THE VERGE - Aug 29 - Tinder Gold, a paid tier of the dating app, is coming to the US after months of testing in limited markets including Canada, UK, Mexico, and Germany. Tinder claims its paid service, which goes for $4.99 a month, has helped users receive 60% more likes than its free version. Tinder Gold gives users access to extra features like rewind (which undos swipes users might mistakenly make), unlimited likes, five Super Likes a day, and the Likes You feature, which tells users who have already swiped right and liked their profile. Tinder already has optional subscription features called Tinder Plus, which includes features like rewind, and the option to swipe from different geographic locations.
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Tinder Gold Arrives In The US
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Matchmaking Institute CEO To Speak At iDate In London
WEBWIRE - Aug 29 - Lisa Clampitt, Owner and President of the Matchmaking Institute, will present at the next iDate - Internet dating conference that is taking place on October 2-4, 2017 in London. Lisa will be leading the matchmaker masterclass along with several special guests. Matchmakers will learn specific tools for marketing and sales, diversifying their portfolio, and managing employees as well as difficult clients. Registration for the event can be made at http://www.idate2017.com/register-london-2017.php.
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3 Moderation Methods To Manage Hate Speech On Dating Sites
BESEDO.COM - Aug 28 - International news has recently been inundated with stories following the events of "Unite the Right rally", in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists marched while chanting hateful slogans. In the face of this, Bumble and OKcupid have stepped up and made it clear that hate speech is not going to be accepted on their sites. In a recent survey, Besedo - the content moderation and fraud fighting company, found out that 72% of users who see inappropriate behavior on a site will not return. Catching hate speech is never easy. With properly applied content moderation measures you can keep the tone civil and your users safe from cyber-bullies. Make use of the following methods:
- Automatic filters (set up profanity filters, including lists of all the common words used by hate groups and extremists)
- Machine learning models (using AI moderation, powered by machine learning)
- Human expertise (a team of experienced content moderators should be applied)
Once you have put the right moderation processes in place, ask your users to report anything they see that they find is offensive. Review and react to these reports.
See full article at Besedo.com
(FULL DISCLOSURE: Besedo is a client of Courtland Brooks.
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Survey: Money Is More Important Than Looks When It Comes To Online Dating
CNBC - Aug 29 - According to joint research by Discover and Match Group, 58% of online daters say good credit score in a potential partner is more attractive than driving a nice car. 50% say good credit is more important than an impressive job title. And 40% said they favor good credit over a physical fitness. That's because credit "scores don't lie," said Kate Manfred, VP of brand communications and insights at Discover.
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Krush Technologies To Focus On Media Business, Lays Off Some Digital Unit Workers
DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL - Aug 29 - Krush Technologies is laying off some of its employees as it refocuses on the growing Krush Media unit. While it did not say exactly how many employees would be let go, the company had previously said it had ~70 employees. The employees being let go are part of Krush Technologies' digital business, the part of the company behind its social apps like the ooVoo chat platform, matchmaking app Heystax, social game Flinch and VR simulator Moveo. Earlier this month, the company's ownership group set up a separate business, Krush Media as a full-service digital advertising and media company which is wholly owned by Krush Technologies.
by Tristan Navera
See full article at Dayton Business Journal
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Bumble's CEO Takes Aim At LinkedIn
FAST COMPANY - Aug 29 - Bumble, the feminist dating app, is adding ~50k new users per day, and is on track to take in ~$150M in revenue in 2018. (~10% of its active users pay ~$9.99 per month for premium features). Whitney Wolfe, Bumble's CEO, is launching BumbleBizz in early October. On BumbleBizz, users can look for work, find a business partner, or hire new talent. The original dating service will be rebranded as Bumble Honey. This fall, Bumble is launching a targeted national ad campaign, geared toward women and men of varying ages, that will promote the idea that just one connection can transform your professional life. Bizz will debut with verified brand partners such as Postmates and Outdoor Voices.
