Uk Dating Awards Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the UK Dating Awards is being announced today, so we thought we’d update you with the nominations. The
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FROM THE WEB: Guardian article on massive money in online dating’s ‘spectrum of secondary businesses’
An article in the Guardian today explores the huge money available in the secondary businesses of online dating, such as
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Apps Like Credit Card Manager Final Could Pose Problems For Dating Subscriptions
A new app called Final lets you create a unique credit card number for every online purchase, so customers can manage
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Line Reveal Monthly Users, Launch Host of New Features
Japanese messaging giant Line has revealed a breakdown of their monthly active users, as they launch host of new features
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eHarmony Recruit Cloud Sales Software Velocify
eHarmony will use cloud-based sales software Velocify to help improve sales of their high-end matchmaking service eH+. Velocify for Salesforce
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Google Helping Startups Learn Marketing With Primer App
Google have launched an app to help startups learn the basics of marketing. Called Primer, the app takes the form
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Match and US Host Steve Harvey Launch Delightful
American TV show host Steve Harvey and Match Group are releasing a dating site together, called Delightful.com. The site is
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FROM THE WEB: Excellent NYT article on how cam girl business is changing adult industry
Matt Richtel has written a piece for The New York Times on how the online cam girl business is changing
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Gadget Helps You Meet People By Sharing Your Umbrella
An innovative social weather gadget from Hong Kong called Umbrella Here has made its Kickstarter target. Umbrella Here is part
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Tools for Tinder Swipes Profiles For You
A new app has been released to aid Tinder users by letting you automatically like every profile, and pick up
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Gamified ‘Karma’ Brings Avatars To Online Dating
Karma is a new dating service looking to build on gamification trends in the industry, by creating a mobile dating
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FROM THE WEB: Match’s Karl Gregory Speaks On European Strategy, Work/Life Balance
In case you missed it last week, Match’s Karl Gregory wrote a great guest piece for Brand Republic. Gregory, Match’s
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ODA and London Law Firm Team Up For Event on Data Protection
The Online Dating Association is teaming up with niche law firm Wiggin again, this time for a briefing on data
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Online Dating After 14 Years of Marriage: Eve Mayer In London, On ‘Get it Girl Guide’
In the plush Pelham Hotel in South Kensington last week, “LinkedIn Queen” Eve Mayer regaled stories about her adventures online
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Tinder Sparks Security Fears At Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace staff using dating apps like Tinder to bring partners back has triggered security fears at the royal residence.
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Police Fear Missing 15-Year-Old Recruited On Jihad Dating Site
Police fear missing 15-year-old British girl Yusra Hussien could have flown to join ISIS after being recruited on a site called
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US Marriage Rate Falling Amongst Young Adults
Changing attitudes towards marriage means that the number of American adults who have never married is at all time high,
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Take This Test To Find Who Your Closest Facebook Friends Are
OkCupid’s Christian Rudder and his team have created a web app that ranks which friends are most mathematically important to
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London Police Launching Crackdown on Online Dating Scammers
London’s Metropolitan police are launching a crackdown on online dating scammers. Announced yesterday, the campaign is part of a larger
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Most British Profile Words Include ‘Moaning’ and ‘Kebab’, Says OkCupid Data
Christian Rudder has shared more data insights about race, Britishness and beauty from his forthcoming book Dataclysm with The Guardian.
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Couples Who Meet Online More Likely To Split
A new study says that online couples are more likely to break up than those who met offline. The research
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Obama is Bad Online Date In New Republican Ad
The US Republican party calls Obama a bad online date in their newest ad. The TV spot, from Americans for
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Watch Tinder Fat Suit Experiment
Watch the videos showing the different reactions of men and women, when their Tinder dates turn up looking larger in
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Hinge Continues US Growth, Launches In Florida
Hinge has continued its expansion across the U.S., launching in Florida. The app has emerged as one of the leading
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Why Couples Post About Their Relationship Online
People who post about their relationship online tend to be more insecure about their love life, according to a new
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Cupid See Losses Increase, Consider ‘All Options’ For The Future
Cupid’s losses have widened in 2014, as they consider all options for the future. The Edinburgh-based company reported a loss
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Cuddlr Finds You A Stranger To Hug
A new location-based app connects people together for a comforting cuddle. Called Cuddlr, the platonic app is for people who
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Time Spent In Apps Up 21%, Overtakes Desktop Web
The amount of time people spend using apps is on the rise, according to data from Localytics. The company, who
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Male Online Daters Are ‘Terrible’ In Theory, Non-Creepy In Practise
Out on the promotional tour for his new book, Dataclysm, OkCupid co-founder Christian Rudder has thrown out some more data
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Unofficial Desktop Tinder Extension Released
An unofficial desktop Tinder client has been released, and it lets you automatically swipe right to every profile you encounter.
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