Author: Simon Edmunds

A huge piece of dating industry consolidation happened today, with MeetMe acquiring Skout for a massive $55m. The Pennsylvania-based company

There is a strong correlation between when people watch Netflix and use dating apps like Tinder & OkCupid. The peak

As Britain takes stock of its monumental decision to leave the EU, a new site has popped up that wants

After being arrested by police in the headquarters of the dating giant he founded, LOVOO CEO Benjamin Bak has resigned

Nordic equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor has just raised €1.2m by crowdfunding on its own platform. The company, which was founded

Our readers can now follow Global Dating Insights on LinkedIn. To follow highlights of the biggest stories in online dating, you

Law enforcement is calling on travellers to use new technology to help its fight against sex trafficking. The police are asking

Older generations might not be as tech-illiterate as some might assume, a new study has revealed. With the onset of

Sextortion is one of the most disturbing new scams to have appeared in recent years. After befriending someone on social

Marketers say they would prefer to search for B2B tech vendors in an online dating-style format. This is according to

Earlier this month, Liftoff released its new ad service, Dynamic Ads. Using Dynamic Ads, companies like The Match Group have

eHarmony has just announced it has hired a new Chief Product Officer. Ken Walker joins eHarmony’s management team from ZipRecruiter.

Instagram has just announced that it has reached the milestone of 500m users. This is up from 400m since last

Every week, GDI sends out two newsletters, giving subscribers a comprehensive roundup of all the most important news from the online dating

After announcing its plans to offer paid ads on the App Store, Apple is now letting developers test the new

As the US dating app market becomes increasingly saturated, with platforms claiming to offer the most unique and high quality

Twitter has just added a new way for advertisers to target consumers – by the emojis they use. Advertisers can

Motherboard has just published an interview with the founder of one of the first ever online dating sites. Stanford graduate

The Match Group has just announced it has hired a new VP of Public Affairs. The dating company has hired

The CEO of a gay dating app it has been claimed the Orlando gunman used to contact other men says the

Our readers can now follow Global Dating Insights on Instagram. To follow highlights of the biggest stories in online dating, you

Apple now has more than 2m apps on the App Store, and has seen over 130bn downloads on the online application

The Orlando gunman that killed 50 people in a LGBTQ nightclub was a regular user of gay dating apps. This

German dating app LOVOO has spoken out for the first time after its offices were stormed by armed police over