MASHABLE – July 25 – Blue is a new premium version of the existing dating app Loveflutter, and it promises users to match them with Twitter celebrities. Loveflutter has been around since 2013, but they recently relaunched as the first dating app to rely on tweets to find users matches. Blue is yet another addition to the increasingly long list of exclusive dating apps such as The League, The Inner Circle, and Raya.
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Dating Apps As The New Social Networks
MASHABLE – July 22 – Dating app Hater, which matches people based on the things they dislike, has discovered that a lot of users just don't seem to care where their potential matches are located — because they have no intention of ever meeting them IRL. So Hater launched Global Mode for those who want to be matched with people around the globe. ~20% of their user traffic is in Global Mode, and those people are mostly using the app just to hang out and talk. The younger a user is, the more likely they are to be on Global Mode. Plenty of people use the major dating apps as a way of expanding their social circles. In an effort to capitalize on this, Bumble added BumbleBFF in early 2016, and Tinder launched Tinder Social a year ago. But they haven't exactly taken off as the premiere way of finding new pals.
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‘Real Conversations Of Grindr’ Reveals HIV Stigma
MASHABLE – July 10 – A new campaign called “Real Conversations of Grindr,” put together by the HIV Foundation Queensland in Australia, got people to read real-life exchanges on Grindr. It starts off with the usual titillating fare, but then descends into discrimination and hatred. “You should be ashamed, you’re a walking disease,” reads one comment. “For people living with HIV, the stigma can often be more damaging than the virus.”
Happn Launches Matching Game – CrushTime
MASHABLE – July 6 – Happn is launching a new feature called CrushTime. It's an addictively simple little game that's being tested in Spain and will be rolling out globally throughout the summer. It works by showing users four different profile pictures of people they've recently been near. One of them will be a person who's already liked them, and they have to guess who it is. If users guess right and they're interested, they can connect right then. Users can't decide when they want to play this game. It just appears by chance. When it comes they have to take it.
Hinge Is Adding Video
MASHABLE – June 27 – Hinge is launching a new video feature that will allow users to add clips to their profile. Hinge's CEO Justin McLeod says, "it adds more texture to profiles, so people can really get a good sense of you." They're not the first of the major apps to go in this direction. Match is launching Stories, a tool that lets users stitch together photos, videos, and voice to tell people about themselves. Back in January, Bumble announced it was adding disappearing snaps, but it has not yet made that feature available. So that makes Hinge the first to actually roll it out.
Match.com To Launch Video Feature – Match Stories
“First” – A New App That Sends Users On A First Date Immediately
MASHABLE – June 13 – On First users post a date idea and a time, and people can submit to join them. They pick a winner, and then just show up for the date. The app, which launches nationwide for iOS today, is the brainchild of Truman Kain, a 25-year old from LA. His goal is "getting people off of their phones and onto the date."
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