OkCupid Founder Reveals How Site Overcame Online Daters’ Superficiality
Christian Rudder, the co-founder of OkCupid & author of Dataclysm, recently sat down with Northeastern president Joseph Aoun to speak
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YourCrazyEx Brings Singles Together With Video Stories About Their Crazy Exes
As dating sites struggle for brand recognition and try to find new ways to connect people, one new company has
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The Apprentice Finalist Vana Koutsomitis Talks To GDI About Her New Gamified Dating App
A few weeks ago, GDI sat down with one of the most exciting new faces in the dating industry, Vana
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Match.com User Accused Of Raping Five Women He Met On The Dating Site
A British man has been accused of raping five women he met on Match.com. The 50-year-old man from Hampshire, Jason
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Coffee Meets Bagel Singles Can Now Judge Other Users’ Pics & Unlock Feedback On Their Own
Coffee Meets Bagel has just added a clever new feature that lets people rate each other’s profile photos, as well as receive feedback
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Venntro Sees Record Subscriber Growth In 2016
Venntro Media Group just revealed that 2016 has brought about record growth for the UK dating company, driven by a
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Bumble Doubles Time Limit To 48 Hours For Valentine’s Day, Releases Short Film On Modern Romance
For Valentine’s Day yesterday, year old dating startup Bumble released a special one-day product change to help users find “the
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Lovestruck Donating Cut Of February Subscriptions To Cancer Research
UK dating company Lovestruck has just partnered up with a cancer research organisation ahead of Valentine’s Day, giving a cut of
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15% Of US Adults Have Now Used A Dating Service
The growth of online dating shows no sign of slowing, with a massive 15% of adults in the US having now
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GDI Dating Industry Power Book 2016 Is Now Live!
We are very excited to launch the GDI Power Book 2016, our list of the most influential and powerful dating industry
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GDI Dating Industry Power Book 2016 Launches Tomorrow Morning
The GDI Power Book 2016 will launch on the site tomorrow, Friday 12th February at 10am GMT. The Power Book is the online
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Scruff Founders Defend App’s Racial Filtering Option
The founders of gay dating app Scruff have defended its use of racial filtering on the dating app, saying the feature
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Why Saying ‘Sorry’ Won’t Turn An Online Match Into An Offline Date
Ahead of Valentine’s Day this Sunday, online dating app Hinge has given some tips on what not to say if
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GDI Power Book 2016 Launching This Friday
The GDI Power Book 2016 will be launching tomorrow, Friday 12th February at 10AM GMT. The Power Book is the online dating
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Supporters That Campaigned For Bernie Sanders on Tinder Allowed Back On Dating App
The women that campaigned for Bernie Sanders on Tinder have been allowed back onto the dating app, after being banned
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Badoo Acquires Controversial Male-Rating App Lulu
Online dating giant Badoo has just acquired the controversial male-rating app Lulu. Lulu was founded back in 2011, and made
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Bernie Sanders Supporters Banned From Tinder For Campaigning For Presidential Candidate
Two woman were recently banned from Tinder, for campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on the dating app. The
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Paktor Hires PR Firm With Plans To Double 6m User Base
Booming dating app Paktor has just appointed Asia PR Werkz as its public relations firm, as the brand eyes its next stage
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eHarmony IT Refresh Finished After Two Years
An eHarmony IT refresh that began in 2014 has just been completed. This third phase of the LA-based company’s infrastructure
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Barry Diller Talks IAC Restructuring & Match.com’s ‘Rock Solid’ Brand
IAC’s Chairman recently appeared on Bloomberg, talking about the recent IAC restructuring following the Match Group’s spin-off last year. Diller said
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Rolling Stone Article Delves Into ‘Online Dating’s Sex Bot Con Job’
A new Rolling Stone article goes long on the subject of online dating fraud, focusing on the deceitful practices still
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Married At First Sight Gets Second Season
Channel 4 has just announced that Married at First Sight will get another season. The TV show aims to see
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Venntro Launches Anti-Hookup Site For Serious Daters
UK online dating group Venntro has just launched its latest brand, for daters tired of the repetitive and casual nature of
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Indian ‘Closed Community’ Dating App Closes $180k In Funding
A new Indian matchmaking startup has announced $180k in pre-Series A funding. Aisle.co just closed the round from ah! Ventures
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GDI Founder Simon Corbett Speaking At Online Dating Summit
The Online Dating Summit, a two day dating conference run by industry veterans Andreas Bischoff and Walter Y and run in
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Welcome To The New Look GDI!
Welcome to the revamped Global Dating Insights! We are really excited to launch our latest site redesign, as GDI enters its third year in the
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Apple iPhone Sales Flatline With Slowest Ever Growth
Sales of iPhones have stalled for Apple, despite the Cupertino company recording another quarterly revenue record. The company registered revenue
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IF YOU MISSED IT: Friendsy, The App Taking Online Dating Back to School
Name: Michael Pinsky Position within company: Co-founder, COO of Friendsy Period of time in the role: Since the beginning! Twitter:
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Twitter Stops Showing Ads To VIP Users
Twitter has stopped showing ads to some of its most important and active users. Sources tell Re/code that the move
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IAC Restructures After The Match Group IPO
Following The Match Group’s IPO, IAC has just announced a new corporate structure and ticker symbol. Barry Diller’s internet conglomerate
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