Category: Twoo.com

Meetic Acquires Twoo.com

Posted on December 22, 2012

Meetic twoo logosPRESS RELEASE – Dec 21 – Meetic has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Massive Media, the company behind Twoo.com. Twoo is a social discovery service. Since launching in April 2011, Twoo has leveraged their organic and viral growth to build a global audience of 9.6M unique visitors1 in October 2012 and is available in 38 languages worldwide. Meetic will acquire 100% of the Company's capital and voting rights for 18.9M Euro cash. IAC/InterActiveCorp is Meetic's main shareholder, with an 81% stake.

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Twoo To Speak At The European iDate In Cologne

Posted on August 15, 2012

Twoo logoWEBWIRE – Aug 15 – Twoo will present at the 9th Annual European Internet Dating Convention on September 10-11, 2012 at the NH Hotel Koln in Cologne, Germany. Lorenz Bogaert, CEO of Twoo will discuss European social dating, EU social discovery and online dating. A video on the upcoming event.

See full article at Benzinga

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Users Claim Twoo Is Spamming Their Friends

Posted on August 13, 2012

Twoo logoTECH CRUNCH – Aug 3 – Users are complaining that Twoo, a social networking service, is sending unwanted messages to their contacts. Co-founder and CEO Lorenz Bogaert counters that this is a misunderstanding and the company is working to fix it. The app auto-selects all of the user’s friends with no unselect all button, meaning the user must manually unselect every friend. While the “connect” button fairly obviously pings all of the user’s contacts, the “next” button will also send messages to all of the user’s friends. At the very best, the site is unnecessarily confusing. At the worst, it is purposefully complex in order to message unsuspecting users’ contacts to increase its membership.

by Billy Gallagher
See full article at Tech Crunch

Mark Brooks: Twoo have stiff competition with Badoo, also out of the UK. Badoo has been accused of being spammy in the past as well. These People Discovery services have both pushed the fringe of what's allowable and tolerable, and good practice.  (Full Disclosure: Courtland Brooks has advised Twoo in the past)

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Twoo.com Goes Mobile

Posted on June 27, 2012

Twoo mobile app screenshotSOURCE WIRE – June 27 – Social discovery site Twoo.com releases location-based mobile apps. The app uses location-based software so users can see who are closest to them, real-time. Twoo saw 8.4M unique visitors in May 2012, more than double the amount reported in December. People use the site to meet like-minded people for dating or friendship.

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For The Best ROI, Try A Niche Dating Site

Posted on February 14, 2012

Online dating - couple with laptopsDAILY FINANCE – Feb 14 – Niche dating sites, a rapidly growing segment of the online matchmaking industry, are one way to go. Niche sites accounted for 23% of the online dating market in 2008, says Eric Resnick, director of strategy for Courtland Brooks, a marketing and consultancy firm to the online dating industry, and the owner of ProfileHelper.com, which helps people write online dating profiles. And they're up to 29% now, he says, quoting figures from Experian Hitwise. Dating experts say niche sites can better help daters zero in on what they are looking for. MarryMeAlready.com is geared toward folks in search of a permanent partner; OurTime.com (for people 50+); GreenSingles.com is for green-conscious people; Alikewise.com is for bookworms; and others. Then there sites such as Badoo or Twoo.com that are hybrid between an online dating site and a Facebookesque social network offers a free mobile app with new "interests" and "ice breaker" features.

by Barbara Thau
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Twoo.com: Brits Are Cheapskates On Dates

Posted on February 7, 2012

Twoo logoBUZZIBUZZ – Feb 7 – 39% of single Brits spent less than £100 on dating in 2011, new research from Twoo.com has revealed. This figure includes the cost of taking someone out on a date, buying new clothes for a date and any online dating subscriptions. The survey of 1,000 people was commissioned by Twoo.com and conducted by research company Toluna. The “big spenders,” or those who reported spending over £1K, live in Scotland (17%), East Midlands (14%) and London (9%). Surprisingly, women are thriftier than men when it comes to dating, with 52% stating they spent less than £100 in 2011, although men aren’t exactly pushing the boat out either, with 30% believing that £100 for the year is the right amount to spend.

The full article was originally published at BuzziBuzz, but is no longer available.

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Twoo.com Named In Top 10 Dating Sites

Posted on January 9, 2012

Twoo logoREALWIRE – Jan 9 - Just eight months after launching, Twoo.com is the world's No.6 most popular dating site according to the latest comScore data.

Dating Website Total Unique Visitors (000)
Jiayuan.com 8,610
Plentyoffish.com 6,851
Match.com 6,835
MeetIC Match 4,882
Mail.Ru Love 4,500
Twoo.com 3,832
MSN Dating & Personals 3,301
Zoosk 2,924
Speeddate 2,763

Twoo.com had 2.88M monthly active users in December and grew by ~1000% between June and November 2011. Twoo doesn't match users based on complex personality analysis, as it takes a more real-world approach. It leaves it up to individuals to make a connection just as they would in a bar, at the workplace or any other social setting.

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