FORBES – Oct 1 – Online dating platform Loosid is a free, "sober" social media networking app. While Loosid users can seek alcohol free relationships, the app also encourages friendships and online groups highlighting different interests and causes.
Category: Reporters – John Scott Lewinski
Say Allo Live Takes Speed Dating Online With 10 Dates In 15 Minutes
FORBES – Aug 26 – Say Allo dating app added Live, a virtual video speed dating service. Live enables its users to connect with up to 10 people over the course of 15 minutes during a speed dating session. Before a potential match is revealed, user profiles begin to "un-blur" slowly while the parties respond to questions designed to break the ice between two users. Say Allo's Live speed dating is secure, allowing no personal information to be shared before, during or after a video date.
OKCupid Debuts New Matching System for Online Dating
FORBES – Aug 3 – OKCupid rolled out a redesign this week that introduced a new matching system. The system, named "Stacks," unveils potential matches with new categories, including: Recommended, Question Pros, Online, Nearby, New People (for paid subscribers), Popular (for paid subscribers) and Match Percentage.
The Meet Group Powers Boom in Safe Social Media Speed Dating Sessions
FORBES – May 11 – The Meet Group provides interactive live video solutions for its apps – MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, Tagged and Growlr, and also Match Group's Plenty of Fish. Across that spectrum, The Meet Group works to ensure safety and security for its social media connections. Recently, the live meet-up sections of MeetMe, Skout and Plenty of Fish introduced NextDate speed dating sessions with built-in The Meet Group Technology. Running now through May 30, those sites will host Speed Dating Social Hours at 10PM and 11PM ET, every Thursday and Saturday. The Meet Group will reward those who find their match on NextDate. The first 25 couples to match will receive 8K ($50) credits redeemable on the MeetMe, Skout, and Plenty of Fish dating apps to buy and send gifts to members who are live-streaming on the apps or playing NextDate on any of the social media platforms.
by John Scott Lewinski
See full article at Forbes
UrSafe to Make Dating Secure After COVID-19
FORBES – The increase in online dating is obvious as singles obey isolation and quarantine rules. This means people are more exposed to a variety of scams and threats. The personal security app UrSafe tracks the user, offering hands-free activation by voice recognition while synchronizing with emergency services via 911 if a problem arises. The service’s FollowMe and Check-In features let friends and family follow loved ones in real-time to ensure everyone gets from A to B safely.
Gamer Dating App Kippo Kicking up Usage During COVID-19
FORBES – Apr 17 – Kippo is a dating app dedicated to online players. Kippo moves away from the world of formal profiles and left/right swiping. Instead, users are invited to play with or against each other before eventually exchanging information if they wish. The Coronavirus lockdown and general social distancing account for a big boost in usage for Kippo. The app's reps state that online gaming jumped 75% in general since the start of pandemic quarantine procedures. The vast majority of Kippo users are millennials or Generation Z. Regardless of such demographics, overall Kippo usage increased by 275% during the previous 30 days. That activity accounts for a 50% revenue growth over that period amidst ~25K active users.
COVID-19 Quarantine Sees a Blur of Activity for Dating App Blindlee
FORBES – Apr 14 – Blindlee sets up users on blind dates thanks to three minute blurred video calls. Blindlee is the idea of two 20-something entrepreneurs, Sacha Nasan and Glenn Keller. They've seen an increase in app usage, even with people who don't necessarily want to find romance. Their data shows 22% of Blindlee users make calls to find friends for moral support during social distancing. "Comparing to February, we saw a 57% increase in March signups due to the outbreak," Nasan says. "This figure is now at 126%. Blurred video calls are up nearly three times and the average number of matches per user has increased by 180%. Users can only match after the call." Blindlee is popular in the U.K., but the app is gaining steam in America, too.
COVID-19 Drives Up Use Of Schedule-Based Dating App Flutter
FORBES – Apr 8 – Dating app Flutter is seeing a surge in usage since the emergence of the Coronavirus. Usable for only six hours on a Sunday, Flutter wants its users to schedule, prepare and focus on their online dating. The app works at limited set times, with matches and messages disappearing at midnight. If two would-be daters don't act within the app's six-hour window to establish real contact outside Flutter, the connection is gone. "With the quarantine, we have seen a 23% increase in weekly users, a 53% increase in weekly matches and a 78% increase in weekly messages," says the app co-founder and COO Teddy Jungreis.
Tinder Most Used Dating App Now
FORBES – Mar 29 – The 2020 SKYN Condoms Sex & Intimacy Survey was not designed to examine the current or post-COVID-19 world. Its data gathering and results just happened to take place while the global pandemic was getting its boots on and heading out from Wuhan. According to Skyn, 39% of respondents used Tinder over its rivals to find love. Generation Z folks said they were more likely than Millennials to use Tinder (48% to 36%). #2 was Match.com (33%) and #3 Bumble (19%).
by John Scott Lewinski
See full article at Forbes
See the top news on Tinder
See the top news on Bumble
See the top news on Match.com
Online Dating Gets Political With Match.com’s New Profiles
FORBES – Mar 9 – Match users setting up their dating profiles can now choose from one of nine "political view" options. They can pick anything from "apolitical" or "independent" to "moderate" or "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" – with the standard polarized camps of "progressive" or "conservative" also standing ready.