FROM THE WEB: ‘Silicon Valley faces visa scramble for foreign workers’ – FT
The Financial Times recently published an article about Silicon Valley tech companies facing problems securing US work visas for foreign
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Change in UK Tax Law Would Raise Price of Apps and Music
New UK legislation may see the price of apps, music and other online purchases go up, as a VAT loophole
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Women-Only App Lulu Allows Men
The male-rating app Lulu has decided to allow men to sign up and control what information is published about them. Lulu originally
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Cancer Charity Raising With Dating Donations
My Mate Your Date is a new social media fundraising campaign to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Rather than
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FROM THE WEB: ‘Two Concepts That Blend Online Dating With Real World Interaction’ – Wired
Wired has published an article about two dating concepts that aim to bridge the gap between online and traditional dating. San Francisco
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BroApp Sends Automated Texts to Girlfriends
BroApp is a new app that wants to be “your clever relationship wingman”. The male-only app automatically sends pre-selected text
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Criticism For ‘Slut-Shaming’ Tinder AIDS Ad
Tinder has drawn criticism for a “slut-shaming” AIDS advert that recently appeared on the hookup app. As male Tinder users
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Startup Raising To Fly Women from NY to SF
The group dating startup The Dating Ring is raising money to match men and women across the US. They are
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Tindering Antarctic Scientist Under Investigation
An investigation is under way to find the Antarctic scientist who used precious bandwidth to load up Tinder and find
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App Helps Women In Abusive Relationships
New app One Love My Plan wants to provide help to young women in abusive relationships. According to research, women between
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Online Dating Is Economical For Finding A Spouse
Online dating is more cost-effective than traditional ways of finding your significant other, according to research by global brokerage company
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3nder Wants to Make Threesomes Easy
3nder is a new app that calls itself “Tinder for threesomes”, and aims to make a notoriously complex sexual feat easy. A
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Apportable Converts iOS Apps For Android
Apportable, the platform that converts iOS apps for Android, has received funding from the creators of Reddit, Gmail and Yahoo. Many
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Online Dating In Reverse With Flirtsee Cards
Flirtsee is a new dating service that helps singles start their dating attempts in the real world and then proceed
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Picture Profiles New Trend In Online Dating
A new trend has emerged in online dating – using pictures rather than words to build profiles. Three online dating
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FROM THE WEB: ‘The algorithm method: how internet dating became everyone’s route to a perfect love match’ – The Guardian
n A great article by James Bridle on The Guardian looks at the history of using mathematics and algorithms to
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FROM THE WEB: ‘Planning To Use A Hook-Up App In Sochi? Security Concerns Might Make Users Think Twice’ – Buzzfeed
A great Buzzfeed article looks at the security of hook-up apps, following the claims by a Russian gay app that it
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Wired Find Profiles With Everything In Right Place
Wired.com have sifted through data from Match.com and OkCupid to compile a guide for creating “the best” online dating profile.
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FROM THE WEB: ‘Getting to the heart of online dating’ – Lovestruck profile on CityA.M.
ves A CityAM.com article by Annabel Palmer analyses the successful six year history of Lovestruck, speaking with founders Brett Harding and
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LGBT Community Gets Wing Ma’am
Wing Ma’am is a new social network and dating app for the LGBT community. It was created by Ariella Furman
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True.com Domain Name Sold for $350k
The domain name of bankrupted dating site True.com has been sold for $350K. According to a tweet by Sedo.com broker
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Apple Looking to Expand Their Mobile Payments
Tech giant Apple is looking to expand their mobile payments service to include physical goods, according to The Wall Street
Read MoreFrom The Web: ‘Mobile Technology Makes Online Dating the New Normal’ – Forbes
An interesting article on Forbes.com by Katheryn Thayer looks at online dating’s prevalence in society and why it is not equally
Read MoreJiayuan Reaches 100m Users
Chinese online dating site Jiayuan.com, the largest online dating platform in China, has reached 100m users. iResearch found that Jiayuan
Read MoreFROM THE WEB: Comedian Creates Profile of ‘Worst Woman on Earth’, Uses Model’s Picture, Gets Hundreds of Replies
Columnist Alli Reed created a fake OKCupid profile of the “Worst woman on Earth” using a profile picture of her
Read More4.6m Snapchat Accounts Exposed In Hack
Hackers downloaded and published the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6m users of popular app Snapchat. Snapchat allows people to
Read MoreTexas AG Greg Abbott Secures Deal for True.com Members
gg Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has secured the privacy of True.com’s members. True Beginnings, the company that owns the
Read MoreHusband Sues AshleyMadison Over Divorce
Notorious affairs website Ashley Madison has been sued by a man whose wife left him for something she met on
Read MoreOkCupid Member Spent $1,800 Promoting Profile
An OkCupid user paid $1,800 in three months to promote their profile. According to BuzzFeed, this member paid for the
Read MoreFROM THE WEB: New Cupid CEO Phil Gripton Interview with The Herald
Phil Gripton, the new CEO of Cupid, said in an interview with The Herald of Scotland that a “new era” is
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