eHarmony Announces Tweaks To Modernised Product In Letter From CEO
eHarmony has just outlined another set of product enhancements that will be made this January. This comes after large-scale updates
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Happn & Nescafé Connected Singles For Offline Coffee Dates During Campaign Last Year
Following the launch of its offline feature See You There last year, Happn ran an interesting campaign with Nescafé to
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Ford Engages With 1.5m Tinder Users In Recent Campaign On Dating App
Ford engaged with over 1.5m users on Tinder in a recent promotional campaign on the dating app. The US car
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SNAP Interactive Completes Reverse Stock Split
SNAP Interactive has just completed a recently announced reverse stock split. The 1-for-35 stock split became effective at the close of
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Ashley Madison Looks To Arbitrate Data Breach Class Action Suits
After settling with the FTC last year, Ashley Madison is looking to invoke online arbitration rules to throw out 20
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OkCupid Updates Quickmatch To Highlight Users’ Important Characteristics
OkCupid has launched an updated version of its Tinder-style mobile swiping system Quickmatch for the new year. The new version
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10 Stories Not To Miss On GDI This Week
Tinder Launches Spoof VR Headset At CES – The headset, which Tinder says “removes the V from VR”, is essentially a tandem
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Tinder Launches Spoof VR Headset At CES
Tinder has built an amusing spoof VR headset as a marketing stunt at this year’s CES. In a blog post announcing
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Meet The Creators Of The Clever Added Keyboard Tool Looking To Shake Up Online Dating Openers
One of the most popular startups that pitched at our GDI Spotlight event last year was an innovative tech company
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Dating Industry Job Vacancies January 2016
Are you interested in working in the dating industry or switching jobs? If so, here at GDI we have compiled
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Hub People CEO Michael O’Sullivan Talks Potential Of Cultivating Niche Dating Communities Online
For our first video interview of 2017, GDI presents a conversation with Hub People CEO Michael O’Sullivan about the power of niche
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FROM THE WEB: Guardian Interviews Security Expert Brian Krebs
Over the Christmas period, the Guardian posted an excellent interview with renowned security expert and journalist Brian Krebs. The 43-year-old former
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Are Privacy Concerns Holding Back Online Dating?
This is a guest article by Faith MacAnas, an online safety expert and blogger for Secure Thoughts. Online dating sites can be
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How Much Does Politics Influence Our Search For Love Online?
The onset of online dating has opened up a world of valuable data to researchers looking to study social patterns
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TALK Is A Simple New Chat Room App From The Team Behind Platform Dating & ooOo
The entrepreneur behind Platform Dating and ooOo is moving outside the world of dating with his latest venture – a
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Bumble CEO Says Personalising First Line Can Increase Response Rates By 60%
Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe recently revealed a very simple trick that can help singles increase their response rates by 60%. The CEO
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FROM THE WEB: Spark Networks & The Challenges Of The Online Dating Market – The New York Times
Last August, Spark Networks sold 16% of its stock to Chicago investment firm Peak6 and took on its fourth CEO in
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Bumble Hits 11.5m Users At Start Of 2017
Dating app Bumble has hit 11.5m users, the company announced over the New Year weekend. The announcement came in a 2016
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Meetic & Attractive World Fined By French Authorities Over Data Practices
Meetic and Attractive World have both been fined by French authorities for not receiving express consent from users before collecting certain
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Landlord Of Stephen Port Victim Speaks About ‘Hitting Brick Wall’ With Police Over Murders
One of the most shocking stories that touched the world of online dating last year was that of serial killer
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Why Do Mixed Race Singles Fare Better Online?
A recent study into race and online dating says that some mixed race groups are messaged more than those with a
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Dating Site Comparison Platform Queek’d Raises £30,000 Investment
Queek’d, an online dating directory and comparison platform founded by Elisa McLean, has just received an investment of £30,000. The
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Tinder Co-Founder Justin Mateen Shares Tinder Growth Tricks In Recent Interview
As part of its 2016 roundup, TechCrunch ran a feature on how to grow apps, collecting insights from the “app growth hall
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eHarmony Launches New Six Week ‘Crash Course’ For Happiness
With the new year now upon us, dating site eHarmony is looking to help people achieve their 2017 goals with
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Coffee Meets Bagel Launches Two New Web Apps With Help From Spotify & Yelp
Daily match dating app Coffee Meets Bagel has just partnered with Spotify and Yelp to create two new standalone dating
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Delhi Software Company Wixty Acquires Brazilian Christian Dating App Kingr For $150,000
An Indian software company called Wixty has acquired Kingr, a dating app for Christians in Brazil for $150,000. The all
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UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office Adds Gay Dating App Warnings To Official Travel Advice
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office has added warnings about using LGBT dating apps to its official travel advice. In
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Mexican Man Accused Of Murdering Tinder Date & Dissolving Body In Acid After She Refused Sex
A Mexican man has been arrested after allegedly murdering his Tinder date and dissolving her body in acid after she
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Send Us Any Dating Industry News Or Tips
Here at GDI, we do our best to stay up to date with the most important news in this fast-paced industry.
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#GDI12Days 2016, December: ‘Carol Vorderman Rejects Claims She Has Accepted £250,000 To Be ‘Rear’ Of Toyboy Warehouse’
This republished story is an answer to the #GDI12Days 2016 quiz. Carol Vorderman has shut down claims she has accepted
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