Chinese Messaging App Momo Shuts English Service
Momo, the Chinese messaging app with over 120m users, has closed its English service. In October 2012 they launched an
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Snap Interactive Appoint Alex Harrington To Board
Snap Interactive have appointed Alex Harrington, the company’s COO and CFO, to its board of directors. Harrington was made COO
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Hot Or Not Returns To Rate Nearby Strangers
Tinder harbinger Hot or Not has been rereleased with a new design, features and a controversial PR exec on board. The Badoo-owned
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Line Makes $1.5m From Selling User Stickers
Japanese messaging app Line has made $1.5m in a month from selling personalised stickers. In May, they released a Selfie
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Butlur Is Chinese Gift-Finding Site For Couples
Butlur is a Hong Kong-based online concierge service that helps men find special gifts for their loved ones. As the
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Apple Are Removing Fake Reviews From App Store
Apple have started removing fake app reviews and ratings from the App Store. App developers can buy fake reviews to
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Anti-Stalking Bill That Changes Location Data Landscape Has First Hearings
Senator Al Franken’s bill to ban stalking apps and make companies get permission before collecting and sharing location data, has
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Global Personals CEO Ross Williams Wins IoD Young Director of the Year
Global Personals CEO and co-founder Ross Williams has been named as an IoD Young Director of the Year. Williams was
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Facebook Will Target Ads Using Third Party Data
Facebook have changed their advertising rules to incorporate browsing data from third party websites and other apps. The move, which
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Gay men who use location-based dating apps are more likely to contract certain sexually transmitted diseases, a new study has
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Tinder-Gaming Marketer And Dating Assistants Launch Service For People Too Busy For Tinder
The marketer who gamed Tinder to get 2000 matches has partnered with Virtual Dating Assistants, to provide a service for
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Match.com Partners Three Day Rule Using Facial Recognition of Exes To Find Your Type
The LA-based matchmakers Three Day Rule are using photos of people’s exes to help determine their type. Last month Three
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US Relationship Coach Donna Barnes Launches Site
US celebrity relationship coach Donna Barnes has launched her own White Label Dating-powered site. Donna Barnes is an author and
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Mitro Access Gives Temporary Access To Profiles
Mitro Access is a new software that lets you share access to your online accounts with a third party, by
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Facebook Accidentally Release Snapchat-Style App
Facebook accidentally launched a Snapchat-style photo messaging app called Slingshot yesterday. Slingshot was released in a few countries, before Facebook
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Big Dating Sites Broke Facebook Ad Rules Smaller Sites Were Banned For
After Facebook imposed a ban on smaller dating sites advertising on the social network, approved dating advertisers were posting ads
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WeChat Shuts 20m Accounts Linked to Prostitution
Chinese messaging giant WeChat have shut down 20m accounts that were linked to prostitution. This was following a crackdown against
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Apple iOS 8 Will Scan Credit Cards for Fast Payments
Apple’s iOS 8 will scan and input credit card details so users can make faster payments online. 9to5Mac discovered the
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Between Selling Items That Compliment Dates
Couples app Between is using its new e-commerce store to sell items that accompany recommended dates. Last month, the Korean
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Mobile Search Apps Taking Chunk of Google Ad Share
People are increasing the ways they search on mobile, causing Google’s mobile ad share to suffer, according to a report
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Chinese Stranger-Calling App Just Raised $15m
A Chinese dating app that lets you call strangers in your area has received $15m in funding. Users of Inbilin
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Bauer Media Launches Flirtify Dating Brand
Bauer Media have launched their own dating brand, Flirtify, aimed at “modern, tech savvy singles in the UK”. Flirtify has a
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Tinder Behind Giant Matchsticks Across LA
A host of 8ft matchsticks that appeared across LA over the past few weeks, has been revealed as a Tinder marketing
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Match and eHarmony 2014’s Big Ad Spenders
The dating industry has spent almost as much on advertising in the first half of 2014, as it did in
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Tinder Launches Snapchat-Style Moments Feature
The announcement that Tinder teased yesterday with a tweet promising the “next level of swiping”, is a Snapchat-style photo sharing
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Grouper Closes London Service and Fires Staff
Social dating site Grouper has temporarily closed its London service and fired some of its staff, VentureBeat reports. The group
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Tinder Launching ‘The Next Level’ of Swiping Today
Today, Tinder will be “Taking Swiping to the Next Level”, according to a teasing tweet from their verified account. The
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Fake Tinder Nurse Is Encouraging Prostate Exams
Two advertising interns have been using Tinder to warn men about the dangers of prostate cancer. Posing as attractive 28-year-old
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Apple Open Up TouchID To All Apps
Apple have announced they are opening up their TouchID fingerprint scanner to all iOS apps. At WWDC 2014, they said
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eHarmony UK Hire Metro Coms Manager
eHarmony have hired Metro’s communications manager Jemima Wade to head up their UK PR team. Wade worked for two years
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