Match.com Origin Story Series Coming to TBS
A new series will tell the origin story of Match.com, exploring the theft of Founder Gary Kremen’s ‘sex.com’ domain. Kremen
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Tinder Founder Joins Advisory Team for VR Wellbeing Startup
Tinder Founder Sean Rad has joined the advisory board at StoryUP Studios, the company behind ‘Healium’, a VR product for
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Bumble Social and App Store Stats Show Viral Success
New data from Thinknum has highlighted the viral success of the female-first dating app Bumble. Whitney Wolfe Herd’s brand has
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Honeypot’s Blackboard, Whiteboard and Cardboard Marketing Reaps Rewards
Honeypot, a London-based industry startup pioneering the concept of ‘micro-dating’, has continued to impress in recent weeks with a series
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The Inner Circle Welcomes New Global PR Manager
The Inner Circle has announced the addition of a new Global PR Manager in Crystal Cansdale, formerly a Senior Press
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Prelinker to Speak at the GDI London Dating Conference 2019!
Global Dating Insights is delighted to announce that premium affiliation partner Prelinker are joining the speaker lineup at GDI London
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HubStars to Speak at the GDI London Dating Conference 2019!
Global Dating Insights is happy to announce that HubStars will be appearing at the 2019 GDI London Dating Conference! Along
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NearGroup to Speak at GDI London 2019!
Global Dating Insights is pleased to announce that NearGroup are joining the speaker lineup at the GDI London Dating Conference
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Online Dating Executives React to Facebook Dating’s US Launch
Facebook launched its Dating product in the US yesterday, taking many in the industry by surprise and causing Match Group’s
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Facebook Dating to Launch in the United States Immediately
The Financial Times has reported that Facebook Dating is set to launch in the United States on Thursday. The $544
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Top Reason for App Deletion is ‘Irrelevant and Frequent’ Notifications
A new study from multi-channel engagement platform Leanplum has found that “irrelevant and frequent” notifications are the number one reason
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The Meet Group Completes Debt Refinancing
The Meet Group, parent to social media brands including Skout, LOVOO, Tagged and Growlr, has announced the successful completion of
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M17 Group CEO Talks Asian Streaming Industry
Joseph Phua, CEO of Paktor’s parent M17 Entertainment, has given some thoughts on the APAC livestreaming industry in a new
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Facebook to Stop Scanning Faces by Default
Facebook has announced it will take new steps to promote its facial recognition privacy settings to users, and that it
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Marketing to App Inboxes Outperforms Push Notifications
A new study from independent marketing cloud platform Acoustic has found that sending messages direct to users’ inboxes results in
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From Academia: Dating App Use Among the ‘Psychosocially Distraught’
2019 research published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships explored the issue of dating app addiction as relates
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Rape Crisis Scotland Issues Online Dating Warning
Sandy Brindley, the national co-ordinator of Rape Crisis Scotland, has warned consumers about the dangers of online dating after an
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Spark Networks Reports Earnings for First Half of 2019
Spark Networks, parent to online dating brands including Zoosk, Jdate, EliteSingles and Attractive World, has reported its earnings for the
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Blued Plans $1 Billion Initial Public Offering
Blued, the largest gay dating app in China, is reportedly planning a $1 billion IPO on a US stock exchange.
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GDI London Early Bird Ticket Sale Ends on Sunday!
There are now just two days until the end of the Early Bird ticket sale for the GDI London Dating
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Match.com Date Coaching to Cover USA by 2020
Match.com has announced that its date coaching, most of which takes place over the phone, will be expanded across the
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Survey Explores How Far Dating App Singles Will Travel
A new survey conducted by Pollfish and Hire a Helper has investigated how far US singles are willing to travel
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Facebook Lands ‘Community-Based Dating Service’ Patent
Facebook has landed a new patent for its incoming Dating product titled ‘Systems and Methods for Providing a Community-Based Dating
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Grindr to Speak at GDI London 2019!
Global Dating Insights is delighted to announce that Grindr will be joining the speaker lineup at the GDI London Dating
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Momo Announces Earnings for Q2 2019
China-based social and dating platform Momo has announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2019. Net revenues were up
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Interview: Pheramor Founder Looking to Sell Assets
Pheramor is a dating platform that aims to connect singles by using the science of physical chemistry and social alignment
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Bumble to Host UK Summer Party in Shoreditch
Bumble is set to host a summer party for 200 London singles on a secret rooftop in Shoreditch. According to
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Paktor Launches 15-Second Voice Bios
Singapore-based dating platform Paktor has introduced 15-second voice recordings to its user profiles. The feature, titled ‘Spoken’, is designed to
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Unnamed Tinder Co-Founder Attends Esalen to Ask ‘Deep Questions’
An unnamed Tinder co-founder is reportedly among the senior tech executives to have attended Silicon Valley’s spiritual retreat, Esalen. The
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Spark Networks CTO Ben Hoskins Talks Cloud Migration
Spark Networks CTO Ben Hoskins has spoken to Amazon Web Services about how cloud technology helped him to integrate a
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