holdings Limited, a London-based dating company ripped off a married Florida cop's photo to promote their dating site – UniformDating.com, leaving him "furious" amid unexpected questions from friends and his wife, according to a new lawsuit. David Guzman, a police officer, claims NSI Holdings stole a personal Facebook photo from his private account and then misappropriated the image on the dating site. Guzman contacted the company to demand that his snaps be removed immediately, but NSI Holdings demanded that he provide proof of his identity before taking them down. Guzman complied with that request, yet the images are still being used by the site in social media spots, according to Guzman's lawsuit, which was filed in US District Court in Miami. In response, NSI Holdings sought for the suit to be dismissed in a court filing on Friday, claiming Guzman or someone close to him actually created the UniformDating.com profile, adding that he's not in an "enviable" position.
Kudos to Honeypot Founder’s Creativity
OPW – Aug 12 – In a world dominated by brands such as Match and Tinder, it can be tough to get attention in the crowded online dating field. George Rawlings, the founder of a new London-based dating app Honeypot, put some pretty crafty whiteboards up in London and Liverpool to promote his dating app that he built to find himself a girlfriend. Honeypot is a dating app that connects people in the moment, very spontaneously. Users check-in to their location to see who is also there and available for an immediate date.
Mark Brooks: The age old question, how to get to critical mass? This is a deceptive but amusing marketing program. It's a sign of the times. Expect more of these kinds of tactics from dating startups.
Lauren Goodger Re-launches Her Sex-for-Sale Dating Site
MIRROR.CO.UK – Aug 10 – The former Towie star's site, Lauren's Little Secret, was reportedly taken down last year but it's now back up and running. Lauren Goodger has relaunched her sex-for-sale dating site after previously coming under fire over the saucy venture. Subscribers to Lauren's Little Secret can set their interests to things like, 'webcam', 'BBW', 'BDSM', 'webcam' and 'threesomes'.
Gay Dating and Social Network Taimi Launches in Spain
THE LEADER – July 30 – Taimi has already established a name for itself in North America, Brazil, Singapore and EU including the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Adding Spain to its list of available counties is yet another milestone.
Gay Dating App Taimi Is Launching in Netherlands
MARKETING TRIBUNE – July 24 – The launch will take place during the Pride Amsterdam, which will start next weekend.
Russian Facebook, VKontakte, to Launch a Dating Service
COMANDIR – July 23 – Russian popular social network VKontakte will soon launch a dating service, called Lovina. The main focus will be on video chats and "stories".
by Yevgeny Yurin
See full article at Comandir