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RELEASEWIRE - Oct 30 - "Founded in 1998, PozMatch.com is one of the oldest online HIV dating sites," explained Suny Smith, PositiveSingles.com spokesperson. PositiveSingles.com has acquired the PozMatch.com domain and trademarks. PositiveSingles.com claims 200k HIV positive members from around the globe.
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STRATFORDOBSERVER.CO.UK - Oct 30 - Former Stratford School pupil Jack Knowles founded dating app Temptr, which has been launched in 60 countries and is doing so well it is set to make the 28-year-old a billionaire. Despite being the brains behind the app, Jack is currently appearing on show Game of Attraction, which airs on channel Made, in a bid to find love. The show is set in a Birmingham club and sees 20 contestants 'couple u' in an attempt to reach the final and be crowned the winner and scoop a five star holiday to Portugal. Jack is currently working on a new app to help those suffering from mental health problems and says if he wins the show he will be offering someone even more of a helping hand.
by Laura Kearns
See full article at StratfordObserver.co.uk
Mark Brooks: Hold on! Billionaire?!
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THE LIBERAL - Oct 30 - Tinder decided to "take a break" last night when it had a worldwide outage. For some, the app appears to be back working this morning while others say it's still down.
by James Brennan
See full article at The Liberal
Mark Brooks: Tinder went down in March for a few hours as well. C'est la vie. They're being kind to their users by giving them a break from their addiction a couple times a year. The question is, when Tinder goes down, does your service see a blip upwards?
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PE HUB - Oct 27 - Paktor Group, a Southeast Asia dating app provider, has appointed Ng Jing Shen as CEO. Jing Shen will succeed Joseph Phua. Also, Paktor has promoted Shn Juay to COO. Prior to co-founding Paktor app, Jing Shen was a software engineer at Amazon.com in Seattle. Juay joined the Paktor Group in 2015 as head of marketing. Paktor is backed by K2Global and MNC Media Group.
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GANJAPRENEUR - Oct 28 - Molly Peckler is the creator of Highly Devoted, a matchmaking service and design consultancy for cannabis professionals. Molly Peckler: I originally got into the cannabis industry in 2014. I started working for a consulting firm that helped people get licenses in emerging markets. Before I did that I was a millionaire matchmaker. There are a lot of incredible smart passionate people out there who use cannabis. They want that to be reflected in their relationship and they don't want to feel like they have to hide that from someone. I have a database of white collar cannabis consumers from around the country and around the world. I also educate people who are interested in getting into this industry. I recently started talking to some venture capitalists who are very focused on all of the positive effects of cannabis. One of the next things that I'm focusing on is creating an educational platform for people who are curious, called Heightened University. It's all about education and getting people to understand the real story. I'm also releasing my first product, called Lit Kit for Love. It's a curated cannabis experience in a box for a couple to share to enhance sex and intimacy and pleasure.
by Bianca Green
See full article at Ganjapreneur
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ADVOCATE - Oct 27 - Grindr is being accused by competitor Jack'd of doing too little to stop racism on its platform. Jack'd is pushing a new video on its social media and issued a news release calling out Grindr for including member profiles with messages like "No blacks, no Asians." Other profiles say they prefer white men. Jack'd called the problem "rampant."
by Lucas Grindley
See full article at Advocate
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WASHINGTON POST - Oct 26 - It's difficult to get into the League which has real people vetting its applicants via their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles. The app is now live in 30 cities across the country. The app founder explained what people can do to get off the wait list and other secrets behind the selective dating app.
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CNET - Oct 20 - YouTube Red is turning Tinder dating into a television show with 2018's "Swipe Right" starring Carly Craig, from "American Housewife". The eight-episode series is based on a true story by the actress, in which a 35-year-old workaholic decides to go out with all 252 of her Tinder matches. The YouTube Red show is set to debut sometime in 2018.
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TECH CRUNCH - Oct 26 - When Whim launched two years ago, it was based on enabling real dates, rather than chatting. But there was one problem: Whim asked users to identify the days in a given week when they'd be free for dates. "Planning ahead was hard for people," said Founder and CEO Eve Peters. So after raising money through equity crowdfunding, Peters and her team have launched a new iOS app called Tonight. The app preserves the most distinctive part of Whim - as soon as two people show interest in each other, the app tries to set them up on a date, no messaging required. With Tonight, users are no longer scheduling those dates ahead of time. Instead, they sign on when they're free for a date that very evening. They will need to sign in by 6pm. In addition, they get penalized for flaking out, and they're eventually removed if they keep doing it.
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KOUNT BLOG - Oct 25 - Chatbots combine Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and natural-language processing to handle routine customer inquires quickly and accurately. Chatbots are still evolving, which can result in humorous exchanges between humans and machines. Unfortunately, there is a less humorous side to chatbots, including exposing organizations to new and unusual fraud attacks. One hacker recently gained access to hundreds of companies through their help desks. In this case, he was a bug bounty hunter seeking cash rewards for penetrating supposedly secure corporate systems. As of September 10, the bug was still out there and the vulnerability still existed. That's quite concerning when you consider that 80% of ~800 IT decision makers recently surveyed said they are already using chatbots or planning to implement them by 2020.
The full article was originally published at Kount Blog, but is no longer available.
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OKCUPID BLOG - Oct 26 - OkCupid's support team is always receiving unsolicited requests for new OkCupid features. Here are a few of the funkiest feature requests.
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PINKNEWS - Oct 26 - LGBT people in yet another former Soviet state are facing an "alarming" crackdown. Two clubs popular with the LGBT community in Belarus were raided this weekend, with customers harassed and detained by police. A popular dating site for gay men has also reportedly been shut down by the government. The move was apparently taken on the direct orders of President Alexander Lukashenko, a dictator who is the country's only ever president. Lukashenko has previously responded to accusations that he was running a dictatorship by saying that it was "better to be a dictator than gay".
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WEBWIRE - Oct 26 - Nominations for iDate Awards ("the Oscars for the Dating Industry") are still open. You can nominate at www.iDateAwards.com until October 31, 2017 in the following categories.
There is no cost to participate and self-nominations are accepted.
The awards have the following schedule:
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