Dating Industry News For May 8, 2013
Massive link-dump and some videos, enjoy. When is HowAboutWe going to do a deal with Foursquare? Check-in, rich location data and a slick recommendation service. SimpleWash will help you purge your...
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At First Sight Dating App Trumps Tinder
Years ago I was talking to people at the Bachelor about partnering with a dating site or creating their own service. Looks like they finally made their move, and boy did they come up with a great idea...
View ArticleMeetMe Launches Dating App Charm
Social network @MeetMe (formerly MyYearbook, acquired by Latino social networking site Quepasa for $100 Million In Cash And Stock) today launched a standalone dating app called Charm. Like At First...
View ArticleOnline Dating Industry Update 11-12-13
Match.com is now making $200M a quarter. In the not-too-distant future it’s going to be a billion dollar a year company. More at IAC. Now this is interesting, eHarmony gets into matchmaking at $5,000 a...
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Dating App Update: Swoon, Catalyst, Closer, Charade Date
There are a bunch of new social/dating apps showing up on my radar. I guess the thing now is how easy it is to create a mobile dating app. Making a compelling one, now that’s another story. The...
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Summer 2014 Dating Industry Update
Hi there, happy summer or winter, depending on where you are at the moment. And why haven’t you heard from me in months? Bought a motorcycle Went to Peru with my father for a month on a life-changing...
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Goodbye Swoon
Turns out Tagged’s dating app for women, built by women, was a flop. Back to the drawing board. Goodbye Swoon was written By David Evans %BLOGDESCLINK%%
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LikeBright Pivots to Reveal Chat To Help You Build Real, Social Connections...
Several years ago I connected with Nick Soman, founder of LikeBright. We’ve been in contact ever since, talking about the dating industry, market opportunities, matchmaking based on the social graph,...
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Dating App The Grade is Tinder With Report Cards
SNAP Interactive, creators of Are You Interested, have launched a new dating app called The Grade, which bans “failing singles.” The Grade, which uses an algorithm to assign letter grades to users...
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Unsecure Android Dating Apps Everywhere
Dating apps are fun to hack for knowledge and profit. No mention of iOS apps in this IBM story, but this is not exactly surprising. Dating site apps are so easy to crank out these days, security is...
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