- Match.com Takes On Happn With New Missed Connections Feature – Missed Connections builds off Match.com’s “robust sophisticated matching algorithms” to help connect singles in a meaningful way.
- Paktor Acquires US Hook Up App Down – The deal was for “several million”, and follows Paktor’s acquisition of livestreaming app 17 last December.
- App Store Developers Will Soon Be Able To Reply To User Reviews – This ability has been available to Android developers since 2012, and has been something developers have requested on the App Store for years.
- Tickets On Sale For GDI’s Exclusive Audience With Facebook In Barcelona – Facebook’s Enno Joensson giving an exclusive talk about the exciting changes Facebook is making to the dating vertical.
- Happn CEO Responds To Match.com’s New ‘Imitation’ Missed Connections Feature – CEO Didier Rappaport said the move made the company proud, as “imitation is the highest form of flattery”.
- The League Has Now Launched On Android – The exclusive dating app founded by Amanda Bradford was first launched for iOS in San Francisco back in 2015.
- Social Media Use Up 21% In 2016, Hitting 2.5m Users Globally – These insights come from “Digital in 2017”, the annual report put together by Hootsuite and We Are Social.
- Former Badoo Deputy CEO & Deliveroo Co-Founder Ready Peanut, A New Social Network For Mums – The app aims to bring “like-minded” mothers (or soon-to-be mothers) together.
- Google’s New Instant Apps Tool Lets You View App Content Without Downloading It – With Instant Apps, the user will be able to open the link and view the content from within the (uninstalled) app.
- GDI Power Book 2017 Launches On Valentine’s Day – The report lists the most influential and powerful players in the online dating industry.
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