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Spark Networks Prevails In Patent Infringement Case
ACCESSWIRE - Aug 24 - The United States District Court for the District of Delaware ruled to dismiss all claims against Spark Networks brought by Jedi Technologies, Inc. alleging patent infringement on the part of Spark Networks and certain affiliates.
See full article at Spark Networks website
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New App Hopes To Make Dating Accessible For All
RYE CITY REVIEW - Aug 27 - After experiencing discrimination for being blind while using online dating services, Andrew Kranichfeld decided to create his own dating app - Love is Blind, LIB. In 2008, the World Wide Web Consortium, W3C released its updated version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which said that web developers should include alternatives to text by offering things like content in video form, video captions and sign language interpretations. Yet, most of the dating sites out there offer any of the above. Working with Kranichfeld on the dating app is Jaime Urteaga, founder and CEO of Digital Chair, a marketing, web design and video production company. Kranichfeld hopes to launch his app by April 2018.
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Liberals And Conservatives Can't Even Use The Same Dating Apps
MARKETWATCH - Aug 28 - When David Goss, co-founder of TrumpSingles.com, first started his dating site for supporters of President Donald Trump, he didn't know how far it would go. But a year later, the country is more divided than ever, and the app is thriving. It has gained ~52k members since Trump has been in office. In February 2017, OkCupid added Trump-related questions to its compatibility survey and found 72% of people thought supporting the president was a deal breaker in relationships. eHarmony has seen the number of users willing to date people of other political stripes shrink dramatically in recent months.
by Kari Paul
See full article at MarketWatch
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New Gay Dating App DaddyBear Bans HIV-positive Men
PINKNEWS - Aug 26 - DaddyBear, a new dating app which aims to connect sugar daddies to younger guys bans people who are HIV-positive.
by Joseph Patrick McCormick
The full article was originally published at Pink News, but is no longer available.
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What Is A Big Dating Site?
OPW - Aug 27 - We're cleaning up this page, where we list most of the dating sites we've ever run news on since we started Online Personals Watch in 2004. It's a great resource for quickly referencing all the top news on a particular Internet dating site or app. Anyway, we figured it would be nice to sort the Internet dating services by color coding them by their size. But we're not sure where to draw the line. Here's what we've got right now.
Key
Green - big dating services with more than a million registrations a year.
Amber - medium-sized dating services with 100k to 1 million reg a year.
Red - small dating services with under 100k reg a year.
What do you think? Please comment below here, or on Facebook or Linkedin, wherever you see this post, or email me at [email protected]. I'd like to make sure we get this right, for you. ;-) Thanks for your consideration.
Post by Mark Brooks @ Courtland Brooks
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Why Bumble Doesn't Need To Settle For Match's $450M
MASHABLE - Aug 25 - Bumble has recently turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group. For Bumble, there's no need to settle at this stage. The app is profitable and growing, adding 50K users a day. Last week, the team moved to a new office in Austin. Bumble has 70 employees worldwide with offices in London, Australia, and Germany and plans to open one in New York City next year. The company will release an app redesign in the fall, where users can swap between Bumble for dating, Bumble BFF for friendship, and Bumble Bizz for networking. Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe has an intriguing founder story and unique product that lands her and her company stories in major media outlets.
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Besedo Content Review
OPW - Aug 26 - Besedo does content review for some of the big names in the dating industry. They're based in Stockholm and have offices around with the world, including a big support group in Malta. 550 people in all. I paid their Stockholm office a visit to learn more about their services. It was fun. More soon. Here's my personal vlog on the visit.
Post by Mark Brooks @ Courtland Brooks
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Why The Meet Group Is Down 28% This Year
THE MOTLEY FOOL - Aug 25 - It's been a pretty rough 2017 for The Meet Group's shareholders, as the stock's year-to-date decline approaches 30%. The problem is Meet's rising operating costs, which increased 62% YOY. The largest component included sales and marketing expenses, which skyrocketed 121% during the period. Meet's share price is likely to remain volatile. The bigger long-term issue is that the company is trying to carve out its niche in a crowded space - and it lacks any unique competitive advantages to fend off the competition.
by Chris Neiger
See full article at The Motley Fool
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