Category: Outlets – Tech Crunch
Signifyd – Never Pay A Chargeback Again
Mark Brooks: TechCrunch just ran a story on a very promising startup that might be able to help you lower your dating site chargebacks.
Bumble Is Monetizing With Paid Features
by Fitz Tepper
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Mark Brooks: Mobile dating apps will follow the same trajectory as Internet dating in its 1995-2005 genesis. I think we'll see a gradual shifting upwards of the mobile dating app paywalls. The mobile dating industry is getting to grips with its metrics now, and what it can afford for new member acquisition and expect for longer term ARPU. It will only get more expensive to acquire, so monetization will need to shift upwards as well.
Hollywood Is Working On A Tinder Movie
TECH CRUNCH – July 19 – The writing team behind Friends With Benefits movie has been given the early thumbs-up from Warner Bros. for their upcoming Tinder-centric romantic comedy. A man sends secret admirer e-mails to his crush but an e-mail address mix-up causes the notes to go to the woman's lovelorn coworker instead.
Zoosk Launches Lively, A Free App That Uses Video To Tell Stories
TECH CRUNCH – July 19 – Lively is aimed at a younger demographic. The app is Zoosk's answer to Tinder's success. It stitched together photo and video collages that tell the stories of its users' lives. The app is the first to emerge from Zoosk's in-house incubator, Zoosk Labs, where the company has been experimenting with ideas that could expand its core business. Lively is not intended to replace Zoosk, but will rather live as a standalone offering.
Coffee Meets Bagel Will Send Users More Matches A Day
by Katie Roof
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Bumble Is Partnering With Spotify
TECH CRUNCH – June 15 – Bumble users will have the option of connecting their dating profile to their Spotify account so it can include the top artists they listen to the most. While some may think music preferences aren't a big deal, Bumble is betting that they can be significant enough to influence whether or not you decide to swipe left or right on someone.
Monetization, Churn And How To Stand Out In The Mobile Dating Space
by Fitz Tepper
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The Blind Date Club Wants To Turn Echo Speaker Into A Matchmaker
TECH CRUNCH – May 9 – To use The Blind Date Club, users begin by simply asking Alexa to find them a date. Like Tinder, the app then returns a somewhat randomized match based on geo-location. But instead of swiping based on the person's looks, the app reads that person's profile and details common interests. In theory, these dating profiles would also be created by voice with users answering a series of questions posed by Alexa. Blind Date Club used dummy profiles to showcase how the technology works.
Tastemates Helps Users Find People Who Like What They Like
TECH CRUNCH – May 2 – On Tastemates, users are asked to swipe to indicate whether they liked a given movie, TV show or music. Then, as the app gets a better sense of what users like, it will recommend other things they might like. And it will bring up the activity of users with similar tastes, so they can connect. Tastemates is currently available for Android and the team behind the app is also working on an iPhone app.