Category: Facebook Dating

Facebook Dating to Launch Video Dating

Posted on April 26, 2020

Facebook dating video chatTECH CRUNCH – Apr 24 – Facebook is planning to introduce video calling on Facebook Dating to connect and video call over Messenger. Many rival dating apps are adopting video. Bumble, for a year. Match Group recently rolled out video: Match, Hinge, PoF. Tinder has not yet embraced live video dates, but offers video in profiles. The company couldn't comment on whether or not video dating was in the works for Tinder, but in the post-COVID era, it would be almost bizarre to not offer such feature. Other dating apps have also launched video dating, including eHarmony. Facebook says the feature will roll out in the months ahead.

by Sarah Perez
See full article at Tech Crunch

Mark Brooks: The Meet Group got video right before most dating apps in the West. They were inspired by Momo in China for one-to-many video and refined it on MeetMe, then acquired and powered up a number of brands around the world with video, including Skout, Tagged, Lovoo and now more recently Growlr. Their platform also powers POF's video (ref: March, 2020 press release). Full Disclosure: TMG are a client of Courtland Brooks

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Facebook Releases Couples-only Messaging App

Posted on April 9, 2020

Facebook tunedBBC – Apr 8 – Facebook has released a new app for couples, called Tuned, to private message each other, exchange music and create a digital scrapbook. Tuned was created by Facebook's New Product Experimental Team which focuses on creating new social media from scratch. The app is available only to iOS users in the US and Canada and does not require a Facebook account to use it.

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Mark Zuckerberg Matched With His Wife’s Friend While Researching Dating Apps

Posted on April 8, 2020

Mark zuckerberg with wifeBUSINESS INSIDER – Apr 8 – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg matched with one of his wife's friends while researching dating apps, according to a book by BuzzFeed reporter Alex Kantrowitz – "Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay On Top Forever". Since first announcing Facebook Dating at its annual F8 developer conference in 2018, Facebook has launched its dating service in more than 20 countries, including Colombia, Canada, and Thailand.

by Martin Coulter
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Podcast With Mark Brooks About Biggest Ongoing Online Dating Stories

Posted on February 19, 2020

Mark brooks 2019GDI – Feb 19 – Mark Brooks is one of the online dating industry's leading experts with almost two decades of experience under his belt. He's worked with companies like POF and Social Discovery Ventures in the past, and created his own consultancy business in 2005. Mark joined GDI's Dom Whitlock to talk about some of the biggest ongoing stories, including Match Group's separation from IAC, Facebook Dating and romance fraud. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud.

The Top Dating Industry News for Feb 18th

Posted on February 18, 2020

Opw tmtOPW – Feb 18 – Gay dating app Chappy shutting down, Facebook Dating Launch in Europe Postponed, Tinder's New Social Features, GDI & Global Love Conference.

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Facebook Says Its Dating Service Is Hot, But It’s Probably Not

Posted on February 17, 2020

Facebook dating secret crushFORTUNE – Feb 15 – About two and half years after it first debuted, Facebook's dating service has shown limited signs of progress. Instead, indicators suggest the service may be having difficulty challenging major dating rivals and rolling out in certain countries. Facebook Dating, which the company first introduced in Colombia in 2018, debuted in the U.S. in September and is currently available in 20 countries. Facebook Dating recently hit an unexpected roadblock when it tried to expand to Europe. Former CEO of Match Group Mandy Ginsberg, who announced plans to step down last month, says the company hasn't seen Facebook Dating impact any of its brands, which in 2019 collectively attracted ~ 9.8M subscribers. Gary Swidler, Match Group's CFO who recently also took over the role as chief operating officer said: "You can't underestimate them. But the reality is they're in 20 countries, and when you look at our numbers, there's no impact."

by Danielle Abril
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Facebook Dating’s Launch in Europe Postponed

Posted on February 13, 2020

Facebook dating logoTECH CRUNCH – Feb 12 – Facebook has been forced to call off the launch date of its dating service in Europe because it failed to give its lead EU data regulator enough advanced warning – including failing to demonstrate it had performed a legally required assessment of privacy risks. Facebook said dating would arrive in Europe by early 2020 but it just didn't think to keep its lead EU privacy regulator in the loop, despite the DPC having multiple ongoing investigations into other Facebook-owned products at this stage. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) had sent agents to Facebook's Dublin office seeking documentation that Facebook had failed to provide. The DPC said Facebook first contacted it about the rollout of the dating feature in the EU on February 3.

by Natasha Lomas
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Motley Fool’s Podcast: Online Dating

Posted on January 27, 2020

NASDAQ – Jan 24 – Nick Sciple talks with Dan McMurtrie and Alex Draime of Tyro Partners about the bull case paper they recently wrote on online dating. Some topics discussed:

  • How online dating has affected dating style, marriage and divorce rates, cohabitation, and more.
  • How gender dynamics affect online dating, and how different apps work around that.
  • Why Match is so dominant in the industry.
  • Where Facebook's dating offering fits into the competitive landscape.
  • How online dating companies are monetizing their offerings, and how they might expand those ad offerings farther.
  • How matchmaker companies compete with online dating.

by Nick Sciple
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Facebook Rolls out Major New Redesign to Small Number of Users

Posted on January 14, 2020

Facebook new look 2020DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Jan 13 – A small group of Facebook users have been offered the option to switch to FB5. The major new redesign features a brand new layout and improved privacy. The overhaul was originally announced last April at Facebook's annual developer's conference in San Francisco, where the company explained some of the changes it that would be coming. The new update will also see the widespread release of Facebook Dating. The Dating feature will let users create a list of 'Secret Crushes,' and when two people match they'll be prompted to message each other, similar to any other dating app.

by Michael Thomsen
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OPW Podcast – The Top Dating Industry News for Jan 7th

Posted on January 7, 2020

Opw tmtOPW – Jan 7 – Online dating peak season, Facebook Dating survey, Match Group spin-off.

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