10 Stories Not To Miss On GDI This Week

Written by Emma Woodley

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  1. GDI Pleased To Announce The Winners Of Our Spotlight on Startups Competition – GDI held its first ever Spotlight on Startups event and we are delighted to announce our two winners were ooOo and iGeolise.
  2. TrueView Announces New Safety & Verification Focus With Video Campaign – TrueView’s new feature lets members build their Trust Score by linking their dating profile to various social media accounts.
  3. Tinder Introduces ‘Swipe The Vote’ Ahead Of The US Presidential Election – Swipe The Vote works by showing users a special election-related card, which if tapped will take the user into a swipe-style quiz.
  4. Big Thanks To All Attendees At Yesterday’s GDI Conference & Spotlight On Startups Event – Throughout the day we had some excellent talks and we hope our attendees will agree, it was a fantastic day.
  5. SNAP Founder Darrell Lerner Sells Pet Dating Platform AllPaws To PetSmart – The tool works in a similar way to many dating platforms, matching its users with potential pets based on filters like age, gender, location etc.
  6. Venntro Joins Online Dating Association As Member – The UK company, which owns properties like White Label Dating, Global Personals & Smooch, is Europe’s largest privately-owned online dating company.
  7. Tinder Balcony Death Case Almost Ruled Mistrial Thanks To Juror’s Instagram Posts – The juror tagged her location at the Supreme Court in Brisbane and wrote comments like “another day of jury duty.”
  8. Bumble Raises $28,747 For Planned Parenthood With Instagram Campaign – Bumble posted an image on Instagram that said: “For every like this post gets, Bumble will donate a dollar to Planned Parenthood.”
  9. Social And Dating App Waplog Hits 40m Users – Waplog is now localised for 23 different languages and is particularly popular in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Germany to name just a few.
  10. FROM THE WEB: ‘The Rise Of Dating App Fatigue’ The Atlantic – What is the source of today’s dating app fatigue, and is there any way to solve it?

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Author Emma Woodley

Emma is a reporter at Global Dating Insights. Originally from Surrey, she has studied Communication and Media at Bournemouth University and The University of Central Florida. She enjoys socialising with friends, exploring new places and can often be found with her nose in a book.