GLAMOUR MAGAZINE – Mar 9 – Bumble is the feminist version of Tinder. Only women can make the first move, which means no smutty messages. The app is now valued at $750M. Bumble has recently added a new feature, BFF, to find new friends.
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Bumble Launches BFF, A Feature To Find New Friends
TECH CRUNCH – Mar 5 – Bumble, the dating app where girls make the first move, has released an update with a new feature, called BFF. It lets users use the same swiping and matching algorithms for friendship instead of dating. Users have not only been requesting the feature, but have already been using the platform for that purpose, the company explained.
Tinder Is The Darling Of The Press
OPW – Feb 23 – The press just loves Tinder. In our "Best And Worst Press Coverage" overview, Tinder was the absolute winner in 2015. The mobile dating app appeared in the news on a daily basis with mainly positive press hits (except when CEO Sean Rad was interviewed;).
Here is the list of dating sites/app with best press coverage:
- Tinder
- Match.com
- eHarmony
- Grindr
- POF
- OKCupid
- Happn
- Bumble
- The Grade
- Hinge
The worst press coverage:
On the other site, for AshleyMadison 2015 was an exceptionally horrendous year. The site was hacked, members data was leaked online, and lawsuits followed; without a doubt AshleyMadison was the company with the worst press coverage of all.
Interview With Whitney Wolfe, Founder Of Bumble
Q: How would you describe yourself?
A: Twenty-six, hard working, never sleep, brain goes a million miles an hour, very dedicated to Bumble.
Q: How do you think apps have changed the way we approach dating and relationships?
A: These apps really give you access to things that are outside of your normal reach in your day‑to‑day life.
Q: Bumble stands out because it only allows women to start a conversation. How has this changed our ways of interacting?
A: At the moment, women feel that society judges them for making the first move even though it’s an obvious desire for both sexes. Bumble is striving to empower women to make themselves equal to men in the dating world.
Q: Tell us about founding and running a company as a 26‑year‑old.
A: It's hard but fun when you're passionate about your business.
Q: You refer to your company as being feminist. What is your interpretation of the modern feminist?
A: We want equality for both sexes. We're not trying to put women above men.
Q: What was the best decision you've made to get where you are now?
A: The best decisions I've ever made have been the ones that my gut said yes to or no to immediately.
by Kate Wells
The full article was originally published at KitAndAce, but is no longer available.
Whitney Wolfe: People Want Dating Apps Where Women Can Feel In Control
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Feb 14 – Whitney Wolfe is 26 and she has already been at the helm of two major dating apps – Tinder, which she accused of sexism on her departure, and now Bumble. She always held back in dating. "When it came to guys I had to sit on my hands. I wasn't allowed to text them first according to my friends and society. That's really broken." She launched Bumble, a dating app where only women are allowed to make the first move. A year in, Wolfe and her team are working on ways to expand the app's influence. They're trialing a reward-system that will benefit "well behaved" users – people who have used the app consistently, interacted with their matches and never been abusive or rude.
by Cara McGoogan
See full article at Telegraph.co.uk
Bumble Was Trying To Match People With Underage Users
VANITYFAIR – Jan 13 – A glitch in the dating app Bumble was appearing to limit some adult users to only matching with users between the ages of 13 and 17. For several months, users have been reporting that they're stuck in an uncomfortable, illegal position. Whitney Wolfe, the app's founder said that that issue is a result of back-end confusion that has only impacted ~100 users. Wolfe and her team decided to ban all minors from using the app.
Bumble Dating App For Android Is Out Now
TECH CRUNCH – Dec 9 – Bumble, the dating app where girls have to make the first move, has finally launched its Android version. According to Whitney Wolfe, cofounder and CEO of Bumble, Bumble saw a 65% month-over-month growth, and ~80M matches were made by users.
Latest Trend In Online Dating: Matches Don’t Last Forever
WASHINGTON POST – Nov 28 – Hinge is the latest dating app to add time limits; after a match, users have 24h to start a conversation or the match disappears. If they start chatting, they have 14 days before their conversation vanishes. Bumble also puts a 24h limit on matches; JSwipe matches disappear after 18 days if no one says hello. "Time limits give users that extra momentum to meet up in person," thinks Eli Finkel, a social psychologist. Hinge saw a 70% increase in chats started, and a 50% in how often matches exchanged phone numbers.
by Lisa Bonos
See full article at Washington Post
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Hinge Dating App Has Begun Expiring Matches After 24 Hours
QZ – Nov 3 – Today, Hinge announced that users will have 24 hours to begin a conversation with a match before they disappear forever. Hinge joins Bumble and JSwipe in putting users on a 24 hour deadline to communicate. Bumble boasts a 60% conversion rate of match-to-communication, and Hinge reports that the share of matches that resulted in conversations increased by 50% when they ran a beta version of the new deadline for a week.
by Kate Groetzinger
See full article at QZ
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