HUFFINGTON POST – Aug 28 – A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of post-50 dating site OurTime.com, found out that 37% of women are totally fine with "e-snooping" on their dates, only 29% of men said the same. 36% of 18 to 34-year-olds and 40% of 35 to 44-year-olds said they'd feel comfortable doing so, compared to only 26% of people over the age of 55.
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New UK Site Lets Kids Set Parents Up
HUFFINGTON POST – Aug 17 – myLovelyParent is a new dating site for UK people 50+. The site was created by two brothers who want to help their "very lovely single mum in her 60s" find "handsome chaps" for friendship or companionship. British sons and daughters can sign up their single parents and create an online profile for them. They can then search the site for people they think would be perfect for their parent and "recommend" standout profiles to their lovelorn 'rents. Automatic emails with their kid's suggestions are sent to the parents. The start up is still in beta and accepting requests for invitations when it goes live in September.
Dating In A Mobile World
HUFFINGTON POST – July 18 – Eight single daters used eight mobile dating apps over one month as part of the first-ever Mobile Dating BootCamp. The group came together at the iDate Mobile Dating Industry Conference in Beverly Hills to discuss their experiences. They touched on key topics like location-based features and the ability to message and browse matches from anywhere. Mark Brooks, editor of OPW states "top tier dating sites are seeing 40-60 percent of their logins on mobile." Brooks feels that mDating services will surpass web-based dating when they effectively combine Vicinity Based Dating, Active Matchmaking, and Social Awareness. Match.com reports 40% of their logins are on mobile and PlentyOfFish reports that 40% of their signups are on mobile. According to Juniper research, mobile dating revenues should reach $1.4 Billion by 2013.
Dating Startup Grouper For Group Dating
HUFFINGTON POST – June 14 – One-year-old dating site Grouper connects people based on their Facebook profiles.The service requires the two people it connects to each bring along two friends on the date, creating 3-on-3 outings. Grouper partners with local hot spots and gets a discount on each party's first round of drinks in exchange for providing the venue with foot traffic. Grouper founder Michael Waxman declined to share revenue figures, but said that Grouper has organized "thousands of dates so far at over a hundred Manhattan venues" and is now "cash-flow positive."
New Dating Sites Take Advantage Of Social Networks
HUFFINGTON POST – May 24 – "Facebook has created a shift from online dating to social dating," said online dating expert Julie Spira. Dating sites such as theComplete.me and Circl.es are using social networks, rather than science, to help singles find romance. The creators of these sites say this will help keep users honest and accountable for their actions. "You can't put up a fake picture and misrepresent yourself on Facebook when you have 600 friends," said Circl.es founder Justin Krause. Yoke.me and theComplete.me, match singles based on personal information shared on Facebook. Yoke.me even invites friends to play matchmaker and set up singles they think would hit it off. "It just takes the stigma attached to online dating and melts it away when you realize you know someone in common," said Brian Bowman, CEO of theComplete.Me.
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Tastebuds New Spotify App Matches People Based On Music
HUFFINGTON POST – May 10 – What would the future of online dating look like if we were able to meet people online without having to describe ourselves in 100 words? Perhaps like music site Tastebuds.fm & Spotify's app. The app integrates with Spotify, scanning users most frequently played music showing them people nearby who have similar music tastes. They can browse prospective dates, listen to their matches' favourite music and send them messages. Tastebuds.fm & Spotify have found that 43% of first messages get a reply.
Sugar Daddies In LA Are More Generous
HUFFINGTON POST – Mar 29 – Angeleno "daddies" spend more sugar on their "babies" than anywhere else in the U.S., according to five years of mostly self-reported data from SeekingArrangement.com. Angeleno sugar daddies spend an average of $5,710 a month towards gifts, travel, dining, shopping and allowances for their ladies. Nationally, daddies only spend an average of $4,357 a month on their sugar addictions. There are ~2.31 sugar daddies for every 1K men in LA, their average age is 41, and they rake in an average of $415K a year with a net worth of $8M, according to the site.
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Gleeden Comes To America
HUFFINGTON POST – Mar 26 – This month, AshleyMadison.com, America's largest online extramarital dating service, celebrates its 10th anniversary and rapid growth worldwide. Hoping to grab a piece of this digital pie, Gleeden is now stepping up its marketing efforts in the U.S. It was launched in France in 2009 by two French brothers, Teddy and Ravy Truchot, who were approached by several women and fellow employees with marital issues. "The women voiced their need for a place, a playground for adults, where they'll be able to be in control and carry out an extramarital affair with utmost discretion," said Gleeden spokesperson. Gleeden positions itself as the first web site run exclusively by and for women.
Online Dating Vs. Online Gaming
HUFFINTON POST – Mar 25 – Online University put together a crafty infographic which makes the case that "online gamers get girls." The raw numbers point to the fact that online gaming is simply a bigger pool of individuals: While eHarmony has ~1M members, the most populated multiplayer gaming site, World of Warcraft (WoW) has 12 M.
Doctors Ask Out Patients On Dating Sites
HUFFINGTON POST – Mar 21 – New research suggests doctors are contacting patients on dating sites and engaging in other unprofessional online behavior – and sometimes getting caught. That's according to a survey of most state medical boards that license and discipline doctors. Most boards said they'd received at least one complaint about unprofessional online behavior; 25% had received more than three complaints. The most common violation was asking patients out online. Others were prescribing medicine and overstating medical credentials online.
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