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Location Based Apps: Women Are Overwhelmed And Creeped Out

NEW YORKER - Feb 27 - Blendr is a location-based dating apps for straight people. It was created by the same folks who made Grindr, the hookup app that has 4.5M users. The founders weren’t willing to disclose the number of Blendr users. When it comes to apps, men tend to be more willing to use location-based dating features. Women are different. Women may initiate contact less frequently, but they are comfortable reaching out first if they see a profile that appeals to them. Maybe the real failure is that no one has built an app that women want to use. On Check Him Out, women are “shoppers” and men are “products.” Only women can initiate contact, though men can “favorite” profiles. The site claims that 59% of the users are women. Women want authenticity, privacy, a more controlled environment, and a quick path to a safe, easy offline meeting. Coffee Meets Bagel, founded by three sisters, sends you a match and then sets a deadline by which you have to either “like” or “pass.” Three Day Rule caters to women who are searching for Mr. Right as opposed to Mr. Right Now. It functions as an intermediary. It shows just a few carefully selected matches at a time—bypassing the deluge problem, and saving busy professionals from scrolling through pages and pages of profiles. The site is still in beta mode and not open to the general public, and will eventually be for paying users only.

by Ann Friedman
The full article was originally published at New Yorker, but is no longer available.

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The Checkhimout.com App Enables Man-Shopping On-the-Run

CISION WIRE - Nov 27 - Checkhimout, the dating site where women are in control, has released its mobile application for Apple- and Android-operated devices. With ~10K downloads in the past few weeks, it is projected to account for most of the site’s usage in one year.

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CheckHimOut.com Attracts Single Moms

WEBWIRE - Aug 22 - Online dating can feel like a high pressure meat market for women. CheckHimOut empowers women to make all the decisions in their search for love. At CheckHimOut.com, it’s the women who must initiate the contact with men, while the guys cannot interact with the ladies until they’ve been selected by them first. “CheckHimOut.com is the perfect site for single moms who want a more sensible approach to online dating" said Katie Greene, spokesperson for CheckHimOut.

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CheckHimOut.com Puts Women In Control

WEBWIRE - July 16 - CheckHimOut.com is a new online dating service that gives women complete control over the experience. The women on the site browse through the male members without fear of being barraged with messages because men cannot contact them until they are given permission. According to the site, the experience is so controlled that even celebrities like Mila Kunis can use it without worry.

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Interview With Yannick Rolland, Co-Founder Of CheckHimOut.com

ONLINEDATINGSITES.NET - June 18 - At CheckHimOut, women do the browsing, and only those men whom she chooses are allowed to contact her.

Q: Where did you come up with the idea for CheckHimOut?
A: From our observation. Women are submerged with outrageous numbers of more-or-less appropriate messages. And men spend hours writing thoughtful messages only to be discarded.

Q: How do you get men to join?
A: Men will not face this type of rejection, since they can be assured that the women that they are in contact with were interested in them in the first place.

Q: What is the gender ratio?
A: Female:male ratio of 60:40.

Q: Are there any ways in which a male member can try to initiate contact?
A: Not until a woman has chosen to start contact with them. Before communication is unlocked, men can send a crush alert or a virtual gift. They can also advertise themselves by bidding for a chance to become the product of the day.

Q: What ways do women show their interest in another member?
A: Women may directly communicate with any man via private messaging, chatting and sending personalized gifts.

Q: What kind of feedback have you gotten from your site? 
A: The feedback we get from women is extremely positive.

Q: Men can earn credits to purchase virtual gifts. How a man goes about earning credits and what virtual gifts are used for?
A: Men must purchase credits in order to connect or send gifts. Women only need credits to send virtual gifts; all other type of communication is free for them. Virtual gifts could be a bouquet of flowers or a diamond ring. They vary in price, ranging from 0 to 1000 credits. We reward users for being active.

Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: We aim to earn our first million members by Valentine’s day 2013. We will be launching our mobile app soon.

by Tonya Vrba
The full article was originally published at OnlineDatingSites.net, but is no longer available.

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CheckHimOut.com Eliminates Online Harassment

WEBWIRE - June 8 - CheckHimOut.com is a new dating site that empowers women to make all the decisions on which men they’re interested in and prevents them from being inundated with messages and emails from unwanted suitors.

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CheckHimOut.com: Dating Site That Empowers Women

WEBWIRE - May 31 - CheckHimOut is a dating site that gives women 100% control over their search for love. The service empowers women and prevents them from being inundated with messages and emails from unwanted suitors. Men can sign up at the site, fill out their profiles and view the profiles of women, but they cannot interact with them or send messages until they have been chosen by a woman first.

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Check Him Out Gives Women 100% Control

WEBWIRE - Apr 18 - Check Him Out empowers women to “make the first move” and makes finding a man as easy as shopping for the latest fashions. Men must fill out their profiles and then wait to be added to a woman’s “dating shopping bag” before any contact can be made. Unlike typical dating sites where women are often harassed by unwelcome suitors, Check Him Out shifts away from the “meat market” atmosphere. Check Him Out will officially launch on May 7, but singles who join the website before midnight Pacific Time on May 6 will receive free credits.

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