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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
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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.
The League Launches A Rebuilt, Event-centric Dating App
TECH CRUNCH – Apr 29 – The League, the elite dating startup, is launching version 2.0 in LA. The League is best-known for its screening process of new members before they can join. The screening is still part of the app, but what's new is a focus on events. Members will now be able to create interest groups with group chat and also organize events.
Tinder’s new Group Dating Feature Shows All Friends Using The App
TECH CRUNCH – Apr 28 – Tinder Social lets friends swipe and match with other groups they want to meet. Unfortunately, Tinder users who are being opted into this feature by default are surprised to find that it automatically displays which of their Facebook friends are also using Tinder. Tinder Social presents a list of all users' Facebook friends and lets them view their dating profiles from a very accessible interface. But Tinder is still experimenting with Tinder Social, and is only testing it with a small group of users in Australia.
Dating App Boompi Lets Women Invite Friends To Comment On Private Messages
TECH CRUNCH – Mar 30 – Boompi is a new dating app that works like Tinder but women on the app can invite friends to eavesdrop and secretly comment on their private conversations with prospective dates. If that feels like privacy violation as a feature, that's because it is. "Women are more inclined to go on a date if they have the approval of friends," says the app's male founder Alejandro Ponce. "Also, if men know their messages may be read by other people, they might be less likely to act like jerks," he argues.
79% Of Bumble Is Owned By Badoo
by Steve O'Hear
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Students Build Bae, An App For Black Singles
TECH CRUNCH – Mar 25 – Bae (Before Anyone Else) is a mobile dating app for Black people created by three students – Jordan Kunzika, Brian Gerrard and Justin Gerrard. They hosted an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) tour which consisted of parties and mixers where people who matched on Bae could meet in person. Within a few weeks of their April 2015 launch, they reached 17K downloads, and have grown over ten times since. Similar to other dating apps, Bae users swipe right for those they're interested in and left for those they're not. According to the founders what makes Bae different is their algorithm to offer better matches.