Category: Outlets – Mashable

Hinge Raises $12 Million

Posted on December 12, 2014

Hinge logo new dec 13MASHABLE – Dec 11 – Mobile startup Hinge has raised $12M in Series A funding. Hinge had previously brought in $8.6M in seed funding and convertible notes. Shasta Ventures led the round, along with previous investors including Lowercase, Great Oaks, Eniac and CAA ventures. The funding will be used to bring the app into more markets. Hinge is currently available in 28 cities, 24 of which were launched in 2014. The company recently brought in former Spotify employee Eric Bogs to heads up its engineering team.

by Jason Abbruzzese
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OkCupid ‘Satisfied’ With News Of Mozilla CEO’s Resignation

Posted on April 4, 2014

Okcupid firefox picMASHABLE – Apr 3 – Count OkCupid among those celebrating the resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich on Thursday. OKCupid protested Mozilla on Monday by discouraging users to visit its site via Firefox because Brendan Eich is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples.

by Kurt Wagner
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Glimpse Is New Instagram Dating App

Posted on February 12, 2014

Glimpse logoMASHABLE – Feb 12 – Pictures say a lot more about people than online dating profiles. That's the thinking behind a new dating app Glimpse. Glimpse taps into Instagram accounts. Singles can browse through profiles in the app and view a collection of pictures that show how other singles spend their time and view the world. Glimpse is currently available by invitation.

by Seth Fiegerman
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Wing Ma’am: HowAboutWe For Lesbians

Posted on January 28, 2014

Wingmaam logoMASHABLE – Jan 28 – Ariella Furman had a hard time connecting with the LGBT community when she relocated from New York to Pittsburgh. "The existing sites were focused on hookups. Women tend to look for relationships," she said. So she created Wing Ma'am, an app that debuted on iTunes last week after a brief demo run. The app grew to 8K users during its beta period. It connects users around quality dates and experiences.

by Rebecca Hiscott
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Match.com To Use Facial Recognition For Better Matches

Posted on September 16, 2013

Dating-sites-love-match-dataMASHABLE – Sep 16 – Dating sites are collecting an enormous amount of data about how people look for a partner. "We keep refining our algorithms," said Amarnath Thombre, president of Match.com. "We take historical data into account, as well as distance, and what people say they want in a partner and who they are pursuing." In the future, Match.com wants to use facial recognition technology, which allows users to highlight the features they are most attracted to so the site can provide them with better matches. HowAboutWe's focus is on offline. "It's difficult to predict chemistry online," said Aaron Schildkrout, HowAboutWe co-founder and co-CEO. "That's why we focus is on actual dates. It’s only after you achieve significant liquidity in a market that you can build a useful algorithm."

by Samantha Murphy Kelly
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Bang With Friends Sex App Registers 5 Users Per Minute

Posted on January 29, 2013

BWFMASHABLE – Bang With Friends, an app that anonymously connects Facebook friends for casual hookups, has rapidly grown since its launch, registering five new users per minute. The app's user base, primarily in their twenties, has surpassed 30K. The creators, three anonymous men from California, plan to introduce support for same-sex matches and an iPhone app soon. Users sign in with Facebook, select friends they are interested in, and click "Down to Bang." Mutual interests are notified via email. Despite its controversial debut, the app continues to attract significant media attention and user interest.

by Anita Li
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Ten Popular Dating Apps Reviewed

Posted on July 20, 2012

Pof mobile appMASHABLE – July 19 – Dating apps are growing in popularity and are providing quick connections on the go. Mashable reviewed 10 dating apps, some of which are stand alone apps and some are an extension of a web platform. OkCupid, HowAboutWe, Zoosk, PlentyOfFish, Jazzed, Grindr, Blendr, MeetMoi, eHarmony, and Sonar are included.

by Joann Pan
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Three Major Online Dating Sites Agree To Screen For Predators

Posted on March 22, 2012

TypingMASHABLE – Mar 21 – The state attorney general’s office will work with Match.com, eHarmony.com and Spark Networks to screen for sexual predators, identity thieves and scammers. A joint statement issued Monday notes the prevalence of online dating and says the companies’ main objective is to keep users safe. A Match.com spokesperson told Mashable the site is already taking the precautions outlined in the agreement, and an eHarmony spokesperson said existing screening mechanisms have helped keep sex offenders off the service in the past.

by Kate Freeman
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Facebook Acquires Friend.ly

Posted on October 12, 2011

Friendly logoMASHABLE – Oct 11 - Facebook has acquired two-year-old social question-and-answer startup Friend.ly for an undisclosed sum. The Friend.ly team will join Facebook and focus on new products for the social network, while the Friend.ly site will continue to operate as a separate service. Friend.ly, a service similar to Formspring, raised $5.5M in Series A funding.

by Jennifer Van Grove
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Mark Brooks: Friend.ly was founded by Harvard and Stanford educated Ed Baker. It's a discovery engine to help people learn more about their current friends. A 'lite' idating app, of sorts. (Full Disclosure: Friend.ly was advised by the Courtland Brooks team)

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