- Three Nigerian Online Scammers Have Been Sentenced To A Total Of 235 Years In Jail – Three Nigerian men have been sentenced to a total of 235 years after scamming “millions” of people using dating sites and fraud schemes.
- Bumble Opens Pop-Up Space The Hive In New York City – Dating app Bumble has just opened a pop-up space in New York City called The Hive.
- It’s Time For Social Networks To Go Physical Using New Proximity Technologies – Fascinating guest blog by Uepaa AG‘s Justina Kostinaite on potential of proximity technologies.
- Hinge Harnesses Reach Of Social Media Influencers With New ‘Most Eligible’ List – This year, the company has instead released a list of the most eligible social media stars.
- Sending Second Message To Matches Who Don’t Reply Can Actually Improve Your Chances Of A Reply – Despite the instinct that the opposite should be true, sending a second message on a dating app after the first was ignored can actually improve your chances of a reply.
- Meetic Launches New Site For Over-50s Called DisonsDemain – The new platform seeks to connect singles over 50 using both its online desktop and mobile app, and with offline events and activities.
- Flutter Asia Acquires Perfect Match Jakarta, Two Companies Will Merge – The deal, the terms of which were undisclosed, will see the two companies merge to offer singles a platform for serious dating, with an emphasis on online safety and security.
- TrulyMadly CEO Says India Could Be ‘Final Frontier’ For Online Dating Growth – TrulyMadly CEO and co-founder Sachin Bhatia believes that India could be “the final frontier” for online dating growth.
- The League’s Summer Series Will See The App Launch In 10 More Cities – Exclusive dating app The League is set to launch in 10 more cities by the end of August this year.
- Chinese Lesbian Dating App Rela Abruptly Shut Down – A popular Chinese lesbian dating app with over 5m registered users has been shut down.
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