PR NEWSWIRE – May 20 – Chekmate is launching new podcast Date More. Text Less., which is a series of conversations around building authentic connections in the era of digital dating. Episodes will feature thought leaders, dating experts, and diverse perspectives from everyday people navigating the evolving dating landscape. The podcast goes live on Tuesday, May 25th. Chekmate is a text-free dating app.
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The Future of Social Networks Might Be Audio
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – Jan 26 – The latest apps bring back the intimacy of the spoken word – but there are serious moderation issues to be addressed. The best-known audio-focused network is Clubhouse but it lacks moderation. Gaming chat app Discord has also exploded in popularity. The service uses voice-over-IP software to translate spoken chat into text. By Oct, Discord estimated 6.7M users – up from 1.4M in Feb. Jimi Tele, the CEO of Chekmate, a "text-free" dating app that connects users through voice and video, says he wanted to launch an app that would be "catfish-proof". Users start voice memos that average 5s and then get progressively longer. And while Chekmate has a video option, Tele says the app's users favor using just their voices. This immediacy and authenticity is the reason Gilles Poupardin created Cappuccino, an app that takes voice recordings from a closed group of friends or family and delivers them as downloadable audio.
by Tanya Basu
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